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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	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	360	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	364.79	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	367	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	363	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	455	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	458	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	458.54	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	455	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	456	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	482	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	375	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	381.42	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	379	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	376	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	475	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	475	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	480.43	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	473	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	476	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	502	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	507	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	511.96	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	502	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	499	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	506	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	390	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	393.46	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	392	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	386	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	496	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	495	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	500.55	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	499	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	496	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	529	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	534	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	497.31	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	500	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	497	501

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.