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Thornydale Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7651 North Oldfather Dr

Tucson AZ, 85741, Pima County

Phone: 520-682-4749

Ranking:

(639 out of 1,363, top 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Marana 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:	29		28		38		31		36		33		33
Total Students:	367		351		417		473		459		452		482
Prekindergarten:	52	14.2%	36	10.3%	40	9.6%	57	12.1%	50	10.9%	44	9.7%	45	9.3%
Kindergarten:	50	13.6%	42	12.0%	55	13.2%	55	11.6%	54	11.8%	56	12.4%	59	12.2%
Grade 1:	38	10.4%	48	13.7%	61	14.6%	59	12.5%	58	12.6%	60	13.3%	56	11.6%
Grade 2:	46	12.5%	48	13.7%	47	11.3%	52	11.0%	68	14.8%	50	11.1%	74	15.4%
Grade 3:	47	12.8%	41	11.7%	47	11.3%	69	14.6%	47	10.2%	74	16.4%	63	13.1%
Grade 4:	41	11.2%	45	12.8%	65	15.6%	50	10.6%	72	15.7%	54	11.9%	61	12.7%
Grade 5:	46	12.5%	52	14.8%	39	9.4%	72	15.2%	53	11.5%	56	12.4%	61	12.7%
Grade 6:	47	12.8%	39	11.1%	63	15.1%	59	12.5%	57	12.4%	58	12.8%	63	13.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	213	58.0%	190	54.1%	237	56.8%	278	58.8%	271	59.0%	264	58.4%	286	59.3%
Female:	154	42.0%	161	45.9%	180	43.2%	195	41.2%	180	39.2%	180	39.8%	192	39.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.5%	2	0.6%	6	1.4%	3	0.6%	10	2.2%	6	1.3%	5	1.0%
Asian:	6	1.6%	4	1.1%	6	1.4%	5	1.1%	6	1.3%	10	2.2%	7	1.5%
Hispanic:	167	45.5%	150	42.7%	174	41.7%	174	36.8%	140	30.5%	142	31.4%	150	31.1%
Black:	5	1.4%	5	1.4%	6	1.4%	6	1.3%	13	2.8%	18	4.0%	17	3.5%
White:	172	46.9%	169	48.1%	197	47.2%	253	53.5%	290	63.2%	276	61.1%	303	62.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	15	4.1%	21	6.0%	27	6.5%	31	6.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	182	49.6%	174	49.6%	181	43.4%	154	32.6%	135	29.4%	81	17.9%	108	22.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	42	11.4%	30	8.5%	26	6.2%	37	7.8%	42	9.2%	39	8.6%	48	10.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.88		12.76		11.12		15.26		12.64		13.60		14.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	463	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	372	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	381.77	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	375	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	379	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	472	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	471	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	473.84	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416	467	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	444	470	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	499	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	386	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	390.45	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	389	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	382	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	492	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	494	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	494.48	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405	487	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	487	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	526	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	534	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	538.24	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	531	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	520	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	512	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	400	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	407.68	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405	401	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	399	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	504	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	507	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	511.91	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	506	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	508	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	532	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	542	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	508.05	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	507	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	505	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	537	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	413	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	421.72	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	414	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	416	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	515	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	517	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	524.7	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	517	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	519	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	553	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	552	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	507.62	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	506	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	507	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.8%	65.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.2%	34.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.1%	41.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	55.9%	58.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,629.0	$42,792.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,896.0	$35,122.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,366.0	$48,206.0

* Thornydale Elementary 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.