Mesquite Jr High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

130 West Mesquite St

Gilbert AZ, 85233, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-497-3300

Ranking:

(361 out of 1,363, top 26%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Gilbert 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:	41		42		42		45		45		53		55
Total Students:	758		775		797		895		899		902		992
Grade 7:	343	45.3%	400	51.6%	376	47.2%	433	48.4%	454	50.5%	442	49.0%	467	47.1%
Grade 8:	415	54.7%	375	48.4%	421	52.8%	462	51.6%	445	49.5%	460	51.0%	525	52.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	427	56.3%	427	55.1%	417	52.3%	452	50.5%	470	52.3%	461	51.1%	517	52.1%
Female:	331	43.7%	348	44.9%	380	47.7%	443	49.5%	421	46.8%	433	48.0%	471	47.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	10	1.3%	11	1.4%	12	1.5%	10	1.1%	10	1.1%	9	1.0%	6	0.6%
Asian:	32	4.2%	38	4.9%	36	4.5%	44	4.9%	58	6.5%	69	7.6%	75	7.6%
Hispanic:	190	25.1%	190	24.5%	202	25.3%	210	23.5%	210	23.4%	183	20.3%	197	19.9%
Black:	41	5.4%	41	5.3%	48	6.0%	56	6.3%	63	7.0%	62	6.9%	54	5.4%
White:	467	61.6%	485	62.6%	495	62.1%	569	63.6%	558	62.1%	579	64.2%	660	66.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	15	2.0%	9	1.2%	4	0.5%	4	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	5	0.7%	7	0.9%	125	15.7%	231	25.8%	184	20.5%	176	19.5%	162	16.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	44	5.5%	63	7.0%	79	8.8%	55	6.1%	36	3.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.31		18.33		19.04		19.89		19.83		17.00		18.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	569	580	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	440	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	440.84	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	442	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	443	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	541	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	542	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	544.99	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	545	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	548	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	568	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	565	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	514.74	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	516	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	512	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	582	590	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	453	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434	449.28	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	447	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	450	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	551	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	545	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	538.23	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	533	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	534	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	528	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	528	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	527.72	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	528	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	527	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	45.1%	43.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	54.9%	56.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	49.0%	39.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	51.0%	60.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,331.0	$40,241.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,441.0	$35,636.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,071.0	$43,258.0

* Mesquite Jr 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.