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Falcon Hill Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1645 North Sterling St

Mesa AZ, 85207, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-0200

Ranking:

(401 out of 1,363, top 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Mesa Unified District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	30		31		31		33		34		35		36
Total Students:	497		512		532		582		618		648		645
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.5%	4	0.6%
Kindergarten:	66	13.3%	81	15.8%	72	13.5%	82	14.1%	78	12.6%	108	16.7%	98	15.2%
Grade 1:	79	15.9%	72	14.1%	71	13.3%	78	13.4%	88	14.2%	86	13.3%	80	12.4%
Grade 2:	75	15.1%	75	14.6%	65	12.2%	80	13.7%	90	14.6%	81	12.5%	92	14.3%
Grade 3:	63	12.7%	59	11.5%	80	15.0%	89	15.3%	87	14.1%	89	13.7%	80	12.4%
Grade 4:	62	12.5%	71	13.9%	82	15.4%	88	15.1%	92	14.9%	83	12.8%	102	15.8%
Grade 5:	68	13.7%	81	15.8%	73	13.7%	90	15.5%	84	13.6%	105	16.2%	93	14.4%
Grade 6:	84	16.9%	73	14.3%	89	16.7%	75	12.9%	99	16.0%	93	14.4%	96	14.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	257	51.7%	267	52.1%	266	50.0%	289	49.7%	311	50.3%	332	51.2%	340	52.7%
Female:	240	48.3%	245	47.9%	266	50.0%	293	50.3%	299	48.4%	308	47.5%	301	46.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.6%	7	1.4%	7	1.3%	9	1.5%	10	1.6%	11	1.7%	7	1.1%
Asian:	12	2.4%	14	2.7%	11	2.1%	13	2.2%	16	2.6%	19	2.9%	17	2.6%
Hispanic:	83	16.7%	77	15.0%	87	16.4%	84	14.4%	79	12.8%	82	12.7%	80	12.4%
Black:	22	4.4%	23	4.5%	19	3.6%	15	2.6%	19	3.1%	22	3.4%	13	2.0%
White:	368	74.0%	385	75.2%	404	75.9%	459	78.9%	494	79.9%	514	79.3%	528	81.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	9	1.8%	6	1.2%	4	0.8%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	186	37.4%	172	33.6%	182	34.2%	185	31.8%	166	26.9%	140	21.6%	133	20.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	50	10.1%	52	10.2%	68	12.8%	55	9.5%	55	8.9%	38	5.9%	48	7.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.73		16.70		17.13		17.64		18.26		18.70		18.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	456	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	368	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	375.13	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	372	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	373	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	463	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	463	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	465.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	460	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	460	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	495	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	383	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	388.63	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	383	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	383	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	481	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	483	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	485.49	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	476	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	480	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	507	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	512	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	518.42	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	510	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	506	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	516	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	394	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	401.28	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	394	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	392	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	500	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	498	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	505.22	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	498	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	500	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	523	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	527	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	496.98	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	502	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	498	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	537	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	416	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	423.48	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	413	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	412	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	508	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	515	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	520.5	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	509	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	511	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	539	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	547	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	502.88	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	506	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	496	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	35.5%	18.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	64.5%	81.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	25.8%	12.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	74.2%	87.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$53,308.0	$56,662.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,038.0	$39,029.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$58,271.0	$59,094.0

* Falcon Hill Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.