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Sierra Verde Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7241 West Rose Garden Ln

Glendale AZ, 85308, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-445-5000

Ranking:

(83 out of 1,363, top 6%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Deer Valley 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:	47		48		45		41		43		46		48
Total Students:	963		875		795		783		768		804		862
Prekindergarten:	18	1.9%	21	2.4%	19	2.4%	17	2.2%	11	1.4%	28	3.5%	29	3.4%
Kindergarten:	77	8.0%	83	9.5%	71	8.9%	70	8.9%	70	9.1%	60	7.5%	78	9.0%
Grade 1:	101	10.5%	90	10.3%	83	10.4%	81	10.3%	68	8.9%	82	10.2%	89	10.3%
Grade 2:	95	9.9%	98	11.2%	86	10.8%	76	9.7%	76	9.9%	84	10.4%	68	7.9%
Grade 3:	112	11.6%	96	11.0%	78	9.8%	80	10.2%	91	11.8%	72	9.0%	78	9.0%
Grade 4:	110	11.4%	89	10.2%	86	10.8%	91	11.6%	76	9.9%	82	10.2%	104	12.1%
Grade 5:	103	10.7%	88	10.1%	97	12.2%	87	11.1%	84	10.9%	101	12.6%	106	12.3%
Grade 6:	97	10.1%	108	12.3%	93	11.7%	84	10.7%	100	13.0%	103	12.8%	103	11.9%
Grade 7:	127	13.2%	102	11.7%	85	10.7%	100	12.8%	97	12.6%	92	11.4%	94	10.9%
Grade 8:	123	12.8%	100	11.4%	97	12.2%	97	12.4%	95	12.4%	100	12.4%	113	13.1%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	513	53.3%	481	55.0%	434	54.6%	412	52.6%	402	52.3%	415	51.6%	467	54.2%
Female:	450	46.7%	394	45.0%	361	45.4%	371	47.4%	358	46.6%	381	47.4%	391	45.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	7	0.9%	3	0.3%
Asian:	79	8.2%	71	8.1%	76	9.6%	58	7.4%	62	8.1%	56	7.0%	51	5.9%
Hispanic:	113	11.7%	100	11.4%	87	10.9%	92	11.7%	58	7.6%	61	7.6%	61	7.1%
Black:	21	2.2%	19	2.2%	11	1.4%	14	1.8%	24	3.1%	23	2.9%	22	2.6%
White:	711	73.8%	655	74.9%	587	73.8%	585	74.7%	621	80.9%	657	81.7%	725	84.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	37	3.8%	27	3.1%	32	4.0%	32	4.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	132	13.7%	120	13.7%	60	7.5%	55	7.0%	70	9.1%	38	4.7%	NA	NA
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	39	4.0%	49	5.6%	40	5.0%	34	4.3%	37	4.8%	26	3.2%	NA	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.49		18.31		17.83		19.05		17.82		17.60		18.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	464	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	380	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	384.03	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	384	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	388	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	474	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	474	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	474.68	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	472	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	479	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	499	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	391	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	398.67	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	397	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	394	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	494	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	497	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	500.7	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	495	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	526	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	533	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	544.87	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	536	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	531	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	517	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	403	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	408.92	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	404	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	406	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	510	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	510	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	515.77	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	513	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	515	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	536	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	512.22	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	515	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	517	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	577	544	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	420	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	425.53	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430	423	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	423	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	519	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	523	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	531.56	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	527	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	527	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	549	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	583	565	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	517.86	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	520	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	513	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	599	566	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	437	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	436.37	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	439	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	444	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	529	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	540	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	545.83	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	545	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	550	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	586	553	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	591	563	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	513.25	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	516	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	512	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	604	577	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	446	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	447.67	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	447	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	446	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	569	548	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	572	546	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	569	547.56	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	537	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	539	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	521	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	527	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	535.2	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	531	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	528	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.5%	58.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.5%	41.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	5.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.3%	58.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	53.7%	41.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,114.0	$39,604.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,786.0	$36,516.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,851.0	$43,895.0

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