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Sonoran Heights Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

11405 North Greer Ranch Parkwa

Surprise AZ, 85379, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-523-8550

Ranking:

(134 out of 1,363, top 10%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Dysart 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:	48		42		39		36		34		33		39
Total Students:	947		895		780		658		568		516		714
Kindergarten:	89	9.4%	118	13.2%	112	14.4%	99	15.0%	63	11.1%	56	10.9%	70	9.8%
Grade 1:	126	13.3%	116	13.0%	108	13.8%	76	11.6%	68	12.0%	55	10.7%	94	13.2%
Grade 2:	118	12.5%	115	12.8%	74	9.5%	72	10.9%	61	10.7%	61	11.8%	88	12.3%
Grade 3:	112	11.8%	89	9.9%	84	10.8%	71	10.8%	63	11.1%	66	12.8%	76	10.6%
Grade 4:	97	10.2%	107	12.0%	85	10.9%	65	9.9%	73	12.9%	51	9.9%	82	11.5%
Grade 5:	110	11.6%	93	10.4%	76	9.7%	79	12.0%	62	10.9%	58	11.2%	82	11.5%
Grade 6:	93	9.8%	99	11.1%	79	10.1%	68	10.3%	60	10.6%	61	11.8%	78	10.9%
Grade 7:	95	10.0%	88	9.8%	73	9.4%	71	10.8%	59	10.4%	46	8.9%	70	9.8%
Grade 8:	92	9.7%	70	7.8%	89	11.4%	57	8.7%	59	10.4%	62	12.0%	74	10.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	462	48.8%	449	50.2%	424	54.4%	350	53.2%	290	51.1%	277	53.7%	374	52.4%
Female:	485	51.2%	446	49.8%	356	45.6%	308	46.8%	270	47.5%	231	44.8%	336	47.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	1.2%	7	0.8%	7	0.9%	6	0.9%	5	0.9%	5	1.0%	9	1.3%
Asian:	52	5.5%	52	5.8%	53	6.8%	53	8.1%	52	9.2%	50	9.7%	46	6.4%
Hispanic:	202	21.3%	206	23.0%	190	24.4%	171	26.0%	157	27.6%	142	27.5%	198	27.7%
Black:	63	6.7%	56	6.3%	66	8.5%	61	9.3%	45	7.9%	41	7.9%	54	7.6%
White:	585	61.8%	548	61.2%	449	57.6%	361	54.9%	309	54.4%	278	53.9%	407	57.0%
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:	34	3.6%	26	2.9%	15	1.9%	6	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	179	18.9%	149	16.6%	145	18.6%	141	21.4%	101	17.8%	90	17.4%	7	1.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	41	4.3%	42	4.7%	55	7.1%	42	6.4%	40	7.0%	48	9.3%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.57		21.31		20.26		18.41		16.96		15.60		18.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	455	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	373	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	381.31	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	372	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	374	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	466	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	465	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	468.37	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	463	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	463	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	491	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	391	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	395	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	391	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	386	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	479	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	486	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	486.65	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	481	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	480	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	508	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	517	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	521.34	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	514	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	506	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	510	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	403	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	406.39	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	396	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416	397	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	495	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	501	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	505.94	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	497	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	501	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	530	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	538	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	501.85	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	499	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	498	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	563	527	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	419	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	423.66	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	414	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	414	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	500	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	510	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	519.42	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	511	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	510	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	546	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	574	546	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	502.89	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	502	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	502	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	596	548	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	424	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	432.1	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	431	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	431	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	517	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	528	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	535.53	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	532	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	536	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	571	546	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	599	563	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	501.42	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	502	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	498	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	607	557	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	433	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	437.84	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	440	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	441	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	525	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	533	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	531.21	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	522	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	525	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	503	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	506	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	515.21	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	514	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	513	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	71.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	28.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,580.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,951.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,818.0

* Sonoran Heights 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.