Ruth Fisher Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

38201 West Indian School Rd

Tonopah AZ, 85354, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-474-5500

Ranking:

(1,143 out of 1,363, bottom 16%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Saddle Mountain Unified School 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:	31		31		NA	NA	NA	NA	31		32		25
Total Students:	686		693		NA	NA	NA	NA	616		647		650
Kindergarten:	52	7.6%	69	10.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	54	8.8%	63	9.7%	56	8.6%
Grade 1:	69	10.1%	69	10.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	57	9.3%	42	6.5%	58	8.9%
Grade 2:	71	10.3%	71	10.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	34	5.5%	51	7.9%	65	10.0%
Grade 3:	73	10.6%	78	11.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	52	8.4%	66	10.2%	53	8.2%
Grade 4:	80	11.7%	90	13.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	64	10.4%	52	8.0%	65	10.0%
Grade 5:	91	13.3%	69	10.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	53	8.6%	63	9.7%	54	8.3%
Grade 6:	68	9.9%	77	11.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	53	8.6%	53	8.2%	64	9.8%
Grade 7:	85	12.4%	78	11.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	109	17.7%	135	20.9%	110	16.9%
Grade 8:	79	11.5%	74	10.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	128	20.8%	113	17.5%	113	17.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	368	53.6%	360	51.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	312	50.6%	330	51.0%	327	50.3%
Female:	318	46.4%	333	48.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	296	48.1%	309	47.8%	319	49.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	5	0.8%	9	1.4%	8	1.2%
Asian:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	9	1.5%	11	1.7%	5	0.8%
Hispanic:	172	25.1%	107	15.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	253	41.1%	281	43.4%	278	42.8%
Black:	10	1.5%	6	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	8	1.3%	18	2.8%	19	2.9%
White:	494	72.0%	571	82.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	341	55.4%	328	50.7%	340	52.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	0.7%	5	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	480	70.0%	478	69.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	385	62.5%	274	42.3%	324	49.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	67	9.8%	38	5.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	50	8.1%	46	7.1%	57	8.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.20		22.43		NA	NA	NA	NA	20.08		20.30		26.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	437	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	349	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	347	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	444	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	434	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	441	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	462	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	361	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	376	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	459	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	460	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	467	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	489	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	494	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	497	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	480	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	364	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	383	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	473	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	474	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	485	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	493	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	518	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	481	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	510	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	395	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	395	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	486	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	492	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	489	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	513	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	526	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	489	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	525	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	400	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	430	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	498	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	509	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	526	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	512	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	524	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	485	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	540	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	417	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	449	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	508	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	502	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	522	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	506	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	517	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	515	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.4%	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	25.9%	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.0%	44.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	63.0%	55.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,150.0	$39,104.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,344.0	$34,921.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,154.0	$42,450.0

* Ruth Fisher 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.