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Sunset Ridge Elementary School
8490 West Missouri Ave
Glendale AZ, 85305, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-772-2215
Ranking: (670 out of 1,363, top 49%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Pendergast Elementary District
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 639 | 651 | 602 | 634 | 622 | 599 | 584 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 60 | 9.4% | 56 | 8.6% | 48 | 8.0% | 48 | 7.6% | 62 | 10.0% | 72 | 12.0% | 56 | 9.6% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 10.2% | 66 | 10.1% | 52 | 8.6% | 69 | 10.9% | 83 | 13.3% | 56 | 9.3% | 63 | 10.8% |
Grade 2: | 73 | 11.4% | 71 | 10.9% | 68 | 11.3% | 85 | 13.4% | 55 | 8.8% | 59 | 9.8% | 56 | 9.6% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 11.3% | 75 | 11.5% | 83 | 13.8% | 65 | 10.3% | 66 | 10.6% | 57 | 9.5% | 82 | 14.0% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 11.3% | 87 | 13.4% | 62 | 10.3% | 65 | 10.3% | 59 | 9.5% | 81 | 13.5% | 61 | 10.4% |
Grade 5: | 88 | 13.8% | 69 | 10.6% | 74 | 12.3% | 61 | 9.6% | 86 | 13.8% | 62 | 10.4% | 75 | 12.8% |
Grade 6: | 70 | 11.0% | 74 | 11.4% | 63 | 10.5% | 95 | 15.0% | 63 | 10.1% | 77 | 12.9% | 60 | 10.3% |
Grade 7: | 76 | 11.9% | 63 | 9.7% | 90 | 15.0% | 69 | 10.9% | 76 | 12.2% | 66 | 11.0% | 66 | 11.3% |
Grade 8: | 63 | 9.9% | 90 | 13.8% | 62 | 10.3% | 77 | 12.1% | 72 | 11.6% | 69 | 11.5% | 65 | 11.1% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 309 | 48.4% | 308 | 47.3% | 292 | 48.5% | 312 | 49.2% | 312 | 50.2% | 285 | 47.6% | 281 | 48.1% |
Female: | 330 | 51.6% | 343 | 52.7% | 310 | 51.5% | 322 | 50.8% | 302 | 48.6% | 306 | 51.1% | 299 | 51.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 2.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 36 | 5.6% | 41 | 6.3% | 36 | 6.0% | 27 | 4.3% | 25 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.7% | 15 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 436 | 68.2% | 431 | 66.2% | 397 | 65.9% | 440 | 69.4% | 447 | 71.9% | 428 | 71.5% | 422 | 72.3% |
Black: | 37 | 5.8% | 56 | 8.6% | 53 | 8.8% | 59 | 9.3% | 50 | 8.0% | 61 | 10.2% | 60 | 10.3% |
White: | 96 | 15.0% | 103 | 15.8% | 100 | 16.6% | 92 | 14.5% | 86 | 13.8% | 79 | 13.2% | 78 | 13.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 2.7% | 11 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 354 | 55.4% | 383 | 58.8% | 382 | 63.5% | 342 | 53.9% | 366 | 58.8% | 283 | 47.2% | 307 | 52.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 10.8% | 70 | 10.8% | 69 | 11.5% | 51 | 8.0% | 47 | 7.6% | 73 | 12.2% | 59 | 10.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.03 | 22.45 | 20.76 | 22.64 | 20.73 | 17.90 | 22.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 440 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 355 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 351.95 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 355 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 348 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 447 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 449 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 447.85 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 449 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 447 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 482 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 371 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 377.14 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 368 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 361 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 469 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 470 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 475.44 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 465 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 468 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 497 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 496 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 499.06 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 487 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 486 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 503 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 385 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 390.38 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 382 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 372 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 486 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 490 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 494.36 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 487 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 488 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 508 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 521 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 489.15 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 488 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 489 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 520 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427 | 408 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 412.95 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 412 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 405 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 493 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 505 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 510.58 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 510 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 503 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 538 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 533 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 490.87 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 494 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 495 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 548 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422 | 419 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427 | 430.56 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 425 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 425 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 512 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 523 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 530.8 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 529 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 528 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 531 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 547 | 538 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 494.32 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 498 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 491 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 562 | 554 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437 | 431 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 431.96 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 438 | 436 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446 | 437 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 523 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 524 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 523.28 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 522 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 519 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 496 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 501 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 505.36 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 505 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 504 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.3% | 82.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 21.7% | 17.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 4.0 years | 5.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 69.6% | 67.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 30.4% | 32.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,075.0 | $40,627.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,896.0 | $36,230.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,341.0 | $49,909.0 |
* Sunset Ridge Elementary 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.