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Western Valley Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6250 West Durango

Phoenix AZ, 85043, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-707-2100

Ranking:

(764 out of 1,363, bottom 44%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Fowler 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:	38		32		34		34		44		38		36
Total Students:	667		614		639		661		658		658		654
Prekindergarten:	36	5.4%	55	9.0%	49	7.7%	52	7.9%	41	6.2%	39	5.9%	3	0.5%
Kindergarten:	98	14.7%	89	14.5%	68	10.6%	73	11.0%	98	14.9%	94	14.3%	100	15.3%
Grade 1:	109	16.3%	71	11.6%	89	13.9%	111	16.8%	106	16.1%	102	15.5%	128	19.6%
Grade 2:	86	12.9%	100	16.3%	111	17.4%	116	17.5%	101	15.3%	120	18.2%	98	15.0%
Grade 3:	109	16.3%	107	17.4%	115	18.0%	105	15.9%	118	17.9%	84	12.8%	110	16.8%
Grade 4:	114	17.1%	104	16.9%	100	15.6%	113	17.1%	91	13.8%	112	17.0%	113	17.3%
Grade 5:	115	17.2%	88	14.3%	107	16.7%	91	13.8%	103	15.7%	107	16.3%	102	15.6%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	359	53.8%	322	52.4%	331	51.8%	337	51.0%	319	48.5%	317	48.2%	313	47.9%
Female:	308	46.2%	292	47.6%	308	48.2%	324	49.0%	331	50.3%	333	50.6%	337	51.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	12	1.8%	10	1.6%	10	1.6%	9	1.4%	5	0.8%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Asian:	5	0.7%	6	1.0%	4	0.6%	3	0.5%	10	1.5%	11	1.7%	8	1.2%
Hispanic:	503	75.4%	438	71.3%	538	84.2%	554	83.8%	556	84.5%	538	81.8%	530	81.0%
Black:	48	7.2%	49	8.0%	43	6.7%	49	7.4%	50	7.6%	61	9.3%	67	10.2%
White:	86	12.9%	95	15.5%	33	5.2%	35	5.3%	37	5.6%	47	7.1%	48	7.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.6%	6	1.0%	4	0.6%	3	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	9	1.3%	10	1.6%	7	1.1%	8	1.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	484	72.6%	NA	NA	442	69.2%	482	72.9%	441	67.0%	415	63.1%	413	63.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	53	7.9%	NA	NA	51	8.0%	44	6.7%	74	11.2%	84	12.8%	114	17.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.55		19.19		18.79		19.73		15.11		17.50		18.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	442	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	355	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	371.67	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	367	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	362	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	441	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	443	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	454.05	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	446	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	446	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	474	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	367	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	382.08	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	381	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	370	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	457	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	461	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	466.42	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	463	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	460	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	484	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	488	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	493.64	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	491	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	480	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	500	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	386	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	393.17	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	385	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	384	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	482	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	483	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	489.18	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	481	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	488	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	517	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	498	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	483.81	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	483	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	486	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%	82.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%	17.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	4.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	75.0%	64.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	25.0%	35.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,478.0	$36,939.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,497.0	$34,983.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,423.0	$40,526.0

* Western Valley Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.