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Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7655 South Higley Rd

Queen Creek AZ, 85142, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-812-7000

Ranking:

(105 out of 1,363, top 8%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Chandler 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
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	67		65		60
Total Students:	1,417		1,372		1,324
Grade 7:	698	49.3%	689	50.2%	685	51.7%
Grade 8:	719	50.7%	683	49.8%	639	48.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	716	50.5%	693	50.5%	689	52.0%
Female:	701	49.5%	679	49.5%	635	48.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	0.5%	14	1.0%	13	1.0%
Asian:	71	5.0%	75	5.5%	78	5.9%
Hispanic:	188	13.3%	186	13.6%	179	13.5%
Black:	74	5.2%	73	5.3%	75	5.7%
White:	1,059	74.7%	1,013	73.8%	979	73.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%
Two or More Races:	17	1.2%	9	0.7%	0	0.0%
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	163	11.5%	179	13.0%	155	11.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	64	4.5%	84	6.1%	57	4.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.27		21.24		22.16

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	588	577	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	444	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	444.08	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	445	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	447	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	532	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	539	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	544.86	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	543	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	547	N/A
2012	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	573	493	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	573	564	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	585	573	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	515.9	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	518	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	515	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	593	587	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	455	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	454.3	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	454	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	451	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	545	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	544	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	540.37	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	538	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	534	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	524	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	528	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	533.91	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	535	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	526	N/A
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	461	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	38.9%	33.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	61.1%	66.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years	4.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	75.0%	87.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	25.0%	12.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,462.0	$44,953.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,940.0	$43,067.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,026.0	$58,160.0

* Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.