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Whipple Ranch Elementary School
1350 North Central Ave
Show Low AZ, 85901, Navajo County
Phone: 928-537-6001
Ranking:
(471 out of 1,363, top 35%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Show Low 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: | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 481 | 443 | 451 | 442 | 459 | 576 | 597 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 72 | 15.0% | 53 | 12.0% | 55 | 12.2% | 55 | 12.4% | 52 | 11.3% | 142 | 24.7% | 170 | 28.5% |
Grade 1: | 83 | 17.3% | 76 | 17.2% | 71 | 15.7% | 59 | 13.3% | 66 | 14.4% | 157 | 27.3% | 153 | 25.6% |
Grade 2: | 64 | 13.3% | 83 | 18.7% | 67 | 14.9% | 69 | 15.6% | 98 | 21.4% | 148 | 25.7% | 127 | 21.3% |
Grade 3: | 100 | 20.8% | 65 | 14.7% | 70 | 15.5% | 93 | 21.0% | 85 | 18.5% | 129 | 22.4% | 147 | 24.6% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 14.3% | 72 | 16.3% | 94 | 20.8% | 78 | 17.6% | 82 | 17.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 80 | 16.6% | 94 | 21.2% | 88 | 19.5% | 81 | 18.3% | 76 | 16.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 232 | 48.2% | 218 | 49.2% | 232 | 51.4% | 236 | 53.4% | 230 | 50.1% | 298 | 51.7% | 308 | 51.6% |
Female: | 249 | 51.8% | 225 | 50.8% | 219 | 48.6% | 206 | 46.6% | 221 | 48.1% | 270 | 46.9% | 285 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 18 | 3.7% | 21 | 4.7% | 21 | 4.7% | 16 | 3.6% | 13 | 2.8% | 23 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.7% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 94 | 19.5% | 87 | 19.6% | 82 | 18.2% | 70 | 15.8% | 86 | 18.7% | 105 | 18.2% | 106 | 17.8% |
Black: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
White: | 352 | 73.2% | 323 | 72.9% | 339 | 75.2% | 347 | 78.5% | 355 | 77.3% | 442 | 76.7% | 460 | 77.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 260 | 54.1% | 255 | 57.6% | 246 | 54.5% | 249 | 56.3% | 270 | 58.8% | 304 | 52.8% | 301 | 50.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 8.5% | 31 | 7.0% | 39 | 8.6% | 31 | 7.0% | 34 | 7.4% | 56 | 9.7% | 55 | 9.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.50 | 20.14 | 20.98 | 20.56 | 18.70 | 18.10 | 18.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 460 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 369 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 384.97 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 372 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 374 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 468 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 463 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 475.61 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 466 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 469 | 459 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 377 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 383.18 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 390 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 381 | 381 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 488 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 487.24 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 490 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 491 | 478 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 520 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 528.4 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 531 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 523 | 507 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 400 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 400.77 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 394 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 404 | 393 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 504 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 513.75 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 507 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 510 | 499 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 500 | 423 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 554 | 541 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 498.03 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 509 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 497 | 501 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.0% | 67.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.0% | 32.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.3% | 12.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.7% | 87.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,358.0 | $39,245.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,777.0 | $30,073.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,524.0 | $40,604.0 |
* Whipple Ranch 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.