Palo Verde Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7502 North 39th Ave

Phoenix AZ, 85051, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-347-2500

Ranking:

(1,112 out of 1,363, bottom 18%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Washington Elementary 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:	48		48		51		59		64		68		67
Total Students:	896		907		912		938		967		1,025		1,051
Grade 7:	455	50.8%	438	48.3%	432	47.4%	463	49.4%	489	50.6%	485	47.3%	520	49.5%
Grade 8:	426	47.5%	458	50.5%	457	50.1%	455	48.5%	456	47.2%	498	48.6%	494	47.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	464	51.8%	461	50.8%	472	51.8%	527	56.2%	527	54.5%	550	53.7%	545	51.9%
Female:	432	48.2%	446	49.2%	440	48.2%	411	43.8%	432	44.7%	467	45.6%	502	47.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	25	2.8%	30	3.3%	31	3.4%	34	3.6%	28	2.9%	39	3.8%	41	3.9%
Asian:	37	4.1%	45	5.0%	45	4.9%	37	3.9%	39	4.0%	44	4.3%	28	2.7%
Hispanic:	571	63.7%	560	61.7%	562	61.6%	566	60.3%	623	64.4%	618	60.3%	645	61.4%
Black:	80	8.9%	102	11.2%	89	9.8%	88	9.4%	70	7.2%	84	8.2%	77	7.3%
White:	168	18.8%	158	17.4%	179	19.6%	208	22.2%	207	21.4%	240	23.4%	260	24.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	14	1.6%	11	1.2%	5	0.5%	3	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	713	79.6%	636	70.1%	654	71.7%	654	69.7%	465	48.1%	354	34.5%	259	24.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	43	4.8%	64	7.1%	61	6.7%	100	10.7%	87	9.0%	668	65.2%	789	75.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.86		18.90		17.94		15.82		15.18		15.00		15.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	545	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	412	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	412.12	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	410	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	407	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	511	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	517	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	522.8	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	518	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	517	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	543	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	543	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	489.17	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	493	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	485	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	547	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	428	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	423.64	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	418	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	419	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	518	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	525	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	520.5	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	510	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	510	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	499	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	504	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	508.96	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	502	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	499	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	26.6%	15.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	73.4%	84.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	31.3%	15.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	68.8%	84.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,670.0	$45,745.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,380.0	$37,162.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,530.0	$47,278.0

* Palo Verde Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.