L. Thomas Heck Middle School
12448 West Bethany Home Rd
Litchfield Park AZ, 85340, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-535-6000
Ranking: (543 out of 1,363, top 40%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Litchfield 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 | ||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 39 | |||||
Total Students: | 746 | 732 | 746 | 738 | 654 | |||||
Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% |
Grade 6: | 244 | 32.7% | 231 | 31.6% | 257 | 34.5% | 249 | 33.7% | 226 | 34.6% |
Grade 7: | 242 | 32.4% | 259 | 35.4% | 253 | 33.9% | 249 | 33.7% | 228 | 34.9% |
Grade 8: | 260 | 34.9% | 241 | 32.9% | 235 | 31.5% | 235 | 31.8% | 197 | 30.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
Male: | 398 | 53.4% | 368 | 50.3% | 387 | 51.9% | 376 | 50.9% | 347 | 53.1% |
Female: | 348 | 46.6% | 364 | 49.7% | 359 | 48.1% | 362 | 49.1% | 299 | 45.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 31 | 4.2% | 41 | 5.6% | 42 | 5.6% | 35 | 4.7% | 29 | 4.4% |
Hispanic: | 265 | 35.5% | 252 | 34.4% | 263 | 35.3% | 264 | 35.8% | 208 | 31.8% |
Black: | 101 | 13.5% | 99 | 13.5% | 107 | 14.3% | 126 | 17.1% | 131 | 20.0% |
White: | 320 | 42.9% | 311 | 42.5% | 310 | 41.6% | 303 | 41.1% | 278 | 42.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.0% | 13 | 1.7% | 6 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 249 | 33.4% | 246 | 33.6% | 238 | 31.9% | 3 | 0.4% | 260 | 39.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 86 | 11.5% | 78 | 10.7% | 57 | 7.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.61 | 22.18 | 22.38 | 22.03 | 16.99 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 78 | 405 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 411 | 393 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 100 | 508 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 512 | 499 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 411 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412 | 422.57 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417 | 424 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 420 | 410 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 517 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 525.23 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 521 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 519 | 510 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 556 | 567 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 510.5 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 524 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 515 | 499 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 436 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 440.17 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 442 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428 | 443 | 427 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 537 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 541.71 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 543 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 547 | 532 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 559 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 508.58 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 511 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 509 | 496 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 443 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444 | 452.9 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 450 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444 | 448 | 434 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 543 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 542.27 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 533 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 536 | 520 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 529 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 532.02 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 531 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 528 | 511 |
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* L. Thomas Heck Middle 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.