Thatcher High School
601 North 3rd Ave Thatcher AZ, 85552, Graham County Phone: 928-348-7201 Ranking:  (94 out of 409, top 23%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Thatcher 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: | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 439 | 409 | 402 | 393 | 378 | 426 | 412 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 130 | 29.6% | 124 | 30.3% | 116 | 28.9% | 114 | 29.0% | 84 | 22.2% | 123 | 28.9% | 109 | 26.5% |
| Grade 10: | 120 | 27.3% | 111 | 27.1% | 115 | 28.6% | 80 | 20.4% | 119 | 31.5% | 101 | 23.7% | 86 | 20.9% |
| Grade 11: | 102 | 23.2% | 106 | 25.9% | 67 | 16.7% | 110 | 28.0% | 97 | 25.7% | 89 | 20.9% | 119 | 28.9% |
| Grade 12: | 87 | 19.8% | 68 | 16.6% | 104 | 25.9% | 89 | 22.6% | 78 | 20.6% | 113 | 26.5% | 98 | 23.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 226 | 51.5% | 227 | 55.5% | 224 | 55.7% | 203 | 51.7% | 193 | 51.1% | 218 | 51.2% | 209 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 213 | 48.5% | 182 | 44.5% | 178 | 44.3% | 190 | 48.3% | 177 | 46.8% | 200 | 46.9% | 199 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 82 | 18.7% | 79 | 19.3% | 73 | 18.2% | 69 | 17.6% | 52 | 13.8% | 56 | 13.1% | 53 | 12.9% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 347 | 79.0% | 311 | 76.0% | 316 | 78.6% | 317 | 80.7% | 316 | 83.6% | 360 | 84.5% | 353 | 85.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.1% | 9 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 14.1% | 74 | 18.1% | 56 | 13.9% | 49 | 12.5% | 72 | 19.0% | 61 | 14.3% | 57 | 13.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 8.4% | 24 | 5.9% | 34 | 8.5% | 65 | 16.5% | 50 | 13.2% | 73 | 17.1% | 60 | 14.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.11 | 16.04 | 15.61 | 17.09 | 15.12 | 16.20 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 713 | 713 | 707 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 499 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 506.49 | 501.09 |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 502 | 496 |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 496 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 715 | 715 | 707 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 718 | 718 | 710 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 725 | 724.7 | 711.72 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 724 | 724 | 707 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 706 | 706 | 707 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 498 | 479 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 512.47 | 485.06 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 507 | 480 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 478 |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 694 | 694 | 696 |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 701 | 701 | 702 |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 508.95 | 499.58 |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 507 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.9% | 60.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.1% | 40.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.8% | 15.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.2% | 85.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,198.0 | $34,314.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,903.0 | $28,688.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,478.0 | $35,307.0 |
* Thatcher High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.