Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

12990 North 75th St

Scottsdale AZ, 85260, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-6500

Ranking:

(35 out of 1,363, top 3%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Paradise 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:	35		38		38		37		33		35		36
Total Students:	678		731		700		717		680		636		626
Kindergarten:	87	12.8%	112	15.3%	94	13.4%	89	12.4%	92	13.5%	82	12.9%	61	9.7%
Grade 1:	114	16.8%	102	14.0%	100	14.3%	108	15.1%	106	15.6%	77	12.1%	82	13.1%
Grade 2:	104	15.3%	98	13.4%	118	16.9%	115	16.0%	85	12.5%	90	14.2%	104	16.6%
Grade 3:	95	14.0%	123	16.8%	111	15.9%	98	13.7%	108	15.9%	110	17.3%	102	16.3%
Grade 4:	126	18.6%	123	16.8%	95	13.6%	113	15.8%	108	15.9%	103	16.2%	83	13.3%
Grade 5:	84	12.4%	82	11.2%	98	14.0%	95	13.2%	104	15.3%	89	14.0%	103	16.5%
Grade 6:	68	10.0%	91	12.4%	84	12.0%	99	13.8%	77	11.3%	85	13.4%	91	14.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	342	50.4%	364	49.8%	361	51.6%	354	49.4%	331	48.7%	320	50.3%	317	50.6%
Female:	336	49.6%	367	50.2%	339	48.4%	363	50.6%	341	50.1%	308	48.4%	305	48.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Asian:	119	17.6%	119	16.3%	107	15.3%	99	13.8%	73	10.7%	54	8.5%	50	8.0%
Hispanic:	58	8.6%	62	8.5%	59	8.4%	61	8.5%	54	7.9%	55	8.6%	53	8.5%
Black:	18	2.7%	16	2.2%	23	3.3%	21	2.9%	38	5.6%	26	4.1%	17	2.7%
White:	448	66.1%	492	67.3%	474	67.7%	501	69.9%	512	75.3%	500	78.6%	505	80.7%
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:	33	4.9%	40	5.5%	36	5.1%	34	4.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	9	1.3%	NA	NA	34	4.9%	24	3.3%	34	5.0%	29	4.6%	34	5.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	10	1.5%	NA	NA	9	1.3%	7	1.0%	12	1.8%	8	1.3%	7	1.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.37		19.24		18.42		19.55		20.92		18.30		17.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	466	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	378	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	384.76	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	381	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	380	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	472	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	473	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	476.01	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	471	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	470	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	505	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	389	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	397.55	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	396	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	391	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	493	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	494	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	499.11	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	492	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	492	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	533	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	535	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	595	546.85	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	588	541	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	575	528	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	521	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	402	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	407.46	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	402	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434	402	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	507	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	508	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	511.7	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	507	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	510	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	540	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	547	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	511.77	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	516	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	518	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	586	543	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	417	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	424.77	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	420	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	421	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	517	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	519	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	525.23	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	522	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	523	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	582	557	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	588	563	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	514.61	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	516	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	518	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	29.4%	21.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	70.6%	78.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.4%	21.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.6%	78.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,249.0	$46,005.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,362.0	$35,435.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,499.0	$48,850.0

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