Sierra Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5801 South Del Moral Blvd

Tucson AZ, 85706, Pima County

Phone: 520-545-2000

Ranking:

(1,198 out of 1,363, bottom 12%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Sunnyside 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:	52		53		53		56		55		56		62
Total Students:	951		1,017		1,024		1,003		1,013		1,035		1,077
Grade 6:	279	29.3%	351	34.5%	369	36.0%	339	33.8%	329	32.5%	347	33.5%	369	34.3%
Grade 7:	338	35.5%	343	33.7%	315	30.8%	323	32.2%	336	33.2%	348	33.6%	353	32.8%
Grade 8:	334	35.1%	323	31.8%	340	33.2%	341	34.0%	348	34.4%	340	32.9%	355	33.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	467	49.1%	507	49.9%	505	49.3%	495	49.4%	511	50.4%	524	50.6%	552	51.3%
Female:	484	50.9%	510	50.1%	519	50.7%	508	50.6%	494	48.8%	503	48.6%	521	48.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	20	2.1%	28	2.8%	27	2.6%	36	3.6%	39	3.8%	38	3.7%	30	2.8%
Asian:	3	0.3%	5	0.5%	6	0.6%	5	0.5%	5	0.5%	4	0.4%	10	0.9%
Hispanic:	888	93.4%	940	92.4%	941	91.9%	917	91.4%	927	91.5%	946	91.4%	982	91.2%
Black:	13	1.4%	17	1.7%	20	2.0%	17	1.7%	19	1.9%	15	1.4%	16	1.5%
White:	25	2.6%	22	2.2%	26	2.5%	23	2.3%	23	2.3%	32	3.1%	39	3.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.2%	5	0.5%	4	0.4%	4	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	721	75.8%	75	7.4%	NA	NA	721	71.9%	724	71.5%	787	76.0%	738	68.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	68	7.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	60	6.0%	70	6.9%	90	8.7%	129	12.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.39		19.30		19.32		17.91		18.42		18.50		17.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	501	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	388	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	391.95	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	382	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	381	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	479	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	494	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	498.15	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	486	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	489	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	525	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	537	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	480.03	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	480	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	479	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	530	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	401	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	405.21	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	403	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	397	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	496	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	511	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	520.75	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	518	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	510	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	529	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	530	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	485.58	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	486	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	477	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	535	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	415	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	417.71	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	407	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	408	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	506	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	509	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	508.91	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	498	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	500	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	486	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	492	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	498.81	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	489	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	490	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.2%	61.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.8%	39.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	56.1%	49.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	43.9%	50.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,214.0	$39,726.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,883.0	$34,201.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,740.0	$45,067.0

* Sierra Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.