Taylor Junior High School
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 | 381 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 480 | 478 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 506 | 507 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 394 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 392 | 393 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 498 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 500 | 499 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 502 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 498 | 501 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 413 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 412 | 410 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 509 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 462 | 511 | 510 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 506 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 496 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 570 | 566 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 431 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 433.61 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 426 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 429 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 522 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 528 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 533.65 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 526 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 529 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 546 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 546 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 501.23 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 500 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 495 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 580 | 573 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445 | 443 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 438 | 440.27 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 435 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 434 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 532 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 534 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 530.11 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 517 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 517 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 515 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 520 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 526.16 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 515 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 513 | 511 |
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.