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Ward Traditional Academy Primary School
1965 East Hermosa Dr
Tempe AZ, 85282, Maricopa County
Phone: 480-730-7102
Ranking: (62 out of 1,363, top 5%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Tempe 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 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 477 | 486 | 493 | 472 | 461 | 463 | 478 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 49 | 10.3% | 48 | 9.9% | 48 | 9.7% | 45 | 9.5% | 46 | 10.0% | 41 | 8.9% | 44 | 9.2% |
Grade 1: | 50 | 10.5% | 49 | 10.1% | 50 | 10.1% | 44 | 9.3% | 45 | 9.8% | 41 | 8.9% | 44 | 9.2% |
Grade 2: | 52 | 10.9% | 53 | 10.9% | 52 | 10.5% | 48 | 10.2% | 49 | 10.6% | 45 | 9.7% | 47 | 9.8% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 11.7% | 53 | 10.9% | 56 | 11.4% | 50 | 10.6% | 48 | 10.4% | 48 | 10.4% | 47 | 9.8% |
Grade 4: | 56 | 11.7% | 61 | 12.6% | 57 | 11.6% | 52 | 11.0% | 54 | 11.7% | 58 | 12.5% | 57 | 11.9% |
Grade 5: | 60 | 12.6% | 64 | 13.2% | 56 | 11.4% | 59 | 12.5% | 64 | 13.9% | 57 | 12.3% | 61 | 12.8% |
Grade 6: | 49 | 10.3% | 50 | 10.3% | 64 | 13.0% | 63 | 13.3% | 61 | 13.2% | 64 | 13.8% | 63 | 13.2% |
Grade 7: | 51 | 10.7% | 57 | 11.7% | 58 | 11.8% | 55 | 11.7% | 57 | 12.4% | 50 | 10.8% | 63 | 13.2% |
Grade 8: | 54 | 11.3% | 51 | 10.5% | 52 | 10.5% | 56 | 11.9% | 37 | 8.0% | 59 | 12.7% | 52 | 10.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 227 | 47.6% | 230 | 47.3% | 234 | 47.5% | 217 | 46.0% | 210 | 45.6% | 204 | 44.1% | 225 | 47.1% |
Female: | 250 | 52.4% | 256 | 52.7% | 259 | 52.5% | 255 | 54.0% | 243 | 52.7% | 251 | 54.2% | 249 | 52.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.6% | 15 | 3.2% | 19 | 4.0% |
Asian: | 26 | 5.5% | 33 | 6.8% | 33 | 6.7% | 36 | 7.6% | 35 | 7.6% | 34 | 7.3% | 21 | 4.4% |
Hispanic: | 134 | 28.1% | 131 | 27.0% | 135 | 27.4% | 118 | 25.0% | 99 | 21.5% | 93 | 20.1% | 122 | 25.5% |
Black: | 24 | 5.0% | 27 | 5.6% | 28 | 5.7% | 28 | 5.9% | 37 | 8.0% | 43 | 9.3% | 31 | 6.5% |
White: | 259 | 54.3% | 267 | 54.9% | 259 | 52.5% | 256 | 54.2% | 278 | 60.3% | 278 | 60.0% | 285 | 59.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 5.7% | 23 | 4.7% | 31 | 6.3% | 25 | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 17.8% | 89 | 18.3% | 87 | 17.6% | 76 | 16.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | 11.4% | 78 | 16.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 8.8% | 24 | 4.9% | 21 | 4.3% | 33 | 7.0% | 28 | 6.1% | 28 | 6.0% | 37 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.39 | 21.26 | 21.81 | 20.61 | 19.70 | 19.80 | 19.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 446 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 360 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 364.79 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 367 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 363 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 455 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 458 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 458.54 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 455 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 456 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 482 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 375 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 381.42 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 379 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 376 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 475 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 475 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 480.43 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 473 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 476 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 502 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 507 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 561 | 511.96 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 561 | 502 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 555 | 499 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 560 | 506 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 390 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428 | 393.46 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 392 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 386 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 496 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 495 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 500.55 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 499 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 496 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 559 | 529 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 574 | 534 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 497.31 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 500 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 497 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 563 | 520 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 403 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447 | 404.62 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 400 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437 | 399 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 495 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 505 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 509.64 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 497 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 500 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 580 | 537 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 585 | 543 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 494.35 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 495 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 493 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 586 | 546 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 417 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 421.18 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 414 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 417 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 510 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 566 | 520 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 568 | 527.45 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 568 | 523 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 570 | 523 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 586 | 544 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 600 | 548 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 540 | 494.27 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 494 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 493 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 576 | 546 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 424 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 427.13 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 419 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 418 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 520 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 563 | 521 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 573 | 520.7 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 564 | 508 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 567 | 509 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 500 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 503 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 560 | 516.14 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 562 | 504 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 500 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.9% | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.1% | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years | 4.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 61.9% | 80.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 38.1% | 20.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $36,837.0 | $34,185.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,633.0 | $32,135.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,044.0 | $42,384.0 |
* Ward Traditional Academy Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.