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Houston Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

500 East Houston Ave

Gilbert AZ, 85234, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-497-3300

Ranking:

(440 out of 1,363, top 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Gilbert 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:	44		41		42		44		44		47		46
Total Students:	512		526		532		526		574		547		564
Prekindergarten:	37	7.2%	26	4.9%	26	4.9%	4	0.8%	32	5.6%	27	4.9%	32	5.7%
Kindergarten:	64	12.5%	80	15.2%	90	16.9%	93	17.7%	92	16.0%	92	16.8%	97	17.2%
Grade 1:	74	14.5%	69	13.1%	80	15.0%	75	14.3%	64	11.1%	76	13.9%	70	12.4%
Grade 2:	65	12.7%	72	13.7%	73	13.7%	66	12.5%	78	13.6%	65	11.9%	74	13.1%
Grade 3:	71	13.9%	70	13.3%	62	11.7%	75	14.3%	68	11.8%	69	12.6%	71	12.6%
Grade 4:	69	13.5%	64	12.2%	74	13.9%	62	11.8%	83	14.5%	74	13.5%	68	12.1%
Grade 5:	56	10.9%	75	14.3%	57	10.7%	79	15.0%	79	13.8%	71	13.0%	67	11.9%
Grade 6:	73	14.3%	70	13.3%	70	13.2%	72	13.7%	78	13.6%	73	13.3%	85	15.1%
Ungraded:	3	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	283	55.3%	283	53.8%	276	51.9%	255	48.5%	299	52.1%	304	55.6%	303	53.7%
Female:	229	44.7%	243	46.2%	256	48.1%	271	51.5%	267	46.5%	235	43.0%	257	45.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.8%	5	1.0%	11	2.1%	3	0.6%	5	0.9%	7	1.3%	5	0.9%
Asian:	9	1.8%	14	2.7%	11	2.1%	10	1.9%	10	1.7%	10	1.8%	9	1.6%
Hispanic:	124	24.2%	134	25.5%	133	25.0%	117	22.2%	116	20.2%	96	17.6%	108	19.1%
Black:	14	2.7%	15	2.9%	9	1.7%	11	2.1%	15	2.6%	19	3.5%	11	2.0%
White:	346	67.6%	349	66.3%	364	68.4%	385	73.2%	428	74.6%	415	75.9%	431	76.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	2.5%	7	1.3%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	NA	NA	93	17.5%	148	28.1%	133	23.2%	106	19.4%	96	17.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	NA	NA	29	5.5%	37	7.0%	44	7.7%	40	7.3%	36	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.72		12.93		12.60		11.90		13.05		11.80		12.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	472	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	378	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	386.2	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	382	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	385	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	480	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	477	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	480.18	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	477	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	476	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	512	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	392	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	392.05	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	396	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	392	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	501	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	497	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	500.13	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	495	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	493	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	524	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	525	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	530.18	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	528	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	518	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	530	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	409	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	410.87	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	410	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	407	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	517	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	514	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	516.93	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	513	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	515	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	549	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	557	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	517.94	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	523	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	526	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	554	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	426	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	429.11	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	428	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	428	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	525	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	525	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	530.07	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	529	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	527	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	558	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	571	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	518.02	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	524	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	520	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	31.1%	23.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	68.9%	76.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	42.2%	30.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	57.8%	69.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,102.0	$45,473.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,462.0	$36,585.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,416.0	$49,423.0

* Houston 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.