Poston Junior High School
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 | 553 |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 431 | 422 |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 433.61 | 425.78 |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 426 | 426 |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 429 | 427 |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 522 | 517 |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 528 | 524 |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 533.65 | 531.49 |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 526 | 530 |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 529 | 532 |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 566 | 546 | 541 |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 562 | 546 | 543 |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 501.23 | 499.23 |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 500 | 500 |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 495 | 496 |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 603 | 573 | 560 |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 443 | 434 |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 455 | 440.27 | 434.79 |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 435 | 434 |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 434 | 434 |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 532 | 527 |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 534 | 529 |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 530.11 | 527.07 |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 517 | 521 |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 517 | 520 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 515 | 506 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 520 | 510 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 526.16 | 515.66 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 515 | 513 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 513 | 511 |
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.