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Scales Technology Academy Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1115 West 5th St

Tempe AZ, 85281, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-730-7102

Ranking:

(814 out of 1,363, bottom 40%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Tempe 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:	34		37		36		31		34		35		29
Total Students:	572		618		645		489		498		549		476
Kindergarten:	91	15.9%	88	14.2%	112	17.4%	85	17.4%	111	22.3%	125	22.8%	70	14.7%
Grade 1:	85	14.9%	113	18.3%	98	15.2%	100	20.4%	91	18.3%	74	13.5%	88	18.5%
Grade 2:	105	18.4%	97	15.7%	124	19.2%	85	17.4%	60	12.0%	102	18.6%	82	17.2%
Grade 3:	92	16.1%	124	20.1%	115	17.8%	65	13.3%	83	16.7%	70	12.8%	85	17.9%
Grade 4:	103	18.0%	112	18.1%	88	13.6%	82	16.8%	75	15.1%	90	16.4%	84	17.6%
Grade 5:	91	15.9%	83	13.4%	107	16.6%	70	14.3%	78	15.7%	88	16.0%	67	14.1%
Ungraded:	5	0.9%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	282	49.3%	316	51.1%	337	52.2%	269	55.0%	267	53.6%	289	52.6%	240	50.4%
Female:	290	50.7%	302	48.9%	308	47.8%	220	45.0%	223	44.8%	252	45.9%	232	48.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	50	8.7%	43	7.0%	43	6.7%	33	6.7%	44	8.8%	38	6.9%	24	5.0%
Asian:	11	1.9%	18	2.9%	22	3.4%	18	3.7%	24	4.8%	21	3.8%	25	5.3%
Hispanic:	308	53.8%	328	53.1%	344	53.3%	237	48.5%	237	47.6%	264	48.1%	256	53.8%
Black:	78	13.6%	96	15.5%	108	16.7%	102	20.9%	104	20.9%	125	22.8%	95	20.0%
White:	88	15.4%	95	15.4%	94	14.6%	77	15.7%	89	17.9%	101	18.4%	76	16.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.7%	8	1.3%	9	1.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	33	5.8%	30	4.9%	25	3.9%	22	4.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	399	69.8%	452	73.1%	461	71.5%	364	74.4%	6	1.2%	365	66.5%	364	76.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	54	9.4%	37	6.0%	42	6.5%	29	5.9%	46	9.2%	65	11.8%	51	10.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.61		16.59		17.97		16.03		14.87		15.90		16.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	446	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	360	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	364.79	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	367	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	363	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	455	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	458	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	458.54	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	455	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	456	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	482	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	375	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	381.42	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	379	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	376	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	475	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	475	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	480.43	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	473	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	476	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	502	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	507	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	511.96	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	502	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	499	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	506	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	390	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	393.46	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	392	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	386	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	496	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	495	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	500.55	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	499	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	496	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	529	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	534	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	497.31	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	500	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	497	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	53.3%	58.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	46.7%	41.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.7%	48.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	53.3%	51.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,486.0	$38,422.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,478.0	$32,470.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,618.0	$44,003.0

* Scales Technology Academy Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.