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Power Ranch Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4351 South Ranch House Parkway

Gilbert AZ, 85297, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-279-7000

Ranking:

(197 out of 1,363, top 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Higley 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:	30		46		47		47		48		66		62
Total Students:	664		914		858		933		943		1,264		1,237
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	42	4.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Kindergarten:	86	13.0%	108	11.8%	81	9.4%	98	10.5%	93	9.9%	135	10.7%	125	10.1%
Grade 1:	114	17.2%	87	9.5%	90	10.5%	97	10.4%	110	11.7%	145	11.5%	137	11.1%
Grade 2:	83	12.5%	101	11.1%	89	10.4%	108	11.6%	95	10.1%	142	11.2%	153	12.4%
Grade 3:	104	15.7%	79	8.6%	100	11.7%	103	11.0%	124	13.1%	150	11.9%	153	12.4%
Grade 4:	81	12.2%	108	11.8%	105	12.2%	122	13.1%	102	10.8%	150	11.9%	136	11.0%
Grade 5:	104	15.7%	95	10.4%	112	13.1%	104	11.1%	105	11.1%	126	10.0%	146	11.8%
Grade 6:	92	13.9%	116	12.7%	109	12.7%	100	10.7%	87	9.2%	132	10.4%	139	11.2%
Grade 7:	0	0.0%	97	10.6%	86	10.0%	87	9.3%	116	12.3%	137	10.8%	135	10.9%
Grade 8:	0	0.0%	81	8.9%	86	10.0%	114	12.2%	111	11.8%	147	11.6%	113	9.1%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	342	51.5%	487	53.3%	442	51.5%	482	51.7%	506	53.7%	677	53.6%	648	52.4%
Female:	322	48.5%	427	46.7%	416	48.5%	451	48.3%	429	45.5%	579	45.8%	585	47.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.2%	7	0.8%	7	0.8%	8	0.9%	11	1.2%	13	1.0%	9	0.7%
Asian:	25	3.8%	33	3.6%	30	3.5%	34	3.6%	38	4.0%	54	4.3%	54	4.4%
Hispanic:	135	20.3%	195	21.3%	151	17.6%	170	18.2%	152	16.1%	220	17.4%	204	16.5%
Black:	10	1.5%	33	3.6%	38	4.4%	37	4.0%	52	5.5%	81	6.4%	59	4.8%
White:	449	67.6%	592	64.8%	587	68.4%	642	68.8%	690	73.2%	896	70.9%	911	73.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.6%	4	0.4%	5	0.6%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	33	5.0%	50	5.5%	40	4.7%	41	4.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	126	19.0%	193	21.1%	172	20.0%	170	18.2%	163	17.3%	179	14.2%	74	6.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	42	6.3%	52	5.7%	36	4.2%	35	3.8%	43	4.6%	52	4.1%	42	3.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.84		20.09		18.19		19.78		19.69		19.20		20.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	466	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	385	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	391.73	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	393	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	399	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	475	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	482	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	485.42	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	482	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	487	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	501	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	390	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	403.85	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	403	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	406	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	490	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	497	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	505.24	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	495	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	503	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	524	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	532	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	544.65	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	544	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	544	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	525	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	408	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	412.08	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	415	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	414	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	507	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	512	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	516.77	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	514	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	517	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	541	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	550	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	517.02	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	525	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	521	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	538	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	416	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	427.85	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430	426	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	427	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	512	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	519	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	528.22	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	527	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	528	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	550	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	569	554	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	516.79	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	525	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	526	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	569	565	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	440	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	443.64	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	450	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	449	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	526	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	536	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	546.16	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	548	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	568	553	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	553	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	559	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	512.68	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	516	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	514	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	581	574	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	444	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	446.12	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	448	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	454	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	544	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	545	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	540.11	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	534	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	536	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	514	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	526	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	535.13	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	534	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	526	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.9%	72.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.1%	27.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years	5.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	59.0%	67.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	41.0%	32.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,900.0	$35,882.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,893.0	$34,272.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,230.0	$39,188.0

* Power Ranch Elementary Primary 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.