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Tomahawk School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7820 West Turney Ave

Phoenix AZ, 85033, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-691-4000

Ranking:

(804 out of 1,363, bottom 41%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Cartwright Elementary 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:	47		46		57		49		50		56		58
Total Students:	990		984		935		991		1,020		986		1,116
Kindergarten:	194	19.6%	191	19.4%	157	16.8%	165	16.6%	175	17.2%	147	14.9%	194	17.4%
Grade 1:	168	17.0%	160	16.3%	176	18.8%	171	17.3%	158	15.5%	164	16.6%	217	19.4%
Grade 2:	162	16.4%	164	16.7%	149	15.9%	138	13.9%	171	16.8%	199	20.2%	191	17.1%
Grade 3:	149	15.1%	173	17.6%	131	14.0%	156	15.7%	186	18.2%	164	16.6%	182	16.3%
Grade 4:	178	18.0%	132	13.4%	153	16.4%	185	18.7%	184	18.0%	146	14.8%	182	16.3%
Grade 5:	139	14.0%	164	16.7%	169	18.1%	176	17.8%	146	14.3%	166	16.8%	150	13.4%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	518	52.3%	512	52.0%	489	52.3%	509	51.4%	518	50.8%	501	50.8%	573	51.3%
Female:	472	47.7%	472	48.0%	446	47.7%	482	48.6%	494	48.4%	477	48.4%	539	48.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.5%	6	0.6%	6	0.6%	15	1.5%	10	1.0%	9	0.9%	16	1.4%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Hispanic:	891	90.0%	874	88.8%	825	88.2%	870	87.8%	902	88.4%	881	89.4%	1,001	89.7%
Black:	46	4.6%	38	3.9%	39	4.2%	39	3.9%	43	4.2%	46	4.7%	43	3.9%
White:	38	3.8%	54	5.5%	53	5.7%	60	6.1%	64	6.3%	49	5.0%	55	4.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.4%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	6	0.6%	10	1.0%	11	1.2%	6	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	981	99.7%	771	82.5%	793	80.0%	645	63.2%	633	64.2%	701	62.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	987	99.7%	0	0.0%	47	5.0%	50	5.0%	65	6.4%	106	10.8%	164	14.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.93		21.55		16.46		20.31		20.60		17.50		19.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	439	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	352	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	361.09	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	361	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	355	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	439	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	443	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	447.68	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	443	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	440	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	469	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	367	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	371.16	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	372	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	377	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	455	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	459	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	464.08	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	460	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	463	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	479	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	484	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	483.34	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	479	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	479	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	493	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	384	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	389.6	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	387	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	386	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	477	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	482	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	487.64	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	481	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	483	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	498	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	505	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	479.97	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	481	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	484	501

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

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

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	41.8%	36.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	58.2%	63.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,456.0	$46,434.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,762.0	$39,306.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,986.0	$50,507.0

* Tomahawk School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.