Poston Junior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2433 East Adobe

Mesa AZ, 85213, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-0200

Ranking:

(231 out of 1,363, top 17%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9

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:	55		55		42		69		70		71		70
Total Students:	1,013		1,011		853		1,361		1,426		1,469		1,444
Grade 7:	495	48.9%	505	50.0%	430	50.4%	440	32.3%	475	33.3%	500	34.0%	498	34.5%
Grade 8:	518	51.1%	506	50.0%	423	49.6%	456	33.5%	476	33.4%	509	34.6%	479	33.2%
Grade 9:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	465	34.2%	475	33.3%	460	31.3%	467	32.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	524	51.7%	526	52.0%	463	54.3%	699	51.4%	700	49.1%	738	50.2%	719	49.8%
Female:	489	48.3%	485	48.0%	390	45.7%	662	48.6%	718	50.4%	723	49.2%	721	49.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	35	3.5%	38	3.8%	27	3.2%	28	2.1%	27	1.9%	34	2.3%	30	2.1%
Asian:	22	2.2%	22	2.2%	23	2.7%	30	2.2%	30	2.1%	24	1.6%	22	1.5%
Hispanic:	424	41.9%	350	34.6%	194	22.7%	300	22.0%	285	20.0%	295	20.1%	274	19.0%
Black:	37	3.7%	43	4.3%	38	4.5%	60	4.4%	58	4.1%	56	3.8%	49	3.4%
White:	490	48.4%	552	54.6%	568	66.6%	943	69.3%	1,026	71.9%	1,060	72.2%	1,069	74.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	4	0.4%	6	0.6%	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	524	51.7%	475	47.0%	280	32.8%	430	31.6%	431	30.2%	310	21.1%	314	21.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	75	7.4%	79	7.8%	93	10.9%	114	8.4%	133	9.3%	114	7.8%	124	8.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.42		18.33		20.50		19.84		20.29		20.80		20.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	586	566	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	431	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	433.61	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	426	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	429	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	522	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	528	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	533.65	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	526	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	529	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	566	546	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	546	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	501.23	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	500	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	495	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	603	573	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	443	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	440.27	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	435	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	434	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	532	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	534	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	530.11	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	517	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	517	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	515	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	520	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	526.16	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	515	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	513	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	41.9%	42.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	58.1%	58.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.6%	24.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	77.4%	75.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,105.0	$49,699.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,365.0	$38,288.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,530.0	$53,430.0

* Poston Junior 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.