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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	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	360	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	364.79	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	367	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	363	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	455	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	458	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	458.54	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	455	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	456	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	482	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	375	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	381.42	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	379	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	376	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	475	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	475	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	480.43	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	473	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	476	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	502	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	507	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	511.96	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	502	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	499	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	506	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	390	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	393.46	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	392	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	386	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	496	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	495	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	500.55	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	499	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	496	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	529	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	534	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	497.31	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	500	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	497	501

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.