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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	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.