Sweetwater School
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 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 357 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 358.78 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 232 | 350 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 240 | 351 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 448 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 451 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 462 | 450.32 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 441 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 442 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 479 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 369 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 373.44 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 369 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 210 | 364 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 467 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 468 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 473.94 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 466 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 462 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 499 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 502 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 506.2 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 499 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 487 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 497 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 382 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 384.26 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 378 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 378 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 487 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 485 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 493.69 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 485 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 489 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 519 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 518 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 487.46 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 487 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 486 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 517 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391 | 400 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 405.86 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 396 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 396 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 493 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 500 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 508.95 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 499 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 500 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 538 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 536 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 489.48 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 491 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 489 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 561 | 545 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 412 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 412.12 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 410 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 407 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 511 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 517 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 522.8 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 518 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 517 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 543 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 543 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 489.17 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 493 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 485 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 561 | 547 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447 | 428 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 423.64 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 418 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 419 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 518 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 525 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 520.5 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 510 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412 | 510 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 499 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 504 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 508.96 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422 | 502 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 499 | 511 |
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.