Flora Thew Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2130 East Howe Ave

Tempe AZ, 85281, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-730-7102

Ranking:

(887 out of 1,363, bottom 35%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Tempe School 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:	37		37		38		37		37		38		37
Total Students:	630		619		617		573		550		532		524
Kindergarten:	112	17.8%	112	18.1%	116	18.8%	103	18.0%	113	20.5%	114	21.4%	97	18.5%
Grade 1:	112	17.8%	112	18.1%	103	16.7%	109	19.0%	107	19.5%	95	17.9%	89	17.0%
Grade 2:	105	16.7%	101	16.3%	109	17.7%	104	18.2%	89	16.2%	92	17.3%	84	16.0%
Grade 3:	95	15.1%	106	17.1%	107	17.3%	86	15.0%	84	15.3%	77	14.5%	91	17.4%
Grade 4:	107	17.0%	98	15.8%	88	14.3%	86	15.0%	78	14.2%	76	14.3%	84	16.0%
Grade 5:	99	15.7%	90	14.5%	94	15.2%	85	14.8%	79	14.4%	78	14.7%	79	15.1%
Grade 6:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	323	51.3%	320	51.7%	326	52.8%	294	51.3%	299	54.4%	280	52.6%	268	51.1%
Female:	307	48.7%	299	48.3%	291	47.2%	279	48.7%	243	44.2%	244	45.9%	252	48.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	25	4.0%	31	5.0%	20	3.2%	27	4.7%	23	4.2%	14	2.6%	20	3.8%
Asian:	13	2.1%	14	2.3%	20	3.2%	19	3.3%	14	2.5%	16	3.0%	14	2.7%
Hispanic:	460	73.0%	443	71.6%	438	71.0%	418	72.9%	395	71.8%	394	74.1%	390	74.4%
Black:	51	8.1%	49	7.9%	47	7.6%	33	5.8%	43	7.8%	37	7.0%	39	7.4%
White:	54	8.6%	56	9.0%	71	11.5%	66	11.5%	75	13.6%	71	13.3%	61	11.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	16	2.5%	16	2.6%	16	2.6%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	1.7%	10	1.6%	5	0.8%	10	1.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	525	83.3%	519	83.8%	518	84.0%	482	84.1%	7	1.3%	421	79.1%	456	87.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	29	4.6%	21	3.4%	43	7.0%	33	5.8%	41	7.5%	41	7.7%	29	5.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.14		16.52		16.17		15.43		15.03		13.90		14.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	446	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	360	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	364.79	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	367	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	363	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	455	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	458	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	458.54	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	455	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	456	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	482	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	375	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	381.42	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	379	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	376	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	475	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	475	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	480.43	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	473	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	476	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	502	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	507	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	511.96	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	502	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	499	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	506	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	390	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	393.46	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	392	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	386	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	496	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	495	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	500.55	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	499	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	496	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	529	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	534	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	497.31	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	500	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	497	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.6%	45.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.4%	54.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	39.5%	35.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	60.5%	64.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,713.0	$42,675.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,289.0	$33,841.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,860.0	$47,460.0

* Flora Thew Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.