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Mountain Shadows Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

19602 North 45th Ave

Glendale AZ, 85308, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-445-4300

Ranking:

(443 out of 1,363, top 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Deer Valley 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:	26		30		30		30		32		37		39
Total Students:	472		462		499		534		595		646		705
Prekindergarten:	13	2.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	7	1.1%	4	0.6%
Kindergarten:	62	13.1%	62	13.4%	53	10.6%	61	11.4%	58	9.7%	64	9.9%	89	12.6%
Grade 1:	71	15.0%	59	12.8%	63	12.6%	57	10.7%	65	10.9%	84	13.0%	66	9.4%
Grade 2:	55	11.7%	68	14.7%	60	12.0%	65	12.2%	90	15.1%	77	11.9%	91	12.9%
Grade 3:	68	14.4%	58	12.6%	66	13.2%	93	17.4%	89	15.0%	92	14.2%	99	14.0%
Grade 4:	61	12.9%	64	13.9%	86	17.2%	82	15.4%	82	13.8%	97	15.0%	129	18.3%
Grade 5:	61	12.9%	73	15.8%	83	16.6%	84	15.7%	98	16.5%	117	18.1%	107	15.2%
Grade 6:	81	17.2%	78	16.9%	88	17.6%	92	17.2%	112	18.8%	108	16.7%	120	17.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	262	55.5%	267	57.8%	277	55.5%	298	55.8%	316	53.1%	340	52.6%	381	54.0%
Female:	210	44.5%	195	42.2%	222	44.5%	236	44.2%	271	45.5%	298	46.1%	320	45.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	1.1%	5	1.1%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%	6	1.0%	4	0.6%	2	0.3%
Asian:	5	1.1%	4	0.9%	9	1.8%	13	2.4%	19	3.2%	21	3.3%	20	2.8%
Hispanic:	113	23.9%	113	24.5%	116	23.2%	122	22.8%	108	18.2%	123	19.0%	127	18.0%
Black:	21	4.4%	21	4.5%	22	4.4%	22	4.1%	34	5.7%	25	3.9%	34	4.8%
White:	309	65.5%	309	66.9%	339	67.9%	361	67.6%	428	71.9%	473	73.2%	522	74.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	19	4.0%	10	2.2%	9	1.8%	14	2.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	171	36.2%	158	34.2%	141	28.3%	122	22.8%	104	17.5%	116	18.0%	1	0.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	65	13.8%	56	12.1%	38	7.6%	57	10.7%	55	9.2%	39	6.0%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.95		15.39		16.69		17.86		18.48		17.40		18.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	464	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	380	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	384.03	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	384	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	388	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	474	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	474	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	474.68	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	472	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	479	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	499	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	391	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	398.67	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	397	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	394	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	494	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	497	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	500.7	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	492	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	495	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	526	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	533	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	544.87	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	536	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	531	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	517	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	403	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	408.92	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	404	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	406	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	510	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	510	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	515.77	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	513	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	515	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	536	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	547	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	512.22	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	515	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	517	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	544	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	420	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	425.53	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	423	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	423	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	519	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	523	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	531.56	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	527	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	527	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	549	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	565	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	517.86	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	520	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	513	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.1%	65.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.9%	34.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	20.5%	19.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	79.5%	80.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,566.0	$48,302.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,143.0	$39,047.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,773.0	$50,545.0

* Mountain Shadows Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.