Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School
9401 West Garfield St
Tolleson AZ, 85353, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-936-9740
Ranking: (1,014 out of 1,363, bottom 26%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Tolleson 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: | 43 | 45 | 63 | 48 | 57 | 51 | 52 | |||||||
Total Students: | 821 | 796 | 872 | 877 | 942 | 931 | 942 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 4.4% | 32 | 4.0% | 41 | 4.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 50 | 5.3% | 61 | 6.6% | 30 | 3.2% |
Kindergarten: | 83 | 10.1% | 93 | 11.7% | 72 | 8.3% | 89 | 10.1% | 98 | 10.4% | 102 | 11.0% | 97 | 10.3% |
Grade 1: | 92 | 11.2% | 71 | 8.9% | 89 | 10.2% | 89 | 10.1% | 91 | 9.7% | 97 | 10.4% | 123 | 13.1% |
Grade 2: | 78 | 9.5% | 76 | 9.5% | 84 | 9.6% | 87 | 9.9% | 88 | 9.3% | 104 | 11.2% | 90 | 9.6% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 9.9% | 78 | 9.8% | 86 | 9.9% | 81 | 9.2% | 86 | 9.1% | 76 | 8.2% | 100 | 10.6% |
Grade 4: | 81 | 9.9% | 74 | 9.3% | 83 | 9.5% | 84 | 9.6% | 73 | 7.7% | 95 | 10.2% | 103 | 10.9% |
Grade 5: | 75 | 9.1% | 71 | 8.9% | 84 | 9.6% | 76 | 8.7% | 93 | 9.9% | 93 | 10.0% | 96 | 10.2% |
Grade 6: | 73 | 8.9% | 80 | 10.1% | 73 | 8.4% | 94 | 10.7% | 95 | 10.1% | 100 | 10.7% | 101 | 10.7% |
Grade 7: | 115 | 14.0% | 105 | 13.2% | 125 | 14.3% | 142 | 16.2% | 129 | 13.7% | 94 | 10.1% | 113 | 12.0% |
Grade 8: | 105 | 12.8% | 113 | 14.2% | 135 | 15.5% | 134 | 15.3% | 138 | 14.6% | 109 | 11.7% | 89 | 9.4% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 440 | 53.6% | 429 | 53.9% | 463 | 53.1% | 450 | 51.3% | 472 | 50.1% | 454 | 48.8% | 476 | 50.5% |
Female: | 381 | 46.4% | 367 | 46.1% | 409 | 46.9% | 427 | 48.7% | 462 | 49.0% | 469 | 50.4% | 462 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 9 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 9 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 738 | 89.9% | 728 | 91.5% | 788 | 90.4% | 794 | 90.5% | 862 | 91.5% | 864 | 92.8% | 865 | 91.8% |
Black: | 33 | 4.0% | 28 | 3.5% | 33 | 3.8% | 28 | 3.2% | 25 | 2.7% | 9 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.6% |
White: | 34 | 4.1% | 27 | 3.4% | 35 | 4.0% | 40 | 4.6% | 42 | 4.5% | 43 | 4.6% | 49 | 5.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 652 | 79.4% | 641 | 80.5% | 691 | 79.2% | 408 | 46.5% | 653 | 69.3% | 586 | 62.9% | 570 | 60.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 4.8% | 77 | 9.7% | 64 | 7.3% | 62 | 7.1% | 74 | 7.9% | 116 | 12.5% | 162 | 17.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.09 | 17.69 | 13.84 | 18.27 | 16.53 | 18.30 | 18.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 433 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 359 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 362.16 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 354 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 349 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 439 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 446 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 446.58 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 439 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 432 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 470 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 371 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 380.43 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 365 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 366 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 458 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 466 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 472.02 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 459 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 455 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 485 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 494 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 496.82 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 486 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 485 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 487 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 373 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 383.18 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 370 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 371 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 480 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 480 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 489.71 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 476 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 476 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 496 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 498 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 484.23 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 481 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 476 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 526 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 406 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 399.19 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 397 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 394 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 489 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 499 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 503.89 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 487 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 491 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 537 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 521 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 479.12 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 476 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 487 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 537 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 417 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 413.49 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 407 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 413 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 505 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 523 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 524.38 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 521 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 516 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 527 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 517 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 488.74 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 485 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 488 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 537 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428 | 427 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 428.29 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 408 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 418 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 512 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 524 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 525.56 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 495 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 511 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 488 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 500 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 502.56 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 481 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 493 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 62.2% | 69.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.8% | 30.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 51.1% | 44.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 48.9% | 55.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,172.0 | $43,436.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,251.0 | $36,803.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,362.0 | $48,696.0 |
* Porfirio H. Gonzales 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.