Western Sky Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4095 North 144th Ave

Goodyear AZ, 85338, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-535-6000

Ranking:

(284 out of 1,363, top 21%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8

School District: Litchfield 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:	37		39		41		35		42		49		47
Total Students:	889		880		906		910		884		967		1,042
Grade 5:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 6:	293	33.0%	272	30.9%	300	33.1%	293	32.2%	278	31.4%	333	34.4%	329	31.6%
Grade 7:	278	31.3%	307	34.9%	299	33.0%	297	32.6%	310	35.1%	285	29.5%	385	36.9%
Grade 8:	318	35.8%	301	34.2%	307	33.9%	320	35.2%	296	33.5%	349	36.1%	328	31.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	474	53.3%	449	51.0%	457	50.4%	481	52.9%	446	50.5%	483	49.9%	519	49.8%
Female:	415	46.7%	431	49.0%	449	49.6%	429	47.1%	430	48.6%	476	49.2%	519	49.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	1.2%	13	1.5%	11	1.2%	8	0.9%	5	0.6%	9	0.9%	4	0.4%
Asian:	60	6.7%	52	5.9%	62	6.8%	65	7.1%	77	8.7%	86	8.9%	92	8.8%
Hispanic:	295	33.2%	291	33.1%	309	34.1%	294	32.3%	269	30.4%	289	29.9%	328	31.5%
Black:	64	7.2%	67	7.6%	67	7.4%	62	6.8%	69	7.8%	75	7.8%	96	9.2%
White:	432	48.6%	436	49.5%	440	48.6%	471	51.8%	464	52.5%	508	52.5%	522	50.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	25	2.8%	18	2.0%	15	1.7%	7	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	223	25.1%	249	28.3%	238	26.3%	3	0.3%	211	23.9%	215	22.2%	184	17.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	48	5.4%	45	5.1%	54	6.0%	0	0.0%	63	7.1%	57	5.9%	73	7.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.03		22.56		21.92		26.00		21.05		19.70		22.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	535	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	411	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	422.57	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	424	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	420	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	509	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	517	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	525.23	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	521	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	519	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	570	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	572	567	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	510.5	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	524	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	515	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	570	556	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	436	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	440.17	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	442	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	443	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	523	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	537	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	541.71	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	543	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	547	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	578	561	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	559	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	508.58	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	511	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	509	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	576	571	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	443	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	452.9	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	450	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	448	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	540	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	543	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	542.27	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	533	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	536	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	523	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	529	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	532.02	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	531	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	528	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	74.4%	70.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	25.6%	29.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.5%	52.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	53.5%	47.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,966.0	$41,255.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,589.0	$37,082.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,773.0	$45,826.0

* Western Sky Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.