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Pena Blanca Elementary School
131 Camino Maricopa
Rio Rico AZ, 85648, Santa Cruz County
Phone: 520-281-8282
Ranking: (995 out of 1,363, bottom 27%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Santa Cruz 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: | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 360 | 389 | 387 | 432 | 485 | 538 | 452 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 49 | 9.1% | 39 | 8.6% |
Kindergarten: | 58 | 16.1% | 67 | 17.2% | 49 | 12.7% | 73 | 16.9% | 68 | 14.0% | 58 | 10.8% | 75 | 16.6% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 19.2% | 53 | 13.6% | 71 | 18.3% | 66 | 15.3% | 56 | 11.5% | 87 | 16.2% | 72 | 15.9% |
Grade 2: | 50 | 13.9% | 69 | 17.7% | 59 | 15.2% | 51 | 11.8% | 91 | 18.8% | 81 | 15.1% | 70 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 19.4% | 65 | 16.7% | 49 | 12.7% | 83 | 19.2% | 81 | 16.7% | 83 | 15.4% | 77 | 17.0% |
Grade 4: | 59 | 16.4% | 53 | 13.6% | 81 | 20.9% | 79 | 18.3% | 81 | 16.7% | 102 | 19.0% | 60 | 13.3% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 14.2% | 80 | 20.6% | 75 | 19.4% | 75 | 17.4% | 102 | 21.0% | 78 | 14.5% | 59 | 13.1% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 189 | 52.5% | 202 | 51.9% | 203 | 52.5% | 221 | 51.2% | 255 | 52.6% | 288 | 53.5% | 236 | 52.2% |
Female: | 171 | 47.5% | 187 | 48.1% | 184 | 47.5% | 211 | 48.8% | 222 | 45.8% | 242 | 45.0% | 212 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 355 | 98.6% | 383 | 98.5% | 378 | 97.7% | 421 | 97.5% | 474 | 97.7% | 528 | 98.1% | 448 | 99.1% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 9 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 267 | 74.2% | 272 | 69.9% | 251 | 64.9% | 257 | 59.5% | 304 | 62.7% | 301 | 55.9% | 234 | 51.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 8.3% | 34 | 8.7% | 48 | 12.4% | 69 | 16.0% | 91 | 18.8% | 103 | 19.1% | 91 | 20.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.31 | 17.76 | 16.97 | 19.42 | 18.99 | 19.70 | 21.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434 | 436 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 350 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 348.87 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 356 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 362 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 445 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 449 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 450.63 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 450 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447 | 454 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 480 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 374 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 375.21 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 377 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 374 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 462 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 475 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 475.5 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 469 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 471 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 495 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 497 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 494.32 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 485 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 479 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 503 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 383 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 400.74 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 400 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 390 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 488 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 482 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 501.97 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 502 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 501 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 518 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 515 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 492.51 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 498 | 501 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 82.4% | 70.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 17.6% | 29.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 70.6% | 52.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 29.4% | 47.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,069.0 | $40,086.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,706.0 | $35,000.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,741.0 | $45,808.0 |
* Pena Blanca Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.