Shepherd Junior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1407 North Alta Mesa Dr

Mesa AZ, 85205, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-1800

Ranking:

(247 out of 1,363, top 18%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

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:	40		39		34		55		58		60		61
Total Students:	718		772		726		1,177		1,215		1,251		1,244
Grade 7:	330	46.0%	386	50.0%	362	49.9%	373	31.7%	354	29.1%	454	36.3%	412	33.1%
Grade 8:	388	54.0%	386	50.0%	364	50.1%	368	31.3%	450	37.0%	410	32.8%	391	31.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	364	50.7%	388	50.3%	384	52.9%	598	50.8%	633	52.1%	663	53.0%	640	51.4%
Female:	354	49.3%	384	49.7%	342	47.1%	579	49.2%	574	47.2%	580	46.4%	600	48.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	14	1.9%	11	1.4%	12	1.7%	22	1.9%	24	2.0%	20	1.6%	28	2.3%
Asian:	10	1.4%	12	1.6%	18	2.5%	35	3.0%	41	3.4%	36	2.9%	29	2.3%
Hispanic:	169	23.5%	171	22.2%	150	20.7%	217	18.4%	190	15.6%	191	15.3%	182	14.6%
Black:	24	3.3%	26	3.4%	21	2.9%	45	3.8%	48	4.0%	48	3.8%	52	4.2%
White:	485	67.5%	548	71.0%	521	71.8%	854	72.6%	912	75.1%	956	76.4%	953	76.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	16	2.2%	4	0.5%	4	0.6%	4	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	242	33.7%	255	33.0%	232	32.0%	346	29.4%	295	24.3%	231	18.5%	216	17.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	58	8.1%	63	8.2%	73	10.1%	93	7.9%	137	11.3%	93	7.4%	96	7.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.18		19.85		21.23		21.52		20.80		20.70		20.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	577	566	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	431	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	433.61	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	426	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	429	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	522	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	528	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	533.65	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	526	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	529	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	546	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	546	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	501.23	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	500	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	495	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	594	573	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	443	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	440.27	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	435	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	434	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	532	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	534	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	530.11	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	517	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	517	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	515	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	520	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	526.16	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	515	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	513	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	52.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	47.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.5%	22.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.5%	77.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,049.0	$51,136.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,443.0	$39,254.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,020.0	$54,657.0

* Shepherd Junior High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.