Shepherd Junior High School
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 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 431 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 433.61 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 426 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 429 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 522 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 528 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 533.65 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 526 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 529 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 554 | 546 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 546 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 501.23 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 500 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 495 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 594 | 573 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 443 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 440.27 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 435 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 434 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 532 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 534 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 530.11 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 517 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 517 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 515 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 520 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 526.16 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 515 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 513 | 511 |
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.