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Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

915 East Palm Ln

Phoenix AZ, 85006, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-257-3853

Ranking:

(1,213 out of 1,363, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Phoenix 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:	33		33		34		32		34		36		35
Total Students:	458		473		515		504		512		560		590
Prekindergarten:	29	6.3%	24	5.1%	36	7.0%	28	5.6%	24	4.7%	44	7.9%	43	7.3%
Kindergarten:	61	13.3%	74	15.6%	91	17.7%	84	16.7%	73	14.3%	69	12.3%	84	14.2%
Grade 1:	80	17.5%	78	16.5%	78	15.1%	73	14.5%	71	13.9%	80	14.3%	78	13.2%
Grade 2:	68	14.8%	68	14.4%	72	14.0%	67	13.3%	79	15.4%	72	12.9%	79	13.4%
Grade 3:	63	13.8%	61	12.9%	63	12.2%	79	15.7%	68	13.3%	75	13.4%	92	15.6%
Grade 4:	57	12.4%	56	11.8%	66	12.8%	60	11.9%	72	14.1%	83	14.8%	89	15.1%
Grade 5:	50	10.9%	57	12.1%	56	10.9%	56	11.1%	66	12.9%	80	14.3%	66	11.2%
Grade 6:	48	10.5%	55	11.6%	52	10.1%	57	11.3%	59	11.5%	57	10.2%	59	10.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	256	55.9%	261	55.2%	279	54.2%	265	52.6%	264	51.6%	298	53.2%	322	54.6%
Female:	202	44.1%	212	44.8%	236	45.8%	239	47.4%	240	46.9%	254	45.4%	264	44.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	12	2.6%	17	3.6%	19	3.7%	15	3.0%	22	4.3%	33	5.9%	23	3.9%
Asian:	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	4	0.8%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	5	0.8%
Hispanic:	397	86.7%	403	85.2%	437	84.9%	416	82.5%	418	81.6%	458	81.8%	508	86.1%
Black:	15	3.3%	13	2.7%	20	3.9%	23	4.6%	28	5.5%	25	4.5%	20	3.4%
White:	27	5.9%	34	7.2%	33	6.4%	41	8.1%	42	8.2%	42	7.5%	34	5.8%
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:	5	1.1%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	6	1.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	361	78.8%	374	79.1%	387	75.1%	44	8.7%	34	6.6%	16	2.9%	16	2.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	35	7.6%	34	7.2%	42	8.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	541	96.6%	571	96.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.68		14.33		15.08		15.75		15.28		15.80		16.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	429	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	340	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	341.93	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	352	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	349	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	434	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	437	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	436.59	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	438	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	440	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	461	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	357	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	364.37	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	365	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	363	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	455	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	455	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	462.67	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	456	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	462	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	480	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	482	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	485.44	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	482	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	481	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	486	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	367	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	376.91	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	381	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	374	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	475	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	474	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	484.28	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	481	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	479	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	495	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	493	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	477.58	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	475	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	479	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	502	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	391	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	391.66	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	395	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	396	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	481	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	495	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	495.46	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	490	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	494	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	506	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	518	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	475.26	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	477	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	477	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	418	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	504	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	490	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	44.1%	46.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	55.9%	53.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.1%	34.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	55.9%	65.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,597.0	$46,381.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,215.0	$34,959.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,214.0	$52,364.0

* Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.