Taylor Junior High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

705 South 32nd St

Mesa AZ, 85204, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-0200

Ranking:

(654 out of 1,363, top 48%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9

School District: Mesa 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:	66		67		47		69		69		69		72
Total Students:	1,133		1,197		870		1,238		1,284		1,292		1,335
Grade 7:	578	51.0%	575	48.0%	456	52.4%	435	35.1%	474	36.9%	416	32.2%	434	32.5%
Grade 8:	551	48.6%	615	51.4%	406	46.7%	447	36.1%	393	30.6%	427	33.0%	468	35.1%
Grade 9:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	356	28.8%	417	32.5%	449	34.8%	433	32.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	574	50.7%	632	52.8%	473	54.4%	654	52.8%	665	51.8%	644	49.8%	694	52.0%
Female:	559	49.3%	565	47.2%	397	45.6%	584	47.2%	611	47.6%	640	49.5%	637	47.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	31	2.7%	27	2.3%	23	2.6%	26	2.1%	17	1.3%	20	1.5%	23	1.7%
Asian:	26	2.3%	23	1.9%	9	1.0%	30	2.4%	39	3.0%	38	2.9%	32	2.4%
Hispanic:	588	51.9%	585	48.9%	452	52.0%	581	46.9%	565	44.0%	523	40.5%	503	37.7%
Black:	53	4.7%	50	4.2%	28	3.2%	54	4.4%	57	4.4%	56	4.3%	55	4.1%
White:	421	37.2%	501	41.9%	354	40.7%	546	44.1%	606	47.2%	655	50.7%	722	54.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	1.1%	11	0.9%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	643	56.8%	681	56.9%	521	59.9%	612	49.4%	606	47.2%	437	33.8%	429	32.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	102	9.0%	117	9.8%	90	10.3%	154	12.4%	176	13.7%	168	13.0%	199	14.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.14		17.76		18.47		18.02		18.68		18.60		18.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	383	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	480	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	506	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	394	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	392	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	498	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	500	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	502	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	498	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	413	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	412	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	509	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	511	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	506	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	496	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	570	566	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	431	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430	433.61	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	423	426	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	429	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	522	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	528	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	533.65	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	526	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	529	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	546	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	546	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	501.23	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	500	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	495	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	580	573	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	443	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	440.27	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	435	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	434	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	532	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	534	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	530.11	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	517	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	517	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	515	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	520	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	526.16	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	515	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	513	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	45.5%	44.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	54.5%	55.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	24.2%	27.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	75.8%	73.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$52,852.0	$52,778.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,379.0	$39,677.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$56,843.0	$57,619.0

* Taylor Junior High 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.