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South Mountain High School
5401 South 7th St
Phoenix AZ, 85040, Maricopa County
Phone: 602-764-1100
Ranking: (263 out of 409, bottom 36%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Phoenix Union High School 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: | 92 | 105 | 107 | 110 | 121 | 121 | 127 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,725 | 1,777 | 1,834 | 1,823 | 1,836 | 1,990 | 2,135 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 397 | 23.0% | 438 | 24.6% | 486 | 26.5% | 505 | 27.7% | 477 | 26.0% | 523 | 26.3% | 563 | 26.4% |
Grade 10: | 449 | 26.0% | 444 | 25.0% | 488 | 26.6% | 458 | 25.1% | 455 | 24.8% | 503 | 25.3% | 590 | 27.6% |
Grade 11: | 420 | 24.3% | 472 | 26.6% | 420 | 22.9% | 413 | 22.7% | 432 | 23.5% | 489 | 24.6% | 511 | 23.9% |
Grade 12: | 459 | 26.6% | 423 | 23.8% | 440 | 24.0% | 447 | 24.5% | 472 | 25.7% | 475 | 23.9% | 471 | 22.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 848 | 49.2% | 863 | 48.6% | 895 | 48.8% | 903 | 49.5% | 880 | 47.9% | 969 | 48.7% | 1,024 | 48.0% |
Female: | 877 | 50.8% | 914 | 51.4% | 939 | 51.2% | 920 | 50.5% | 948 | 51.6% | 1,013 | 50.9% | 1,107 | 51.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 26 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.4% | 32 | 1.7% | 35 | 1.9% | 37 | 2.0% | 58 | 2.9% | 51 | 2.4% |
Asian: | 12 | 0.7% | 17 | 1.0% | 15 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.8% | 11 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 1,313 | 76.1% | 1,295 | 72.9% | 1,314 | 71.6% | 1,278 | 70.1% | 1,299 | 70.8% | 1,361 | 68.4% | 1,443 | 67.6% |
Black: | 299 | 17.3% | 361 | 20.3% | 403 | 22.0% | 423 | 23.2% | 409 | 22.3% | 487 | 24.5% | 536 | 25.1% |
White: | 50 | 2.9% | 58 | 3.3% | 58 | 3.2% | 70 | 3.8% | 80 | 4.4% | 77 | 3.9% | 94 | 4.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.0% | 12 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,345 | 78.0% | 1,004 | 56.5% | 1,431 | 78.0% | 90 | 4.9% | 1,313 | 71.5% | 1,216 | 61.1% | 55 | 2.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 2.6% | 35 | 2.0% | 43 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 108 | 5.9% | 93 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.75 | 16.96 | 17.08 | 16.51 | 15.12 | 16.40 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 688 | 690 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 486 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 486.32 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 478 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 481 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 685 | 685 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 693 | 693 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 687 | 690.2 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 679 | 683 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 674 | 689 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 460 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 466 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 465.91 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 454 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 448 | 457 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 678 | 679 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 687 | 685 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 477.84 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 481 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 487 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 29.7% | 26.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 70.3% | 73.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.3% | 14.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.7% | 85.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $58,265.0 | $55,921.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,731.0 | $39,448.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $62,480.0 | $58,620.0 |
* South Mountain High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.