Santa Maria Middle School
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.