Sweetwater School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4602 West Sweetwater

Glendale AZ, 85304, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-347-2600

Ranking:

(938 out of 1,363, bottom 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Washington Elementary 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:	50		49		51		49		51		44		42
Total Students:	532		509		519		526		542		565		541
Kindergarten:	46	8.6%	35	6.9%	45	8.7%	44	8.4%	43	7.9%	35	6.2%	40	7.4%
Grade 1:	57	10.7%	50	9.8%	54	10.4%	51	9.7%	48	8.9%	63	11.2%	59	10.9%
Grade 2:	55	10.3%	53	10.4%	58	11.2%	45	8.6%	56	10.3%	66	11.7%	65	12.0%
Grade 3:	59	11.1%	58	11.4%	43	8.3%	52	9.9%	57	10.5%	72	12.7%	60	11.1%
Grade 4:	55	10.3%	47	9.2%	46	8.9%	58	11.0%	69	12.7%	56	9.9%	54	10.0%
Grade 5:	49	9.2%	49	9.6%	53	10.2%	76	14.4%	58	10.7%	57	10.1%	60	11.1%
Grade 6:	56	10.5%	60	11.8%	67	12.9%	51	9.7%	64	11.8%	71	12.6%	61	11.3%
Grade 7:	64	12.0%	77	15.1%	68	13.1%	71	13.5%	67	12.4%	66	11.7%	71	13.1%
Grade 8:	77	14.5%	63	12.4%	67	12.9%	64	12.2%	67	12.4%	66	11.7%	61	11.3%
Ungraded:	14	2.6%	17	3.3%	18	3.5%	14	2.7%	13	2.4%	13	2.3%	10	1.8%
Student By Gender:
Male:	282	53.0%	291	57.2%	290	55.9%	282	53.6%	289	53.3%	292	51.7%	278	51.4%
Female:	250	47.0%	218	42.8%	229	44.1%	244	46.4%	245	45.2%	265	46.9%	259	47.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	16	3.0%	12	2.4%	9	1.7%	12	2.3%	11	2.0%	14	2.5%	11	2.0%
Asian:	7	1.3%	7	1.4%	10	1.9%	16	3.0%	19	3.5%	16	2.8%	14	2.6%
Hispanic:	212	39.8%	182	35.8%	199	38.3%	192	36.5%	215	39.7%	228	40.4%	195	36.0%
Black:	26	4.9%	24	4.7%	19	3.7%	28	5.3%	27	5.0%	30	5.3%	36	6.7%
White:	251	47.2%	270	53.0%	270	52.0%	267	50.8%	270	49.8%	277	49.0%	285	52.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	18	3.4%	12	2.4%	10	1.9%	9	1.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	294	55.3%	260	51.1%	255	49.1%	269	51.1%	166	30.6%	234	41.4%	180	33.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	34	6.4%	32	6.3%	34	6.6%	35	6.7%	56	10.3%	85	15.0%	81	15.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.70		10.32		10.25		10.64		10.67		12.80		12.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	443	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	357	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	358.78	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	350	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	351	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	448	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	451	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	450.32	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	441	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	442	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	479	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	369	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	373.44	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	369	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	364	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	467	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	468	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	473.94	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	466	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274	462	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	499	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	502	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	506.2	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	499	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	487	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	497	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	382	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	384.26	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	378	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	378	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	487	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	485	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	493.69	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	485	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	489	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	519	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	518	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	487.46	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	487	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	486	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	517	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	400	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405	405.86	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	396	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	396	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	493	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	500	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	508.95	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	499	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	500	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	538	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	536	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	489.48	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	491	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	489	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	545	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	412	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	412.12	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	410	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	407	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	511	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	517	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	522.8	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	518	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	517	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	543	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	543	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	489.17	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	493	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	485	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	547	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	428	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	423.64	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	418	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	419	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	518	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	525	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	520.5	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	510	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	510	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	499	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	504	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	508.96	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	502	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	499	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	30.8%	45.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	69.2%	54.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.8%	29.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	69.2%	71.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,354.0	$42,526.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,349.0	$35,454.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,578.0	$45,419.0

* Sweetwater School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.