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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	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	378	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	384.76	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	381	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	380	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	472	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	473	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	476.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	471	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	470	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	505	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	389	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	397.55	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	396	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	391	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	493	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	494	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	499.11	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	492	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	533	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	595	546.85	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	588	541	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	575	528	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	521	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	402	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	407.46	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	402	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434	402	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	507	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	508	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	511.7	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	507	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	510	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	540	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	511.77	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	516	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	518	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	586	543	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	417	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	424.77	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	420	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	421	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	517	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	519	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	525.23	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	522	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	523	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	582	557	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	588	563	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	514.61	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	516	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	518	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

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.