Western Valley Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6250 West Durango

Phoenix AZ, 85043, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-707-2200

Ranking:

(1,103 out of 1,363, bottom 19%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

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:	37		41		42		41		43		42		41
Total Students:	789		770		771		796		702		729		767
Grade 6:	250	31.7%	274	35.6%	257	33.3%	304	38.2%	234	33.3%	253	34.7%	244	31.8%
Grade 7:	273	34.6%	245	31.8%	271	35.1%	240	30.2%	251	35.8%	241	33.1%	262	34.2%
Grade 8:	266	33.7%	251	32.6%	243	31.5%	252	31.7%	217	30.9%	235	32.2%	261	34.0%
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:	420	53.2%	389	50.5%	399	51.8%	401	50.4%	354	50.4%	360	49.4%	387	50.5%
Female:	369	46.8%	381	49.5%	372	48.2%	395	49.6%	340	48.4%	361	49.5%	376	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	15	1.9%	9	1.2%	14	1.8%	12	1.5%	9	1.3%	6	0.8%	4	0.5%
Asian:	5	0.6%	0	0.0%	7	0.9%	6	0.8%	11	1.6%	18	2.5%	19	2.5%
Hispanic:	587	74.4%	558	72.5%	640	83.0%	666	83.7%	577	82.2%	584	80.1%	621	81.0%
Black:	72	9.1%	78	10.1%	62	8.0%	57	7.2%	50	7.1%	61	8.4%	73	9.5%
White:	100	12.7%	118	15.3%	39	5.1%	46	5.8%	55	7.8%	60	8.2%	50	6.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	5	0.6%	5	0.6%	4	0.5%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	0.6%	2	0.3%	5	0.6%	7	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	596	75.5%	NA	NA	555	72.0%	599	75.3%	496	70.7%	544	74.6%	547	71.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	56	7.1%	NA	NA	79	10.2%	73	9.2%	75	10.7%	78	10.7%	103	13.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.32		18.78		18.36		19.41		16.33		17.40		18.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	509	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	392	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	394.51	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	397	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	393	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	485	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	495	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	498.75	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	493	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	490	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	526	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	520	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	483.28	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	485	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	476	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	545	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	403	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	415.13	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	410	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	412	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	505	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	506	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	520.01	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	518	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	517	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	543	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	516	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	488.65	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	484	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	476	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	542	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	424	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	422.06	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	427	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	426	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	509	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	518	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	512.36	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	516	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	510	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	486	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	498	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	495.01	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	497	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	494	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.9%	67.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.1%	32.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	68.3%	58.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	31.7%	41.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,384.0	$39,636.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,860.0	$35,689.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,820.0	$45,102.0

* Western Valley Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.