Wheeler Elementary School
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 |
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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.