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Knox Gifted Academy Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

700 West Orchid Ln

Chandler AZ, 85225, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-812-7000

Ranking:

(611 out of 1,363, top 45%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Chandler 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:	31		37		39		31		31		31		29
Total Students:	631		653		707		470		531		527		505
Prekindergarten:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	40	6.3%	25	3.8%	103	14.6%	71	15.1%	85	16.0%	78	14.8%	80	15.8%
Grade 1:	48	7.6%	85	13.0%	101	14.3%	80	17.0%	78	14.7%	85	16.1%	66	13.1%
Grade 2:	89	14.1%	98	15.0%	100	14.1%	70	14.9%	87	16.4%	64	12.1%	68	13.5%
Grade 3:	105	16.6%	106	16.2%	111	15.7%	78	16.6%	67	12.6%	72	13.7%	73	14.5%
Grade 4:	120	19.0%	113	17.3%	134	19.0%	52	11.1%	69	13.0%	74	14.0%	74	14.7%
Grade 5:	103	16.3%	129	19.8%	106	15.0%	56	11.9%	69	13.0%	74	14.0%	79	15.6%
Grade 6:	121	19.2%	96	14.7%	51	7.2%	62	13.2%	75	14.1%	80	15.2%	65	12.9%
Ungraded:	4	0.6%	NA	NA	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	371	58.8%	367	56.2%	411	58.1%	256	54.5%	270	50.8%	258	49.0%	236	46.7%
Female:	260	41.2%	286	43.8%	296	41.9%	214	45.5%	253	47.6%	261	49.5%	265	52.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.3%	14	2.1%	20	2.8%	20	4.3%	20	3.8%	17	3.2%	13	2.6%
Asian:	163	25.8%	117	17.9%	64	9.1%	10	2.1%	14	2.6%	20	3.8%	16	3.2%
Hispanic:	171	27.1%	252	38.6%	371	52.5%	320	68.1%	347	65.3%	358	67.9%	339	67.1%
Black:	14	2.2%	20	3.1%	27	3.8%	27	5.7%	29	5.5%	24	4.6%	20	4.0%
White:	259	41.0%	247	37.8%	219	31.0%	93	19.8%	121	22.8%	108	20.5%	117	23.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	15	2.4%	3	0.5%	5	0.7%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	154	24.4%	251	38.4%	337	47.7%	297	63.2%	365	68.7%	315	59.8%	232	45.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	21	3.3%	27	4.1%	37	5.2%	30	6.4%	38	7.2%	62	11.8%	59	11.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.35		17.60		18.08		15.28		16.99		17.10		17.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	471	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	384	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	384.87	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	386	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	386	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	477	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	477	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	475.17	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	475	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	477	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	509	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	396	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	401.89	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	397	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	396	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	490	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	496	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	501.02	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	490	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	492	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	524	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	545.4	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	537	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	530	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	529	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	407	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	411.42	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	409	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	409	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	508	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	508	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	514.73	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	511	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	512	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	545	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	556	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	517.21	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	522	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	523	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	549	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	425	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	429.61	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	427	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	426	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	516	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	520	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	526.7	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	525	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	523	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	551	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	567	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	518.7	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	524	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	517	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	53.3%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	46.7%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.3%	28.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	66.7%	71.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,277.0	$50,745.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,519.0	$40,608.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,656.0	$54,800.0

* Knox Gifted Academy Primary 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.