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Salk Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7029 East Brown Rd

Mesa AZ, 85207, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-0200

Ranking:

(577 out of 1,363, top 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

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:	35		33		36		37		39		46		42
Total Students:	625		638		661		652		682		785		813
Kindergarten:	92	14.7%	77	12.1%	83	12.6%	95	14.6%	88	12.9%	142	18.1%	139	17.1%
Grade 1:	86	13.8%	86	13.5%	101	15.3%	92	14.1%	105	15.4%	103	13.1%	103	12.7%
Grade 2:	87	13.9%	93	14.6%	85	12.9%	94	14.4%	92	13.5%	102	13.0%	101	12.4%
Grade 3:	90	14.4%	84	13.2%	103	15.6%	93	14.3%	100	14.7%	106	13.5%	94	11.6%
Grade 4:	83	13.3%	102	16.0%	91	13.8%	93	14.3%	96	14.1%	97	12.4%	125	15.4%
Grade 5:	98	15.7%	97	15.2%	95	14.4%	91	14.0%	99	14.5%	115	14.6%	122	15.0%
Grade 6:	87	13.9%	97	15.2%	103	15.6%	94	14.4%	102	15.0%	120	15.3%	129	15.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	305	48.8%	317	49.7%	338	51.1%	337	51.7%	326	47.8%	375	47.8%	375	46.1%
Female:	320	51.2%	321	50.3%	323	48.9%	315	48.3%	348	51.0%	402	51.2%	434	53.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	28	4.5%	33	5.2%	37	5.6%	34	5.2%	35	5.1%	52	6.6%	49	6.0%
Asian:	11	1.8%	10	1.6%	11	1.7%	11	1.7%	19	2.8%	22	2.8%	22	2.7%
Hispanic:	291	46.6%	268	42.0%	288	43.6%	276	42.3%	301	44.1%	335	42.7%	347	42.7%
Black:	26	4.2%	36	5.6%	48	7.3%	39	6.0%	41	6.0%	51	6.5%	51	6.3%
White:	264	42.2%	281	44.0%	272	41.1%	289	44.3%	286	41.9%	325	41.4%	344	42.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	0.8%	10	1.6%	5	0.8%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	420	67.2%	439	68.8%	479	72.5%	436	66.9%	422	61.9%	401	51.1%	421	51.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	57	9.1%	70	11.0%	53	8.0%	55	8.4%	70	10.3%	98	12.5%	106	13.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.09		19.48		18.18		17.79		17.60		17.10		19.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	456	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	368	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	375.13	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	372	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	373	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	463	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	463	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	465.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	460	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	460	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	495	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	383	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	388.63	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	383	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	383	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	481	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	483	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	485.49	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	476	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	480	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	507	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	512	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	518.42	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	510	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	506	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	516	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	394	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	401.28	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	394	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	392	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	500	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	498	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	505.22	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	498	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	500	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	523	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	527	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	496.98	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	502	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	498	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	537	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	416	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	423.48	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	413	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	412	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	508	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	515	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	520.5	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	509	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	511	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	539	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	547	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	502.88	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	506	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	496	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	42.1%	48.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	57.9%	51.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.4%	17.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	81.6%	82.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$52,602.0	$51,881.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,639.0	$38,759.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,303.0	$54,582.0

* Salk 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.