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Tumbleweed Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4001 West Laurel Ln

Phoenix AZ, 85029, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-347-2600

Ranking:

(791 out of 1,363, bottom 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Washington 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:	29		27		26		26		27		29		32
Total Students:	486		494		502		510		542		572		630
Prekindergarten:	12	2.5%	19	3.8%	16	3.2%	19	3.7%	14	2.6%	36	6.3%	37	5.9%
Kindergarten:	65	13.4%	61	12.3%	60	12.0%	59	11.6%	65	12.0%	63	11.0%	72	11.4%
Grade 1:	58	11.9%	62	12.6%	65	12.9%	63	12.4%	77	14.2%	69	12.1%	80	12.7%
Grade 2:	57	11.7%	55	11.1%	54	10.8%	72	14.1%	74	13.7%	68	11.9%	84	13.3%
Grade 3:	59	12.1%	62	12.6%	81	16.1%	70	13.7%	68	12.5%	81	14.2%	90	14.3%
Grade 4:	71	14.6%	87	17.6%	77	15.3%	59	11.6%	78	14.4%	84	14.7%	81	12.9%
Grade 5:	82	16.9%	74	15.0%	69	13.7%	77	15.1%	93	17.2%	79	13.8%	101	16.0%
Grade 6:	82	16.9%	74	15.0%	80	15.9%	91	17.8%	73	13.5%	92	16.1%	85	13.5%
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:	238	49.0%	261	52.8%	268	53.4%	252	49.4%	261	48.2%	304	53.1%	333	52.9%
Female:	248	51.0%	233	47.2%	234	46.6%	258	50.6%	273	50.4%	260	45.5%	293	46.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	2.3%	15	3.0%	13	2.6%	23	4.5%	23	4.2%	14	2.4%	11	1.7%
Asian:	17	3.5%	20	4.0%	12	2.4%	16	3.1%	21	3.9%	22	3.8%	27	4.3%
Hispanic:	194	39.9%	193	39.1%	202	40.2%	193	37.8%	223	41.1%	224	39.2%	270	42.9%
Black:	36	7.4%	27	5.5%	37	7.4%	45	8.8%	38	7.0%	36	6.3%	31	4.9%
White:	193	39.7%	210	42.5%	224	44.6%	228	44.7%	237	43.7%	276	48.3%	291	46.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	1.4%	4	0.8%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	28	5.8%	25	5.1%	13	2.6%	4	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	341	70.2%	344	69.6%	329	65.5%	316	62.0%	41	7.6%	277	48.4%	254	40.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	43	8.8%	38	7.7%	49	9.8%	38	7.5%	1	0.2%	76	13.3%	91	14.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.76		18.41		19.43		19.46		20.07		20.10		19.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	443	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	357	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	358.78	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	350	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	351	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	448	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	451	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	450.32	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	441	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	442	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	479	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	369	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	373.44	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	369	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	364	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	467	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	468	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	473.94	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	466	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	462	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	499	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	502	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	506.2	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	499	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	487	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	497	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	382	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	384.26	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	378	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	378	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	487	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	485	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	493.69	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	485	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	489	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	519	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	518	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	487.46	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	487	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	486	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	517	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	400	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	405.86	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	396	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	396	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	493	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	500	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	508.95	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	499	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	500	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	538	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	536	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	489.48	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	491	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	489	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	26.7%	22.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	73.3%	77.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.7%	25.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.3%	74.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,157.0	$46,794.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,905.0	$35,604.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,521.0	$50,687.0

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