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Whispering Wind Academy Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

15844 North 43rd St

Phoenix AZ, 85032, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-7300

Ranking:

(488 out of 1,363, top 36%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Paradise Valley 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:	47		37		38		38		35		39		35
Total Students:	699		527		558		518		495		540		551
Kindergarten:	79	11.3%	83	15.7%	93	16.7%	77	14.9%	68	13.7%	72	13.3%	64	11.6%
Grade 1:	99	14.2%	84	15.9%	84	15.1%	67	12.9%	71	14.3%	73	13.5%	76	13.8%
Grade 2:	105	15.0%	87	16.5%	70	12.5%	82	15.8%	69	13.9%	75	13.9%	76	13.8%
Grade 3:	121	17.3%	71	13.5%	82	14.7%	70	13.5%	69	13.9%	77	14.3%	75	13.6%
Grade 4:	92	13.2%	71	13.5%	74	13.3%	69	13.3%	75	15.2%	69	12.8%	83	15.1%
Grade 5:	104	14.9%	65	12.3%	70	12.5%	80	15.4%	71	14.3%	77	14.3%	97	17.6%
Grade 6:	98	14.0%	66	12.5%	85	15.2%	73	14.1%	72	14.5%	97	18.0%	80	14.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	358	51.2%	274	52.0%	284	50.9%	267	51.5%	246	49.7%	267	49.4%	277	50.3%
Female:	341	48.8%	253	48.0%	274	49.1%	251	48.5%	241	48.7%	265	49.1%	270	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.9%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	4	0.8%	3	0.6%	4	0.7%	5	0.9%
Asian:	32	4.6%	11	2.1%	15	2.7%	24	4.6%	22	4.4%	27	5.0%	29	5.3%
Hispanic:	155	22.2%	105	19.9%	111	19.9%	104	20.1%	76	15.4%	75	13.9%	79	14.3%
Black:	35	5.0%	20	3.8%	19	3.4%	14	2.7%	14	2.8%	21	3.9%	16	2.9%
White:	428	61.2%	360	68.3%	381	68.3%	342	66.0%	380	76.8%	413	76.5%	422	76.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	42	6.0%	31	5.9%	29	5.2%	28	5.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	78	11.2%	165	31.3%	111	19.9%	90	17.4%	79	16.0%	73	13.5%	56	10.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	29	4.1%	22	4.2%	26	4.7%	13	2.5%	19	3.8%	29	5.4%	35	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.75		14.28		14.88		13.63		14.14		14.00		15.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	466	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	378	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	384.76	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	381	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	380	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	472	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	473	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	476.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	471	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	470	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	505	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	389	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	397.55	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	396	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	391	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	493	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	494	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	499.11	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	492	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	533	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	546.85	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	541	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	528	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	521	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	402	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	407.46	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	402	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	402	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	507	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	508	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	511.7	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	507	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	510	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	574	540	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	571	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	511.77	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	516	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	518	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	543	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	417	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	424.77	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	420	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	421	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	517	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	519	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	525.23	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	522	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	523	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	583	557	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	585	563	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	514.61	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	516	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	518	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.6%	28.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	59.4%	71.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.8%	15.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	81.3%	84.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,809.0	$49,311.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,172.0	$36,515.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,495.0	$51,711.0

* Whispering Wind Academy Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.