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Kerr Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

125 East Mclellan

Mesa AZ, 85201, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-0200

Ranking:

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

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten 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:	36		38		36		36		38		41		39
Total Students:	740		730		721		691		715		758		754
Kindergarten:	136	18.4%	122	16.7%	125	17.3%	99	14.3%	110	15.4%	132	17.4%	127	16.8%
Grade 1:	99	13.4%	110	15.1%	104	14.4%	98	14.2%	106	14.8%	115	15.2%	107	14.2%
Grade 2:	109	14.7%	104	14.2%	104	14.4%	102	14.8%	108	15.1%	106	14.0%	118	15.6%
Grade 3:	112	15.1%	105	14.4%	104	14.4%	108	15.6%	97	13.6%	117	15.4%	94	12.5%
Grade 4:	95	12.8%	97	13.3%	98	13.6%	101	14.6%	104	14.5%	87	11.5%	121	16.0%
Grade 5:	98	13.2%	98	13.4%	87	12.1%	97	14.0%	85	11.9%	107	14.1%	94	12.5%
Grade 6:	91	12.3%	94	12.9%	99	13.7%	86	12.4%	105	14.7%	94	12.4%	93	12.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	382	51.6%	382	52.3%	373	51.7%	353	51.1%	352	49.2%	385	50.8%	369	48.9%
Female:	358	48.4%	348	47.7%	348	48.3%	338	48.9%	355	49.7%	365	48.2%	381	50.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	128	17.3%	139	19.0%	130	18.0%	132	19.1%	105	14.7%	110	14.5%	114	15.1%
Asian:	7	0.9%	8	1.1%	5	0.7%	5	0.7%	13	1.8%	14	1.8%	13	1.7%
Hispanic:	422	57.0%	403	55.2%	403	55.9%	377	54.6%	379	53.0%	422	55.7%	419	55.6%
Black:	41	5.5%	31	4.2%	36	5.0%	37	5.4%	42	5.9%	50	6.6%	36	4.8%
White:	122	16.5%	141	19.3%	143	19.8%	139	20.1%	176	24.6%	162	21.4%	172	22.8%
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:	20	2.7%	8	1.1%	4	0.6%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	566	76.5%	578	79.2%	577	80.0%	520	75.3%	485	67.8%	456	60.2%	482	63.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	58	7.8%	48	6.6%	48	6.7%	60	8.7%	94	13.1%	76	10.0%	103	13.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.61		19.19		19.78		19.46		19.02		18.70		19.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	506	496
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	712	707
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	486	480
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	456	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	368	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	375.13	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	372	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	373	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	463	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	463	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	465.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430	460	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	460	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	495	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	383	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	388.63	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	383	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	383	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	481	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	483	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	485.49	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	476	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	480	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	507	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	512	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	518.42	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	510	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	506	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	516	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	394	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	401.28	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	394	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	392	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	500	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	498	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	505.22	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	498	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	500	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	523	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	527	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	496.98	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	502	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	498	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	537	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	416	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	423.48	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	413	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	412	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	508	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	515	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	520.5	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	509	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	511	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	539	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	547	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	502.88	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	506	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	496	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	42.1%	43.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	57.9%	56.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.2%	29.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.8%	70.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,852.0	$49,506.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,742.0	$39,114.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,069.0	$53,902.0

* Kerr 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.