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Paradise Valley High School
3950 East Bell Rd Phoenix AZ, 85032, Maricopa County Phone: 602-449-7000 Ranking: (129 out of 409, top 32%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Paradise 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: | 96 | 95 | 97 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 86 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,771 | 1,748 | 1,660 | 1,571 | 1,558 | 1,564 | 1,606 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 435 | 24.6% | 451 | 25.8% | 455 | 27.4% | 441 | 28.1% | 407 | 26.1% | 367 | 23.5% | 366 | 22.8% |
Grade 10: | 437 | 24.7% | 452 | 25.9% | 412 | 24.8% | 402 | 25.6% | 373 | 23.9% | 368 | 23.5% | 394 | 24.5% |
Grade 11: | 436 | 24.6% | 424 | 24.3% | 400 | 24.1% | 360 | 22.9% | 355 | 22.8% | 382 | 24.4% | 418 | 26.0% |
Grade 12: | 463 | 26.1% | 421 | 24.1% | 393 | 23.7% | 368 | 23.4% | 423 | 27.2% | 447 | 28.6% | 428 | 26.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 939 | 53.0% | 920 | 52.6% | 885 | 53.3% | 847 | 53.9% | 841 | 54.0% | 844 | 54.0% | 858 | 53.4% |
Female: | 832 | 47.0% | 828 | 47.4% | 775 | 46.7% | 724 | 46.1% | 709 | 45.5% | 712 | 45.5% | 744 | 46.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 23 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.0% | 20 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.1% | 19 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.0% | 25 | 1.6% |
Asian: | 47 | 2.7% | 51 | 2.9% | 46 | 2.8% | 32 | 2.0% | 53 | 3.4% | 48 | 3.1% | 42 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 750 | 42.3% | 710 | 40.6% | 654 | 39.4% | 614 | 39.1% | 537 | 34.5% | 507 | 32.4% | 484 | 30.1% |
Black: | 68 | 3.8% | 73 | 4.2% | 68 | 4.1% | 49 | 3.1% | 73 | 4.7% | 71 | 4.5% | 59 | 3.7% |
White: | 807 | 45.6% | 825 | 47.2% | 790 | 47.6% | 757 | 48.2% | 876 | 56.2% | 922 | 59.0% | 996 | 62.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 73 | 4.1% | 69 | 3.9% | 81 | 4.9% | 99 | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 336 | 19.0% | 727 | 41.6% | 619 | 37.3% | 584 | 37.2% | 415 | 26.6% | 430 | 27.5% | 417 | 26.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 96 | 5.4% | 142 | 8.1% | 123 | 7.4% | 81 | 5.2% | 88 | 5.6% | 127 | 8.1% | 131 | 8.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.48 | 18.41 | 17.08 | 17.11 | 16.93 | 17.70 | 18.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 701 | 721 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 515 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 511.99 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 509 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 509 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 701 | 722 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 705 | 725 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 712 | 726.58 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 715 | 721 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 715 | 722 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 493 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 496 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 506.05 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 506 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 502 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 689 | 704 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 691 | 714 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 510.82 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 512 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 515 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 29.7% | 34.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 70.3% | 65.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.0% | 23.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.0% | 76.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,206.0 | $46,438.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,687.0 | $35,151.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,170.0 | $49,840.0 |
* Paradise Valley High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.