La Joya Community High School
11650 West Whyman Ave
Tolleson AZ, 85353, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-478-4000
Ranking: (210 out of 409, bottom 49%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tolleson Union High School 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: | 70 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 90 | 99 | 103 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,932 | 1,794 | 1,751 | 1,845 | 1,888 | 2,181 | 2,279 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 545 | 28.2% | 487 | 27.1% | 459 | 26.2% | 477 | 25.9% | 388 | 20.6% | 482 | 22.1% | 618 | 27.1% |
Grade 10: | 493 | 25.5% | 454 | 25.3% | 468 | 26.7% | 402 | 21.8% | 461 | 24.4% | 616 | 28.2% | 593 | 26.0% |
Grade 11: | 429 | 22.2% | 456 | 25.4% | 396 | 22.6% | 442 | 24.0% | 530 | 28.1% | 544 | 24.9% | 577 | 25.3% |
Grade 12: | 465 | 24.1% | 397 | 22.1% | 428 | 24.4% | 524 | 28.4% | 509 | 27.0% | 539 | 24.7% | 491 | 21.5% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 984 | 50.9% | 940 | 52.4% | 869 | 49.6% | 907 | 49.2% | 918 | 48.6% | 1,087 | 49.8% | 1,164 | 51.1% |
Female: | 948 | 49.1% | 854 | 47.6% | 882 | 50.4% | 938 | 50.8% | 962 | 51.0% | 1,086 | 49.8% | 1,111 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 32 | 1.7% | 26 | 1.4% | 25 | 1.4% | 27 | 1.5% | 28 | 1.5% | 25 | 1.1% | 25 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 39 | 2.0% | 37 | 2.1% | 36 | 2.1% | 36 | 2.0% | 29 | 1.5% | 35 | 1.6% | 30 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 1,390 | 71.9% | 1,272 | 70.9% | 1,186 | 67.7% | 1,276 | 69.2% | 1,316 | 69.7% | 1,524 | 69.9% | 1,666 | 73.1% |
Black: | 256 | 13.3% | 260 | 14.5% | 264 | 15.1% | 279 | 15.1% | 275 | 14.6% | 326 | 14.9% | 250 | 11.0% |
White: | 178 | 9.2% | 166 | 9.3% | 217 | 12.4% | 224 | 12.1% | 240 | 12.7% | 271 | 12.4% | 308 | 13.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 33 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.6% | 18 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,082 | 56.0% | 1,031 | 57.5% | 370 | 21.1% | 492 | 26.7% | 212 | 11.2% | 1,041 | 47.7% | 32 | 1.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 187 | 9.7% | 163 | 9.1% | 703 | 40.1% | 728 | 39.5% | 866 | 45.9% | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 27.52 | 24.85 | 22.51 | 23.01 | 21.02 | 21.90 | 22.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 701 | 703 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 490 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 492.67 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 483 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 483 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 696 | 698 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 696 | 701 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 693 | 702.49 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 687 | 695 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 692 | 700 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 460 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 463 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458 | 464.22 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 456 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 454 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 693 | 697 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 698 | 700 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 492.99 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 496 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 496 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.3% | 69.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 32.7% | 30.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 4.0 years | 4.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 72.4% | 76.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 27.6% | 23.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,659.0 | $39,617.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,822.0 | $37,964.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,492.0 | $45,058.0 |
* La Joya Community High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.