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Sousa Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

616 North Mountain

Mesa AZ, 85207, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-0200

Ranking:

(279 out of 1,363, top 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Mesa 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:	29		27		27		27		31		38		36
Total Students:	560		527		541		548		599		688		704
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	18	2.6%	10	1.4%
Kindergarten:	80	14.3%	76	14.4%	70	12.9%	69	12.6%	85	14.2%	119	17.3%	125	17.8%
Grade 1:	77	13.8%	74	14.0%	83	15.3%	72	13.1%	94	15.7%	96	14.0%	90	12.8%
Grade 2:	86	15.4%	81	15.4%	69	12.8%	92	16.8%	84	14.0%	82	11.9%	84	11.9%
Grade 3:	78	13.9%	72	13.7%	83	15.3%	81	14.8%	78	13.0%	81	11.8%	107	15.2%
Grade 4:	76	13.6%	76	14.4%	79	14.6%	77	14.1%	80	13.4%	104	15.1%	99	14.1%
Grade 5:	79	14.1%	77	14.6%	77	14.2%	76	13.9%	86	14.4%	95	13.8%	90	12.8%
Grade 6:	84	15.0%	71	13.5%	80	14.8%	81	14.8%	92	15.4%	93	13.5%	99	14.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	295	52.7%	261	49.5%	286	52.9%	276	50.4%	311	51.9%	361	52.5%	365	51.8%
Female:	265	47.3%	266	50.5%	255	47.1%	272	49.6%	280	46.7%	319	46.4%	335	47.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.7%	5	0.9%	2	0.4%	3	0.5%	7	1.2%	7	1.0%	9	1.3%
Asian:	8	1.4%	7	1.3%	10	1.8%	7	1.3%	9	1.5%	9	1.3%	10	1.4%
Hispanic:	110	19.6%	116	22.0%	112	20.7%	118	21.5%	128	21.4%	156	22.7%	170	24.1%
Black:	12	2.1%	8	1.5%	12	2.2%	10	1.8%	11	1.8%	17	2.5%	21	3.0%
White:	409	73.0%	378	71.7%	395	73.0%	408	74.5%	444	74.1%	499	72.5%	494	70.2%
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:	17	3.0%	13	2.5%	10	1.8%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	231	41.3%	235	44.6%	226	41.8%	216	39.4%	198	33.1%	173	25.1%	180	25.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	55	9.8%	35	6.6%	61	11.3%	52	9.5%	68	11.4%	87	12.6%	115	16.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.31		19.45		19.93		20.11		19.48		18.30		19.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	456	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	368	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	375.13	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	372	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	373	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	463	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	463	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	465.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	460	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	460	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	495	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	383	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	388.63	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	383	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	383	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	481	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	483	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	485.49	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	476	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	480	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	507	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	512	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	518.42	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	510	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	506	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	516	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	394	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	401.28	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	394	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416	392	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	500	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	498	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	505.22	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	498	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	500	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	523	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	527	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	496.98	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	502	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	498	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	537	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	416	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	423.48	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	413	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	412	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	508	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	515	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	520.5	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	509	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	511	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	539	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	547	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	502.88	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	506	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	496	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	48.5%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	51.5%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	9.1%	11.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	90.9%	88.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,252.0	$49,931.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,008.0	$33,056.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,276.0	$52,182.0

* Sousa Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.