Ruth Powell Elementary School
1041 South 14th Ave
Safford AZ, 85546, Graham County
Phone: 928-348-7030
Ranking: (478 out of 1,363, top 35%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Safford 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: | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 573 | 548 | 573 | 594 | 614 | 623 | 583 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 84 | 14.7% | 76 | 13.9% | 71 | 12.4% | 77 | 13.0% | 73 | 11.9% | 89 | 14.3% | 94 | 16.1% |
Grade 1: | 83 | 14.5% | 78 | 14.2% | 83 | 14.5% | 74 | 12.5% | 90 | 14.7% | 93 | 14.9% | 89 | 15.3% |
Grade 2: | 85 | 14.8% | 77 | 14.1% | 77 | 13.4% | 81 | 13.6% | 99 | 16.1% | 88 | 14.1% | 74 | 12.7% |
Grade 3: | 79 | 13.8% | 76 | 13.9% | 78 | 13.6% | 93 | 15.7% | 83 | 13.5% | 73 | 11.7% | 98 | 16.8% |
Grade 4: | 79 | 13.8% | 75 | 13.7% | 96 | 16.8% | 81 | 13.6% | 81 | 13.2% | 108 | 17.3% | 84 | 14.4% |
Grade 5: | 75 | 13.1% | 87 | 15.9% | 82 | 14.3% | 84 | 14.1% | 105 | 17.1% | 85 | 13.6% | 85 | 14.6% |
Grade 6: | 88 | 15.4% | 79 | 14.4% | 86 | 15.0% | 104 | 17.5% | 83 | 13.5% | 87 | 14.0% | 59 | 10.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 302 | 52.7% | 273 | 49.8% | 286 | 49.9% | 291 | 49.0% | 302 | 49.2% | 301 | 48.3% | 288 | 49.4% |
Female: | 271 | 47.3% | 275 | 50.2% | 287 | 50.1% | 303 | 51.0% | 304 | 49.5% | 314 | 50.4% | 291 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 14 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.4% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 242 | 42.2% | 219 | 40.0% | 236 | 41.2% | 221 | 37.2% | 253 | 41.2% | 267 | 42.9% | 247 | 42.4% |
Black: | 13 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.3% | 14 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.4% |
White: | 312 | 54.5% | 317 | 57.8% | 325 | 56.7% | 364 | 61.3% | 338 | 55.0% | 328 | 52.6% | 311 | 53.3% |
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: | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 43.3% | 261 | 47.6% | 163 | 28.4% | 324 | 54.5% | 186 | 30.3% | 251 | 40.3% | 221 | 37.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.2% | 54 | 9.9% | 25 | 4.4% | 54 | 9.1% | 41 | 6.7% | 77 | 12.4% | 90 | 15.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.84 | 19.57 | 19.10 | 18.37 | 19.60 | 18.70 | 19.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 447 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 371 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 368.31 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 357 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 367 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 462 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 470 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 464.49 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 450 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 457 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 483 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 379 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 379.19 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 377 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 370 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 474 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 477 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 484.22 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 477 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 471 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 507 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 511 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 520.93 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 512 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 500 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 513 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 392 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 399.62 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 388 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 392 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 506 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 503 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 503.63 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 496 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 502 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 533 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 531 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 498.68 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 497 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 501 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 540 | 529 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 412 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 412.38 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 413 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 416 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 507 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 513 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 515.93 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 512 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 507 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 535 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 543 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 498.55 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 503 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 496 | 499 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.8% | 46.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.2% | 53.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.1% | 19.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.9% | 80.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,586.0 | $41,406.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,814.0 | $31,071.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,695.0 | $43,866.0 |
* Ruth Powell Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.