Michael Anderson Primary School
45 South Third Ave
Avondale AZ, 85323, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-772-5100
Ranking: 
(950 out of 1,363, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
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: | 34 | | 36 | | 38 | | 36 | | 42 | | 45 | | 50 | |
Total Students: | 803 | | 820 | | 788 | | 753 | | 768 | | 808 | | 823 | |
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 1.3% | 16 | 2.0% | 21 | 2.8% | 26 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.2% | 45 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten: | 97 | 12.1% | 95 | 11.6% | 102 | 12.9% | 87 | 11.6% | 71 | 9.2% | 105 | 13.0% | 93 | 11.3% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 11.6% | 100 | 12.2% | 88 | 11.2% | 88 | 11.7% | 95 | 12.4% | 85 | 10.5% | 92 | 11.2% |
Grade 2: | 93 | 11.6% | 98 | 12.0% | 85 | 10.8% | 81 | 10.8% | 84 | 10.9% | 102 | 12.6% | 94 | 11.4% |
Grade 3: | 88 | 11.0% | 94 | 11.5% | 93 | 11.8% | 76 | 10.1% | 98 | 12.8% | 91 | 11.3% | 87 | 10.6% |
Grade 4: | 87 | 10.8% | 90 | 11.0% | 78 | 9.9% | 92 | 12.2% | 74 | 9.6% | 86 | 10.6% | 91 | 11.1% |
Grade 5: | 95 | 11.8% | 82 | 10.0% | 89 | 11.3% | 78 | 10.4% | 83 | 10.8% | 85 | 10.5% | 77 | 9.4% |
Grade 6: | 77 | 9.6% | 97 | 11.8% | 75 | 9.5% | 77 | 10.2% | 79 | 10.3% | 80 | 9.9% | 90 | 10.9% |
Grade 7: | 91 | 11.3% | 80 | 9.8% | 83 | 10.5% | 82 | 10.9% | 77 | 10.0% | 83 | 10.3% | 82 | 10.0% |
Grade 8: | 82 | 10.2% | 73 | 8.9% | 79 | 10.0% | 71 | 9.4% | 81 | 10.5% | 73 | 9.0% | 72 | 8.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 401 | 49.9% | 406 | 49.5% | 406 | 51.5% | 363 | 48.2% | 363 | 47.3% | 385 | 47.6% | 407 | 49.5% |
Female: | 402 | 50.1% | 414 | 50.5% | 382 | 48.5% | 390 | 51.8% | 397 | 51.7% | 415 | 51.4% | 412 | 50.1% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 718 | 89.4% | 703 | 85.7% | 687 | 87.2% | 666 | 88.4% | 716 | 93.2% | 739 | 91.5% | 736 | 89.4% |
Black: | 39 | 4.9% | 61 | 7.4% | 53 | 6.7% | 37 | 4.9% | 22 | 2.9% | 35 | 4.3% | 30 | 3.6% |
White: | 36 | 4.5% | 50 | 6.1% | 39 | 4.9% | 48 | 6.4% | 29 | 3.8% | 30 | 3.7% | 53 | 6.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 712 | 88.7% | 660 | 80.5% | 312 | 39.6% | NA | NA | 654 | 85.2% | 666 | 82.4% | 653 | 79.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 3.7% | 37 | 4.5% | 25 | 3.2% | NA | NA | 47 | 6.1% | 72 | 8.9% | 70 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.79 | | 22.62 | | 21.01 | | 21.21 | | 18.29 | | 18.00 | | 16.50 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 438 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 352 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 359.14 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 354 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 347 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446 | 452 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445 | 452 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 452.67 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444 | 450 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 442 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 469 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 373 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 369.36 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369 | 369 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 365 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 466 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 475 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 470.53 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 463 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 468 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 497 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 509 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 502.58 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 493 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 492 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 494 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 377 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 385.23 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 378 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 376 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 487 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 486 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 492.76 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 483 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 487 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 513 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 504 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 488.62 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 485 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 486 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 510 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 398 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 403.27 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 398 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 396 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 489 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 500 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 503.37 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 498 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 495 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 526 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 521 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 485.69 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 490 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 493 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 555 | 552 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 414 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428 | 420.47 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 424 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 417 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 509 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 517 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 526.66 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 524 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 525 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 529 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 522 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 490.64 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 490 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 490 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 550 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 425 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 430.48 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 426 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 431 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 517 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 522 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 517.76 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 514 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 514 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 499 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 501 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 507.3 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 506 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 504 | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 43.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 56.8% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 44.2% | 47.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 55.8% | 52.3% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $46,743.0 | $44,035.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,924.0 | $34,453.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $55,323.0 | $52,785.0 |
* Michael Anderson Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.