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Laura N. Banks Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3200 S.Lead Flower

Tucson AZ, 85735, Pima County

Phone: 520-225-6060

Ranking:

(962 out of 1,363, bottom 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Tucson 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:	20		20		15		15		16		18		21
Total Students:	366		362		362		373		412		458		523
Prekindergarten:	11	3.0%	7	1.9%	12	3.3%	18	4.8%	18	4.4%	19	4.1%	19	3.6%
Kindergarten:	59	16.1%	55	15.2%	57	15.7%	51	13.7%	57	13.8%	64	14.0%	86	16.4%
Grade 1:	55	15.0%	61	16.9%	57	15.7%	51	13.7%	60	14.6%	83	18.1%	91	17.4%
Grade 2:	58	15.8%	59	16.3%	53	14.6%	54	14.5%	76	18.4%	77	16.8%	74	14.1%
Grade 3:	65	17.8%	58	16.0%	53	14.6%	64	17.2%	68	16.5%	72	15.7%	83	15.9%
Grade 4:	52	14.2%	62	17.1%	58	16.0%	68	18.2%	75	18.2%	67	14.6%	92	17.6%
Grade 5:	66	18.0%	59	16.3%	72	19.9%	67	18.0%	58	14.1%	76	16.6%	78	14.9%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	193	52.7%	193	53.3%	196	54.1%	205	55.0%	207	50.2%	238	52.0%	285	54.5%
Female:	173	47.3%	169	46.7%	166	45.9%	168	45.0%	197	47.8%	212	46.3%	234	44.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	1.9%	7	1.9%	7	1.9%	1	0.3%	5	1.2%	9	2.0%	13	2.5%
Asian:	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	5	1.3%	4	1.0%	4	0.9%	3	0.6%
Hispanic:	241	65.8%	235	64.9%	229	63.3%	250	67.0%	267	64.8%	288	62.9%	334	63.9%
Black:	8	2.2%	8	2.2%	4	1.1%	5	1.3%	8	1.9%	12	2.6%	15	2.9%
White:	106	29.0%	106	29.3%	116	32.0%	109	29.2%	128	31.1%	145	31.7%	158	30.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	2	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.5%	4	1.1%	4	1.1%	1	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	277	75.7%	266	73.5%	226	62.4%	177	47.5%	223	54.1%	227	49.6%	3	0.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	22	6.0%	22	6.1%	26	7.2%	28	7.5%	41	10.0%	39	8.5%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.30		18.10		24.13		25.72		25.75		25.40		24.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	440	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	352	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	358.63	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	354	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	355	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	452	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	450	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	450.98	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	444	444	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	444	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	477	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	366	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	371.81	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	372	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	368	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	472	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	470	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	474.21	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	468	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	469	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	501	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	501	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	505.96	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	499	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	492	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	497	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	379	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	382.54	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	381	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	380	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	492	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	490	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	493.52	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	488	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	488	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	521	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	522	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	489.07	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	490	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	490	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	45.5%	33.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	54.5%	66.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	59.1%	71.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	40.9%	28.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,384.0	$36,065.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,385.0	$32,292.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,604.0	$45,500.0

* Laura N. Banks Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.