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Saddle Mountain Unified School District

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Saddle Mountain Unified School District is located in southwest Arizona. Saddle Mountain Unified School District has 549.46 square miles of land area and 0.04 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Saddle Mountain Unified School District population is 8,320. Saddle Mountain Unified School District median household income is $63,071 in 2010-2014. Saddle Mountain Unified School District median house value is $117,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Saddle Mountain Unified School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (80 out of 101, bottom 21%) Elementary/Middle School: (122 out of 167, bottom 27%)* Rank: #176
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	8,320 (2010-2014), rank #105
Population Growth	88.15% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	15.14/sq mi, rank #115
Median Household Income:	$63,071 at 2010-2014—-4.30% increase since 2005-2009, rank #20
Median House Price:	$117,200 at 2010-2014—-35.03% increase since 2005-2009, rank #113
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	549.46 sq mi, rank #66
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.01%), rank #158
State:	Arizona
County:	Maricopa County
City:	Buckeye, Tonopah, Wintersburg
Zip:	85396, 85354
Area:	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

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Saddle Mountain Unified School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

38201 West Indian School Rd

Tonopah AZ, 85354, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-474-5100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,448	1,390	1,332	1,288	1,511	1,587	1,512
English Language Learner Students:	107	121	127	104	94	175	158
Total Teachers:	66.00	66.00	67.00	63.99	76.99	73.80	56.80
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary:	38.00	38.00	40.00	40.99	53.99	52.80	34.80
Secondary:	23.00	23.00	23.00	19.00	19.00	16.00	17.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	78.26	72.26	59.50	65.60	73.50	78.80	58.60
Instructional Aides:	15.00	14.00	15.50	17.00	21.00	27.80	18.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50
District Administrators:	3.00	3.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
District Administrative Support:	8.00	8.00	2.00	2.60	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	6.00	6.00	4.00	5.00	6.00	5.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	2.00
Student Support Services:	10.00	10.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	5.00
Other Support Services:	32.26	27.26	30.00	33.00	35.50	34.00	25.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.94	21.06	19.88	20.13	19.63	21.50	26.62

Schools

Ruth Fisher Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	38201 West Indian School Rd, Tonopah AZ 85354
Tartesso Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	29677 West Indianola Rd, Arlington AZ 85322
Tonopah Valley High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	38201 West Indian School Rd, Tonopah AZ 85354

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	686	707
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	499
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485.02	501.09
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	496
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	496
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	688	707
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	685	710
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	695.98	711.72
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	704	707
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	691	707
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	476
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	479
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491.24	485.06
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	480
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	478
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	674	696
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	673	702
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472.84	499.58
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	501
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	504
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.39	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	444	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442.44	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.44	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461.06	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504.85	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.89	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479.29	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480.07	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408.14	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497.92	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483.62	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418.42	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529.63	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487.8	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414.1	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507.42	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495.04	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$15,197,000	$11,409		$16,655,000	$12,931		$15,188,000	$10,052
Federal:	$2,543,000	$1,909	16.7%	$1,142,000	$887	6.9%	$1,129,000	$747	7.4%
State:	$335,000	$252	2.2%	$381,000	$296	2.3%	$488,000	$323	3.2%
Local:	$12,319,000	$9,248	81.1%	$15,132,000	$11,748	90.9%	$13,571,000	$8,981	89.4%
Total Expenditures:	$19,260,000	$14,459		$16,645,000	$12,923		$16,207,000	$10,726
Total Current Expenditures:	$10,639,000	$7,987		$12,101,000	$9,395		$12,703,000	$8,407
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,056,000	$3,796	47.5%	$5,402,000	$4,194	44.6%	$6,331,000	$4,190	49.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,500,000	$1,126	14.1%	$1,476,000	$1,146	12.2%	$1,612,000	$1,067	12.7%
Administration:	$1,169,000	$878	11.0%	$2,053,000	$1,594	17.0%	$1,544,000	$1,022	12.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,914,000	$2,188	27.4%	$3,170,000	$2,461	26.2%	$3,216,000	$2,128	25.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$8,109,000	$6,088		$2,131,000	$1,655		$1,182,000	$782
Construction:	$7,919,000	$5,945		$1,685,000	$1,308		$457,000	$302
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$512,000	$384		$2,413,000	$1,873		$2,322,000	$1,537

Total Salary:	$6,137,000	$4,607		$6,522,000	$5,064		$7,159,000	$4,738
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,610,000	$2,710	58.8%	$3,908,000	$3,034	59.9%	$4,328,000	$2,864	60.5%
Other Salary:	$2,527,000	$1,897	41.2%	$2,614,000	$2,030	40.1%	$2,831,000	$1,874	39.5%
Total Benefit:	$1,678,000	$1,260		$1,718,000	$1,334		$1,868,000	$1,236
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$938,000	$704	55.9%	$950,000	$738	55.3%	$1,056,000	$699	56.5%
Other Benefit:	$740,000	$556	44.1%	$768,000	$596	44.7%	$812,000	$537	43.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.4%	64.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	24.1%	36.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.9%	46.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	24.1%	14.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	20.7%	28.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	13.8%	10.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$38,074.0	$39,114.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,073.0	$34,878.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$33,722.0	$38,138.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,447.0	$42,013.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$51,027.0	$49,039.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Saddle Mountain Unified School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.