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Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

10150 West Missouri Ave

Glendale AZ, 85307, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-772-2215

Ranking:

(623 out of 1,363, top 46%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Pendergast Elementary District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	30		34		36		35		40		44		34
Total Students:	684		683		685		702		779		791		614
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Kindergarten:	53	7.7%	43	6.3%	59	8.6%	43	6.1%	61	7.8%	70	8.8%	65	10.6%
Grade 1:	56	8.2%	58	8.5%	57	8.3%	62	8.8%	65	8.3%	94	11.9%	73	11.9%
Grade 2:	68	9.9%	60	8.8%	72	10.5%	69	9.8%	87	11.2%	84	10.6%	61	9.9%
Grade 3:	75	11.0%	75	11.0%	71	10.4%	89	12.7%	98	12.6%	78	9.9%	65	10.6%
Grade 4:	71	10.4%	83	12.2%	80	11.7%	96	13.7%	79	10.1%	90	11.4%	55	9.0%
Grade 5:	89	13.0%	94	13.8%	90	13.1%	70	10.0%	90	11.6%	88	11.1%	76	12.4%
Grade 6:	92	13.5%	90	13.2%	81	11.8%	85	12.1%	89	11.4%	105	13.3%	82	13.4%
Grade 7:	95	13.9%	82	12.0%	85	12.4%	87	12.4%	111	14.2%	109	13.8%	67	10.9%
Grade 8:	85	12.4%	98	14.3%	90	13.1%	101	14.4%	99	12.7%	73	9.2%	70	11.4%
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:	370	54.1%	365	53.4%	360	52.6%	366	52.1%	409	52.5%	427	54.0%	318	51.8%
Female:	314	45.9%	318	46.6%	325	47.4%	336	47.9%	362	46.5%	356	45.0%	292	47.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	13	1.9%	12	1.8%	16	2.3%	19	2.7%	16	2.1%	12	1.5%	16	2.6%
Asian:	7	1.0%	9	1.3%	6	0.9%	6	0.9%	19	2.4%	20	2.5%	11	1.8%
Hispanic:	400	58.5%	414	60.6%	421	61.5%	423	60.3%	460	59.1%	481	60.8%	344	56.0%
Black:	69	10.1%	63	9.2%	58	8.5%	72	10.3%	91	11.7%	76	9.6%	62	10.1%
White:	168	24.6%	163	23.9%	166	24.2%	172	24.5%	193	24.8%	202	25.5%	181	29.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	25	3.7%	22	3.2%	18	2.6%	9	1.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	350	51.2%	343	50.2%	363	53.0%	303	43.2%	358	46.0%	284	35.9%	228	37.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	77	11.3%	90	13.2%	80	11.7%	0	0.0%	70	9.0%	99	12.5%	58	9.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.65		20.09		19.30		20.35		19.72		18.00		18.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	440	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	355	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	351.95	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	355	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	348	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	447	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	449	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	447.85	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	449	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	447	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	482	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	371	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	377.14	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	368	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	361	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	469	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	470	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	475.44	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	465	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	468	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	497	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	496	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	499.06	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	487	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	486	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	503	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	385	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	390.38	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	382	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	372	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	486	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	490	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	494.36	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	487	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	488	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	508	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	521	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	489.15	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	488	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	489	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	520	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416	408	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	412.95	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	412	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416	405	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	493	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	505	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	510.58	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	510	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	503	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	538	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	533	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	490.87	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	494	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	495	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	548	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	419	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	430.56	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	425	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	425	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	512	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	523	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	530.8	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	529	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	528	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	531	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	538	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	494.32	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	498	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	491	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	554	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	431	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	431.96	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	436	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	437	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	523	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	524	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	523.28	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	522	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	519	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	496	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	501	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	505.36	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	505	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	504	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	73.3%	77.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	26.7%	22.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	4.0 years	5.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	73.3%	74.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	26.7%	25.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,190.0	$40,688.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,769.0	$38,153.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,098.0	$48,011.0

* Sonoran Sky Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.