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Griffith Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4505 East Palm Ln

Phoenix AZ, 85008, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-629-6700

Ranking:

(579 out of 1,363, top 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Balsz Elementary 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:	42		32		NA	NA	33		31		32		33
Total Students:	812		577		597		605		680		667		648
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	85	10.5%	97	16.8%	101	16.9%	69	11.4%	95	14.0%	100	15.0%	56	8.6%
Grade 1:	101	12.4%	100	17.3%	76	12.7%	102	16.9%	104	15.3%	82	12.3%	65	10.0%
Grade 2:	104	12.8%	82	14.2%	87	14.6%	81	13.4%	99	14.6%	92	13.8%	68	10.5%
Grade 3:	79	9.7%	72	12.5%	91	15.2%	94	15.5%	99	14.6%	78	11.7%	70	10.8%
Grade 4:	80	9.9%	80	13.9%	78	13.1%	92	15.2%	89	13.1%	94	14.1%	71	11.0%
Grade 5:	80	9.9%	74	12.8%	89	14.9%	76	12.6%	103	15.1%	109	16.3%	79	12.2%
Grade 6:	84	10.3%	71	12.3%	75	12.6%	90	14.9%	91	13.4%	112	16.8%	91	14.0%
Grade 7:	121	14.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	74	11.4%
Grade 8:	78	9.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	74	11.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	429	52.8%	300	52.0%	308	51.6%	317	52.4%	337	49.6%	326	48.9%	334	51.5%
Female:	383	47.2%	277	48.0%	289	48.4%	288	47.6%	335	49.3%	333	49.9%	310	47.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	45	5.5%	30	5.2%	36	6.0%	43	7.1%	55	8.1%	50	7.5%	41	6.3%
Asian:	4	0.5%	3	0.5%	7	1.2%	2	0.3%	7	1.0%	16	2.4%	22	3.4%
Hispanic:	585	72.0%	420	72.8%	425	71.2%	425	70.2%	496	72.9%	480	72.0%	459	70.8%
Black:	69	8.5%	44	7.6%	46	7.7%	41	6.8%	50	7.4%	41	6.1%	58	9.0%
White:	85	10.5%	58	10.1%	70	11.7%	81	13.4%	72	10.6%	80	12.0%	68	10.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.5%	3	0.5%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	20	2.5%	19	3.3%	13	2.2%	11	1.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	466	80.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12	1.8%	476	71.4%	446	68.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	809	99.6%	43	7.5%	594	99.5%	602	99.5%	665	97.8%	93	13.9%	68	10.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.45		18.00		NA	NA	18.33		21.94		21.20		19.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	432	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	351	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	359.64	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	356	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	354	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	432	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	436	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	443.11	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	432	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	437	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	463	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	365	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	372.75	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	376	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	376	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	451	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	456	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	461.36	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	458	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	458	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	479	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	484	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	483.39	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	480	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	479	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	480	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	372	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	379.98	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	382	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	379	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	470	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	471	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	481.08	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	478	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	481	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	493	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	495	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	469.94	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	478	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	481	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	507	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	403	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	414.27	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	409	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	404	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	479	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	493	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	502.71	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	494	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	496	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	532	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	578	531	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	480.94	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	479	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	480	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	56.3%	54.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	43.8%	45.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	31.3%	39.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	68.8%	60.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,095.0	$42,853.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,976.0	$36,853.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,331.0	$46,754.0

* Griffith Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.