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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	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	352	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	358.63	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	354	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	355	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	452	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	450	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	450.98	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	444	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	444	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	477	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	366	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	371.81	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	372	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	368	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	472	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	470	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	474.21	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	468	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	469	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	501	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	501	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	505.96	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	499	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	492	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	497	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	379	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	382.54	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	381	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	380	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	492	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	490	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	493.52	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	488	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	488	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	574	521	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	522	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	489.07	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	490	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	490	501

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.