Sunset Canyon School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2727 East Siesta Ln

Phoenix AZ, 85050, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-5100

Ranking:

(522 out of 1,363, top 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten 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:	29		31		31		32		35		35		35
Total Students:	530		553		542		545		587		588		593
Prekindergarten:	17	3.2%	22	4.0%	15	2.8%	14	2.6%	14	2.4%	26	4.4%	20	3.4%
Kindergarten:	66	12.5%	65	11.8%	68	12.5%	57	10.5%	76	12.9%	78	13.3%	78	13.2%
Grade 1:	67	12.6%	77	13.9%	61	11.3%	75	13.8%	80	13.6%	78	13.3%	93	15.7%
Grade 2:	75	14.2%	63	11.4%	75	13.8%	75	13.8%	82	14.0%	88	15.0%	92	15.5%
Grade 3:	73	13.8%	78	14.1%	74	13.7%	83	15.2%	90	15.3%	83	14.1%	68	11.5%
Grade 4:	80	15.1%	78	14.1%	77	14.2%	92	16.9%	78	13.3%	71	12.1%	88	14.8%
Grade 5:	76	14.3%	76	13.7%	96	17.7%	75	13.8%	77	13.1%	86	14.6%	75	12.6%
Grade 6:	76	14.3%	94	17.0%	76	14.0%	74	13.6%	90	15.3%	78	13.3%	79	13.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	284	53.6%	303	54.8%	282	52.0%	274	50.3%	297	50.6%	282	48.0%	300	50.6%
Female:	246	46.4%	250	45.2%	260	48.0%	271	49.7%	282	48.0%	298	50.7%	289	48.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.9%	11	2.0%	8	1.5%	6	1.1%	7	1.2%	6	1.0%	7	1.2%
Asian:	14	2.6%	9	1.6%	13	2.4%	13	2.4%	20	3.4%	15	2.6%	18	3.0%
Hispanic:	190	35.8%	172	31.1%	175	32.3%	157	28.8%	157	26.7%	161	27.4%	157	26.5%
Black:	12	2.3%	20	3.6%	18	3.3%	20	3.7%	32	5.5%	29	4.9%	40	6.7%
White:	292	55.1%	322	58.2%	313	57.7%	328	60.2%	371	63.2%	377	64.1%	371	62.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	17	3.2%	19	3.4%	15	2.8%	19	3.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	88	16.6%	NA	NA	194	35.8%	188	34.5%	205	34.9%	200	34.0%	197	33.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	33	6.2%	NA	NA	44	8.1%	36	6.6%	43	7.3%	30	5.1%	44	7.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.12		17.98		17.71		17.30		16.77		16.80		16.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	466	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	378	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	384.76	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	381	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	380	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	472	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	473	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	476.01	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	471	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	470	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	505	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	389	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	397.55	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	396	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	391	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	493	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	494	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	499.11	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	492	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	492	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	533	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	535	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	546.85	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	541	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	528	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	521	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	402	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	407.46	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	402	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	402	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	507	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	508	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	511.7	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	507	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	510	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	540	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	547	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	511.77	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	516	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	518	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	543	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	417	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	424.77	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	420	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	421	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	517	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	519	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	525.23	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	522	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	523	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	563	557	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	563	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	514.61	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	516	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	518	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	36.1%	40.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	63.9%	59.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.2%	27.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	77.8%	73.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,440.0	$43,987.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,469.0	$34,704.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,003.0	$47,425.0

* Sunset Canyon 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.