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Walker Butte K-8 Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

29697 North Desert Willow Blvd

San Tan Valley AZ, 85143, Pinal County

Phone: 480-987-5360

Ranking:

(872 out of 1,363, bottom 36%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Florence Unified School 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
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	47		55		63
Total Students:	916		981		985
Prekindergarten:	54	5.9%	55	5.6%	0	0.0%
Kindergarten:	60	6.6%	75	7.6%	76	7.7%
Grade 1:	84	9.2%	82	8.4%	105	10.7%
Grade 2:	73	8.0%	102	10.4%	97	9.8%
Grade 3:	95	10.4%	98	10.0%	103	10.5%
Grade 4:	100	10.9%	103	10.5%	126	12.8%
Grade 5:	109	11.9%	119	12.1%	96	9.7%
Grade 6:	115	12.6%	101	10.3%	129	13.1%
Grade 7:	97	10.6%	131	13.4%	104	10.6%
Grade 8:	129	14.1%	115	11.7%	149	15.1%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	467	51.0%	498	50.8%	495	50.3%
Female:	449	49.0%	483	49.2%	490	49.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	14	1.5%	19	1.9%	10	1.0%
Asian:	12	1.3%	10	1.0%	14	1.4%
Hispanic:	232	25.3%	256	26.1%	239	24.3%
Black:	93	10.2%	120	12.2%	120	12.2%
White:	536	58.5%	544	55.5%	570	57.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	16	1.7%	30	3.1%	27	2.7%
Two or More Races:	13	1.4%	2	0.2%	5	0.5%
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	416	45.4%	391	39.9%	412	41.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	130	14.2%	88	9.0%	107	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.49		17.84		15.76

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	433	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	347	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	359.51	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	369	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	357	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	447	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	451	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	455.32	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	455	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	447	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	469	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	364	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	375.61	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	371	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	372	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	466	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	469	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	471.88	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	463	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	473	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	498	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	506	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	512.62	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	508	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	505	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	491	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	376	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	387.96	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	381	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	376	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	489	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	486	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	494.75	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	484	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	482	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	517	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	516	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	491.01	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	486	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	487	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	506	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	394	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	399	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	401	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	396	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	495	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	502	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	505.05	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	501	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	497	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	530	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	538	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	491.89	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	488	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	481	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	538	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	407	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	412.88	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	413	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	420	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	507	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	513	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	524.76	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	518	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	523	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	529	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	533	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	495.58	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	487	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	489	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	550	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	421	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	425.66	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	429	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	426	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	520	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	520	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	514.04	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	513	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	506	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	499	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	501	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	506	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	505	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	499	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.2%	73.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.8%	26.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	4.0 years	4.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	82.7%	69.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	17.3%	30.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,034.0	$35,287.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,350.0	$34,399.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$38,300.0	$37,324.0

* Walker Butte K-8 Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.