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Jefferson Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

120 South Jefferson

Mesa AZ, 85208, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-0200

Ranking:

(1,214 out of 1,363, bottom 11%)*

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		30		30		29		34		38		37
Total Students:	533		541		518		542		577		662		719
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	14	1.9%
Kindergarten:	67	12.6%	89	16.5%	69	13.3%	72	13.3%	75	13.0%	103	15.6%	116	16.1%
Grade 1:	85	15.9%	67	12.4%	78	15.1%	75	13.8%	78	13.5%	107	16.2%	110	15.3%
Grade 2:	66	12.4%	73	13.5%	69	13.3%	77	14.2%	90	15.6%	98	14.8%	92	12.8%
Grade 3:	78	14.6%	74	13.7%	77	14.9%	83	15.3%	87	15.1%	93	14.0%	104	14.5%
Grade 4:	69	12.9%	76	14.0%	80	15.4%	73	13.5%	85	14.7%	104	15.7%	91	12.7%
Grade 5:	77	14.4%	84	15.5%	78	15.1%	81	14.9%	94	16.3%	76	11.5%	91	12.7%
Grade 6:	91	17.1%	78	14.4%	67	12.9%	81	14.9%	68	11.8%	81	12.2%	101	14.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	285	53.5%	292	54.0%	273	52.7%	287	53.0%	286	49.6%	333	50.3%	370	51.5%
Female:	248	46.5%	249	46.0%	245	47.3%	255	47.0%	283	49.0%	321	48.5%	345	48.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	2.1%	11	2.0%	13	2.5%	6	1.1%	9	1.6%	12	1.8%	15	2.1%
Asian:	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	5	1.0%	5	0.9%	14	2.4%	12	1.8%	10	1.4%
Hispanic:	373	70.0%	361	66.7%	332	64.1%	376	69.4%	357	61.9%	422	63.7%	454	63.1%
Black:	8	1.5%	9	1.7%	11	2.1%	11	2.0%	19	3.3%	16	2.4%	24	3.3%
White:	137	25.7%	153	28.3%	153	29.5%	144	26.6%	178	30.8%	200	30.2%	216	30.0%
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:	2	0.4%	6	1.1%	4	0.8%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	405	76.0%	417	77.1%	407	78.6%	422	77.9%	405	70.2%	408	61.6%	448	62.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	55	10.3%	55	10.2%	42	8.1%	54	10.0%	80	13.9%	97	14.7%	129	17.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.53		17.88		17.32		18.53		17.00		17.40		19.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	456	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	368	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	375.13	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	372	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	373	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	444	463	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	463	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	465.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	460	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	460	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	495	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	383	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	388.63	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	383	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	383	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	481	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	483	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	485.49	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416	476	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	480	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	507	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	512	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	518.42	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	510	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	506	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	516	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	394	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	401.28	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	394	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	392	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	500	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	498	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	505.22	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	498	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	500	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	523	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	527	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	496.98	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	502	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	498	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	537	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	416	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	423.48	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	413	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	412	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	508	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	515	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	520.5	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	509	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	511	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	539	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	547	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	502.88	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	506	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	496	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	39.5%	43.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	60.5%	56.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.4%	24.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	81.6%	75.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,406.0	$52,088.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,465.0	$38,700.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,328.0	$56,392.0

* Jefferson Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.