Vista Verde Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2826 East Grovers

Phoenix AZ, 85032, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-5300

Ranking:

(540 out of 1,363, top 40%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Paradise Valley 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:	34		38		40		42		44		47		48
Total Students:	664		691		710		832		843		821		827
Grade 7:	331	49.8%	350	50.7%	352	49.6%	387	46.5%	431	51.1%	413	50.3%	429	51.9%
Grade 8:	333	50.2%	341	49.3%	358	50.4%	445	53.5%	412	48.9%	408	49.7%	398	48.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	311	46.8%	342	49.5%	347	48.9%	409	49.2%	433	51.4%	419	51.0%	417	50.4%
Female:	353	53.2%	349	50.5%	363	51.1%	423	50.8%	402	47.7%	394	48.0%	406	49.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	12	1.8%	15	2.2%	18	2.5%	15	1.8%	16	1.9%	24	2.9%	26	3.1%
Asian:	13	2.0%	20	2.9%	22	3.1%	33	4.0%	37	4.4%	30	3.7%	26	3.1%
Hispanic:	314	47.3%	303	43.8%	311	43.8%	337	40.5%	291	34.5%	261	31.8%	266	32.2%
Black:	27	4.1%	33	4.8%	30	4.2%	30	3.6%	66	7.8%	49	6.0%	40	4.8%
White:	280	42.2%	302	43.7%	302	42.5%	383	46.0%	433	51.4%	457	55.7%	469	56.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	16	2.4%	16	2.3%	26	3.7%	33	4.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	356	51.5%	356	50.1%	358	43.0%	336	39.9%	304	37.0%	305	36.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	70	10.1%	73	10.3%	57	6.9%	79	9.4%	70	8.5%	82	9.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.65		18.36		17.76		20.00		19.33		17.70		17.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	567	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	435	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	434.48	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	437	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	434	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	530	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	538	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	541.12	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	542	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	541	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	554	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	562	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	516.06	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	510	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	505	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	576	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	442	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	447.94	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	441	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	445	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	545	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	543	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	543.89	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	532	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	536	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	525	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	527	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	530.74	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	525	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	523	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	36.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	63.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.8%	28.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.2%	71.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,703.0	$46,195.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,526.0	$34,824.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,598.0	$50,743.0

* Vista Verde Middle 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.