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Santa Maria Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7250 West Lower Buckeye Rd

Phoenix AZ, 85043, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-707-1000

Ranking:

(746 out of 1,363, bottom 45%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Fowler 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:	36		35		37		36		36		36		38
Total Students:	667		685		736		703		688		648		656
Grade 6:	230	34.5%	218	31.8%	229	31.1%	242	34.4%	248	36.0%	224	34.6%	235	35.8%
Grade 7:	218	32.7%	230	33.6%	251	34.1%	251	35.7%	219	31.8%	232	35.8%	197	30.0%
Grade 8:	219	32.8%	237	34.6%	256	34.8%	210	29.9%	221	32.1%	192	29.6%	224	34.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	330	49.5%	354	51.7%	384	52.2%	364	51.8%	353	51.3%	337	52.0%	352	53.7%
Female:	337	50.5%	331	48.3%	352	47.8%	339	48.2%	327	47.5%	303	46.8%	300	45.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	5	0.7%	9	1.3%	9	1.3%	5	0.8%	3	0.5%
Asian:	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	7	1.0%	7	1.0%	16	2.3%	12	1.9%	13	2.0%
Hispanic:	535	80.2%	545	79.6%	591	80.3%	559	79.5%	534	77.6%	509	78.5%	521	79.4%
Black:	46	6.9%	60	8.8%	68	9.2%	66	9.4%	64	9.3%	64	9.9%	60	9.1%
White:	76	11.4%	73	10.7%	55	7.5%	52	7.4%	65	9.4%	58	9.0%	59	9.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	6	0.9%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	9	1.2%	7	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	482	72.3%	NA	NA	506	68.8%	480	68.3%	464	67.4%	415	64.0%	399	60.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	49	7.3%	NA	NA	93	12.6%	79	11.2%	77	11.2%	88	13.6%	103	15.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.53		19.57		19.89		19.53		19.11		18.00		17.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	384	393
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	488	499
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	486	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	509	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	392	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	394.51	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	397	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	393	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	485	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	495	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	498.75	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	493	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	490	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	526	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	520	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	483.28	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	485	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	476	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	545	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	403	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	415.13	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	410	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	412	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	505	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	506	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	520.01	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	518	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	517	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	543	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	516	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	488.65	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	484	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	476	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	542	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	424	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	422.06	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	427	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434	426	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	509	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	518	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	512.36	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	516	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	510	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	486	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	498	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	495.01	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	497	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	494	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	71.8%	71.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	28.2%	29.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	51.3%	61.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	48.7%	38.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,513.0	$40,554.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,800.0	$38,474.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,422.0	$43,848.0

* Santa Maria Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.