Lafe Nelson School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1100 South 10th Ave

Safford AZ, 85546, Graham County

Phone: 928-348-7020

Ranking:

(645 out of 1,363, top 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Safford 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:	29		29		30		29		31		32		29
Total Students:	609		540		569		548		551		568		540
Kindergarten:	111	18.2%	76	14.1%	92	16.2%	91	16.6%	90	16.3%	88	15.5%	87	16.1%
Grade 1:	85	14.0%	80	14.8%	79	13.9%	73	13.3%	70	12.7%	89	15.7%	74	13.7%
Grade 2:	87	14.3%	73	13.5%	77	13.5%	79	14.4%	75	13.6%	75	13.2%	72	13.3%
Grade 3:	77	12.6%	77	14.3%	79	13.9%	74	13.5%	80	14.5%	72	12.7%	75	13.9%
Grade 4:	85	14.0%	78	14.4%	82	14.4%	75	13.7%	73	13.2%	78	13.7%	76	14.1%
Grade 5:	81	13.3%	82	15.2%	77	13.5%	82	15.0%	80	14.5%	78	13.7%	82	15.2%
Grade 6:	83	13.6%	74	13.7%	83	14.6%	74	13.5%	83	15.1%	88	15.5%	74	13.7%
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:	330	54.2%	283	52.4%	294	51.7%	281	51.3%	276	50.1%	270	47.5%	258	47.8%
Female:	279	45.8%	257	47.6%	275	48.3%	267	48.7%	267	48.5%	290	51.1%	278	51.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	16	2.6%	7	1.3%	4	0.7%	4	0.7%	6	1.1%	7	1.2%	9	1.7%
Asian:	8	1.3%	4	0.7%	6	1.1%	6	1.1%	4	0.7%	5	0.9%	3	0.6%
Hispanic:	301	49.4%	273	50.6%	285	50.1%	266	48.5%	256	46.5%	258	45.4%	255	47.2%
Black:	11	1.8%	10	1.9%	11	1.9%	16	2.9%	17	3.1%	16	2.8%	18	3.3%
White:	254	41.7%	225	41.7%	248	43.6%	254	46.4%	268	48.6%	282	49.6%	255	47.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	4	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	19	3.1%	17	3.1%	15	2.6%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	321	52.7%	316	58.5%	202	35.5%	346	63.1%	205	37.2%	310	54.6%	253	46.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	51	8.4%	44	8.1%	34	6.0%	51	9.3%	28	5.1%	54	9.5%	89	16.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.00		18.95		19.29		18.79		17.80		17.80		18.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	447	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	371	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	368.31	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	357	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	367	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	462	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	470	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	464.49	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	450	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	457	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	483	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	379	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	379.19	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	377	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	370	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	474	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	477	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	484.22	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	477	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	471	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	507	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	511	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	520.93	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	512	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	500	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	513	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	392	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	399.62	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	388	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	392	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	506	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	503	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	503.63	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	496	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	502	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	533	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	531	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	498.68	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	497	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	501	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	529	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	412	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	412.38	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	413	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	416	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	507	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	513	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	515.93	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	512	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	507	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	535	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	543	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	498.55	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	503	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	496	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	75.0%	70.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	25.0%	29.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.5%	33.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	62.5%	66.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,530.0	$40,185.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,175.0	$35,002.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,342.0	$42,776.0

* Lafe Nelson 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.