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Patterson Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

615 South Cheshire

Mesa AZ, 85208, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-0200

Ranking:

(428 out of 1,363, top 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Mesa 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:	39		38		40		41		41		43		41
Total Students:	707		712		736		782		798		832		846
Kindergarten:	90	12.7%	108	15.2%	96	13.0%	112	14.3%	117	14.7%	100	12.0%	119	14.1%
Grade 1:	113	16.0%	93	13.1%	111	15.1%	110	14.1%	102	12.8%	110	13.2%	117	13.8%
Grade 2:	89	12.6%	99	13.9%	105	14.3%	98	12.5%	104	13.0%	120	14.4%	102	12.1%
Grade 3:	102	14.4%	100	14.0%	94	12.8%	110	14.1%	121	15.2%	103	12.4%	108	12.8%
Grade 4:	97	13.7%	89	12.5%	112	15.2%	123	15.7%	108	13.5%	115	13.8%	125	14.8%
Grade 5:	95	13.4%	111	15.6%	115	15.6%	108	13.8%	116	14.5%	128	15.4%	153	18.1%
Grade 6:	121	17.1%	112	15.7%	103	14.0%	121	15.5%	130	16.3%	156	18.8%	122	14.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	363	51.3%	377	52.9%	380	51.6%	404	51.7%	421	52.8%	429	51.6%	421	49.8%
Female:	344	48.7%	335	47.1%	356	48.4%	378	48.3%	369	46.2%	395	47.5%	421	49.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	19	2.7%	21	2.9%	16	2.2%	15	1.9%	11	1.4%	11	1.3%	12	1.4%
Asian:	16	2.3%	20	2.8%	20	2.7%	26	3.3%	35	4.4%	28	3.4%	27	3.2%
Hispanic:	176	24.9%	165	23.2%	175	23.8%	190	24.3%	183	22.9%	187	22.5%	212	25.1%
Black:	28	4.0%	31	4.4%	34	4.6%	36	4.6%	43	5.4%	34	4.1%	34	4.0%
White:	455	64.4%	463	65.0%	483	65.6%	514	65.7%	526	65.9%	572	68.8%	561	66.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	1.6%	12	1.7%	7	1.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	264	37.3%	249	35.0%	255	34.6%	236	30.2%	231	28.9%	172	20.7%	173	20.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	55	7.8%	68	9.6%	69	9.4%	94	12.0%	104	13.0%	80	9.6%	82	9.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.34		18.64		18.54		19.24		19.68		19.60		20.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	456	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	368	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	375.13	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	372	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	373	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	463	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	463	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	465.01	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	460	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	460	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	495	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	383	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	388.63	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	383	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	383	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	481	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	483	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	485.49	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	476	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	480	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	507	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	512	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	518.42	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	510	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	506	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	516	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	394	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	401.28	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	394	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	392	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	500	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	498	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	505.22	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	498	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	500	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	523	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	527	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	496.98	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	502	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	498	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	537	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	416	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	423.48	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	413	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	412	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	508	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	515	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	520.5	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	509	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	511	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	539	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	547	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	502.88	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	506	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	496	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	55.3%	61.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	44.7%	39.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.7%	29.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	76.3%	70.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,540.0	$47,564.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,510.0	$40,506.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,342.0	$50,485.0

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