Wheeler Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1818 Avenida Del Sol

Tucson AZ, 85710, Pima County

Phone: 520-584-5500

Ranking:

(413 out of 1,363, top 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Tucson Unified 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:	27		16		14		16		15		20		19
Total Students:	469		305		320		299		326		348		375
Prekindergarten:	25	5.3%	27	8.9%	40	12.5%	40	13.4%	37	11.3%	32	9.2%	36	9.6%
Kindergarten:	94	20.0%	57	18.7%	49	15.3%	30	10.0%	50	15.3%	49	14.1%	58	15.5%
Grade 1:	87	18.6%	45	14.8%	43	13.4%	49	16.4%	50	15.3%	53	15.2%	61	16.3%
Grade 2:	71	15.1%	44	14.4%	51	15.9%	45	15.1%	57	17.5%	63	18.1%	58	15.5%
Grade 3:	64	13.6%	50	16.4%	44	13.8%	50	16.7%	38	11.7%	50	14.4%	59	15.7%
Grade 4:	67	14.3%	41	13.4%	44	13.8%	40	13.4%	47	14.4%	47	13.5%	52	13.9%
Grade 5:	58	12.4%	41	13.4%	43	13.4%	41	13.7%	44	13.5%	49	14.1%	50	13.3%
Ungraded:	3	0.6%	0	0.0%	6	1.9%	4	1.3%	3	0.9%	5	1.4%	1	0.3%
Student By Gender:
Male:	246	52.5%	158	51.8%	186	58.1%	175	58.5%	185	56.7%	198	56.9%	211	56.3%
Female:	223	47.5%	147	48.2%	134	41.9%	124	41.5%	133	40.8%	142	40.8%	160	42.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	1.1%	5	1.6%	5	1.6%	4	1.3%	11	3.4%	7	2.0%	9	2.4%
Asian:	5	1.1%	4	1.3%	7	2.2%	5	1.7%	16	4.9%	9	2.6%	13	3.5%
Hispanic:	216	46.1%	148	48.5%	143	44.7%	130	43.5%	118	36.2%	138	39.7%	151	40.3%
Black:	42	9.0%	14	4.6%	15	4.7%	10	3.3%	28	8.6%	23	6.6%	32	8.5%
White:	159	33.9%	117	38.4%	123	38.4%	133	44.5%	153	46.9%	171	49.1%	170	45.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.6%	3	1.0%	4	1.3%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	39	8.3%	14	4.6%	23	7.2%	17	5.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	326	69.5%	193	63.3%	175	54.7%	119	39.8%	159	48.8%	153	44.0%	3	0.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	30	6.4%	16	5.2%	17	5.3%	27	9.0%	13	4.0%	21	6.0%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.24		19.68		23.70		19.29		22.18		17.80		19.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	440	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	352	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	358.63	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	354	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	355	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	452	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	450	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	450.98	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	444	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	444	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	477	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	366	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	371.81	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	372	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	368	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	472	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	470	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	474.21	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	468	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	469	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	501	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	501	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	505.96	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	499	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	492	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	497	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	379	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	382.54	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	381	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	380	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	492	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	490	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	493.52	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	488	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	488	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	574	521	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	522	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	489.07	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	490	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	490	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.4%	33.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.6%	66.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.3%	33.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	66.7%	66.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,314.0	$44,319.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,446.0	$32,542.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,248.0	$50,208.0

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