Palo Verde High Magnet School
1302 South Avenida Vega Tucson AZ, 85710, Pima County Phone: 520-225-6060 Ranking: (217 out of 409, bottom 47%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 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: | 58 | 56 | 71 | 64 | 75 | 83 | 88 | |||||||
Total Students: | 946 | 921 | 980 | 1,234 | 1,251 | 1,457 | 1,534 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 274 | 29.0% | 221 | 24.0% | 209 | 21.3% | 303 | 24.6% | 331 | 26.5% | 460 | 31.6% | 592 | 38.6% |
Grade 10: | 221 | 23.4% | 243 | 26.4% | 252 | 25.7% | 314 | 25.4% | 305 | 24.4% | 389 | 26.7% | 375 | 24.4% |
Grade 11: | 245 | 25.9% | 227 | 24.6% | 245 | 25.0% | 271 | 22.0% | 311 | 24.9% | 320 | 22.0% | 345 | 22.5% |
Grade 12: | 206 | 21.8% | 230 | 25.0% | 274 | 28.0% | 346 | 28.0% | 304 | 24.3% | 288 | 19.8% | 222 | 14.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 534 | 56.4% | 539 | 58.5% | 544 | 55.5% | 658 | 53.3% | 673 | 53.8% | 769 | 52.8% | 804 | 52.4% |
Female: | 412 | 43.6% | 382 | 41.5% | 436 | 44.5% | 576 | 46.7% | 570 | 45.6% | 680 | 46.7% | 726 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 21 | 2.2% | 18 | 2.0% | 26 | 2.7% | 25 | 2.0% | 29 | 2.3% | 43 | 3.0% | 33 | 2.2% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.7% | 31 | 2.5% | 43 | 3.4% | 45 | 3.1% | 56 | 3.7% |
Hispanic: | 470 | 49.7% | 449 | 48.8% | 456 | 46.5% | 567 | 45.9% | 497 | 39.7% | 564 | 38.7% | 591 | 38.5% |
Black: | 131 | 13.8% | 126 | 13.7% | 137 | 14.0% | 175 | 14.2% | 230 | 18.4% | 246 | 16.9% | 243 | 15.8% |
White: | 257 | 27.2% | 262 | 28.4% | 291 | 29.7% | 374 | 30.3% | 452 | 36.1% | 559 | 38.4% | 611 | 39.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 48 | 5.1% | 43 | 4.7% | 43 | 4.4% | 52 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 584 | 61.7% | 550 | 59.7% | 506 | 51.6% | 606 | 49.1% | 541 | 43.2% | 571 | 39.2% | 19 | 1.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 5.1% | 53 | 5.8% | 57 | 5.8% | 63 | 5.1% | 96 | 7.7% | 105 | 7.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.20 | 16.39 | 13.76 | 19.40 | 16.68 | 17.50 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 700 | 702 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 490 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 492.55 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 485 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 485 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 694 | 701 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 699 | 705 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 696 | 705.78 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 695 | 699 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 680 | 699 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 470 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 470 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 473.28 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 462 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 454 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 688 | 693 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 691 | 697 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 493.38 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 495 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 497 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 28.2% | 29.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 71.8% | 70.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.9% | 30.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.1% | 69.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,915.0 | $42,787.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,888.0 | $33,844.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,350.0 | $46,681.0 |
* Palo Verde High Magnet School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.