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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	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	378	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	384.76	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	381	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	380	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	472	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	473	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	476.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	471	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	470	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	505	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	389	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	397.55	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	396	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	391	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	493	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	494	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	499.11	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	492	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	533	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	546.85	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	541	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	528	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	521	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	402	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	407.46	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	402	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	402	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	507	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	508	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	511.7	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	507	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	510	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	540	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	511.77	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	516	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	518	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	543	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	417	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	424.77	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	420	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	421	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	517	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	519	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	525.23	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	522	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	523	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	563	557	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	563	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	514.61	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	516	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	518	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

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.