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Vista Del Sur Traditional School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3908 West South Mountain Ave

Laveen AZ, 85339, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-237-3046

Ranking:

(71 out of 1,363, top 5%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Laveen 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:	33		32		30		25		25		20		27
Total Students:	842		835		730		678		628		481		361
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Kindergarten:	91	10.8%	90	10.8%	61	8.4%	58	8.6%	81	12.9%	89	18.5%	49	13.6%
Grade 1:	93	11.0%	90	10.8%	89	12.2%	88	13.0%	80	12.7%	55	11.4%	44	12.2%
Grade 2:	90	10.7%	90	10.8%	94	12.9%	89	13.1%	76	12.1%	54	11.2%	46	12.7%
Grade 3:	86	10.2%	95	11.4%	87	11.9%	82	12.1%	79	12.6%	55	11.4%	57	15.8%
Grade 4:	97	11.5%	96	11.5%	96	13.2%	83	12.2%	59	9.4%	85	17.7%	48	13.3%
Grade 5:	98	11.6%	96	11.5%	80	11.0%	63	9.3%	85	13.5%	55	11.4%	28	7.8%
Grade 6:	99	11.8%	93	11.1%	67	9.2%	91	13.4%	56	8.9%	31	6.4%	30	8.3%
Grade 7:	95	11.3%	92	11.0%	93	12.7%	64	9.4%	60	9.6%	30	6.2%	29	8.0%
Grade 8:	93	11.0%	93	11.1%	63	8.6%	60	8.8%	52	8.3%	27	5.6%	30	8.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	386	45.8%	393	47.1%	333	45.6%	305	45.0%	297	47.3%	234	48.6%	179	49.6%
Female:	456	54.2%	442	52.9%	397	54.4%	373	55.0%	323	51.4%	239	49.7%	178	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	21	2.5%	22	2.6%	20	2.7%	18	2.7%	20	3.2%	12	2.5%	10	2.8%
Asian:	94	11.2%	83	9.9%	76	10.4%	70	10.3%	50	8.0%	28	5.8%	24	6.6%
Hispanic:	370	43.9%	367	44.0%	309	42.3%	274	40.4%	262	41.7%	209	43.5%	154	42.7%
Black:	163	19.4%	164	19.6%	131	17.9%	120	17.7%	99	15.8%	65	13.5%	56	15.5%
White:	167	19.8%	175	21.0%	174	23.8%	191	28.2%	197	31.4%	167	34.7%	117	32.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	27	3.2%	24	2.9%	20	2.7%	5	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	304	36.1%	348	41.7%	182	24.9%	216	31.9%	193	30.7%	128	26.6%	1	0.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	117	13.9%	113	13.5%	61	8.4%	69	10.2%	101	16.1%	70	14.6%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	25.60		26.18		24.71		27.12		24.66		24.10		13.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	439	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	364	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	366.63	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416	368	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	356	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	445	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	454	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	451.66	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	451	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	445	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	472	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	371	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	387.59	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	376	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	375	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	462	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	468	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	475.09	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	465	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	469	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	490	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	496	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	502.05	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	493	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	494	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	498	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	384	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	393.17	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	396	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	387	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	486	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	482	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	490	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	491	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	485	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	520	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	507	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	485.64	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	492	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	492	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	516	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	409	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	408.87	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	406	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	406	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	487	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	501	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	504.96	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	500	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	501	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	574	525	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	583	532	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	489.86	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	493	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	488	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	586	542	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	408	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	422.71	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	429	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	421	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	505	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	512	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	522.01	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	526	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	569	525	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	598	529	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	512	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	491.92	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	491	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	487	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	602	543	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	427	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	428.42	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	438	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	435	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	511	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	517	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	518.38	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	518	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	511	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	487	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	492	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	500.41	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	503	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	496	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.2%	60.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.8%	39.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.2%	82.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	53.8%	17.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,975.0	$36,367.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,537.0	$34,198.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$40,922.0	$46,341.0

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