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Somerton Elementary District

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Somerton Elementary District is located in southwest Arizona. Somerton Elementary District has 87.95 square miles of land area and 0.08 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Somerton Elementary District population is 22,334. Somerton Elementary District median household income is $31,834 in 2010-2014. Somerton Elementary District median house value is $114,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Somerton Elementary District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(110 out of 167, bottom 34%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Number of Schools:	6
Population	22,334 (2010-2014), rank #70
Population Growth	27.70% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	253.70/sq mi, rank #54
Median Household Income:	$31,834 at 2010-2014—4.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #176
Median House Price:	$114,900 at 2010-2014—-15.20% increase since 2005-2009, rank #122
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	87.95 sq mi, rank #173
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.09%), rank #141
State:	Arizona
County:	Yuma County
City:	Yuma, Somerton, San Luis, Rancho Mesa Verde, Orange Grove Mobile Manor
Zip:	85365, 85350, 85349
Area:	Yuma, AZ

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Somerton Elementary District Map and Nearby Locations

215 North Carlisle Ave

Somerton AZ, 85350, Yuma County

Phone: 928-341-6000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,836	2,729	2,676	2,722	2,734	2,765	2,717
English Language Learner Students:	NA	915	1,028	1,103	1,153	1,410	1,555
Total Teachers:	133.50	138.00	144.48	144.80	148.00	140.60	145.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	14.00	16.00	6.00	7.00	13.00	13.00	13.00
Elementary:	119.50	122.00	125.48	124.80	120.00	115.60	118.40
Secondary:	0.00	0.00	13.00	13.00	15.00	12.00	14.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	197.36	190.94	158.13	150.08	156.55	164.00	179.00
Instructional Aides:	63.61	59.86	67.33	60.73	66.50	66.00	67.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	14.33	10.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	4.00	6.00	5.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	4.00	5.00	4.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	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	0.00	0.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.50
District Administrators:	5.00	5.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	17.58	17.31	6.50	6.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
School Administrators:	5.00	6.00	8.00	9.00	8.00	8.00	9.00
School Administrative Support:	13.00	12.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Student Support Services:	38.23	39.33	28.50	28.75	28.50	31.50	42.00
Other Support Services:	40.61	41.11	40.80	38.60	39.55	40.50	41.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.24	19.78	18.52	18.80	18.47	19.67	18.69

Schools

Desert Sonora Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	301 North Carlisle Ave, Somerton AZ 85350
Orange Grove Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3525 West County 16 1/2 St, Somerton AZ 85350
Ppep Youth Build	Kindergarten to Grade 6	201 North Bingham Ave, Somerton AZ 85350
Somerton Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1011 North Somerton Ave, Somerton AZ 85350
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1002 South Somerton Ave, Somerton AZ 85350
Valle Del Encanto Learning Center	Prekindergarten to Kindergarten	400 North Cesar Chavez Ave, Somerton AZ 85350

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.41	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445.65	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.05	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477.11	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	507
2012	Writing	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	462
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388.73	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491.28	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487.9	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404.68	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500.36	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484.05	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412.51	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519.05	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	532
2012	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	435
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490.2	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409.35	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497.5	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481.4	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$20,514,000	$7,666		$22,031,000	$8,094		$23,889,000	$8,738
Federal:	$5,209,000	$1,947	25.4%	$6,073,000	$2,231	27.6%	$7,783,000	$2,847	32.6%
State:	$11,243,000	$4,201	54.8%	$11,487,000	$4,220	52.1%	$11,471,000	$4,196	48.0%
Local:	$4,062,000	$1,518	19.8%	$4,471,000	$1,643	20.3%	$4,635,000	$1,695	19.4%
Total Expenditures:	$16,751,000	$6,260		$17,054,000	$6,265		$17,459,000	$6,386
Total Current Expenditures:	$16,349,000	$6,109		$15,763,000	$5,791		$16,754,000	$6,128
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,506,000	$3,179	52.0%	$8,277,000	$3,041	52.5%	$8,909,000	$3,259	53.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,825,000	$682	11.2%	$1,504,000	$553	9.5%	$1,591,000	$582	9.5%
Administration:	$1,991,000	$744	12.2%	$1,969,000	$723	12.5%	$2,258,000	$826	13.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,027,000	$1,505	24.6%	$4,013,000	$1,474	25.5%	$3,996,000	$1,462	23.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$291,000	$109		$858,000	$315		$350,000	$128
Construction:	$66,000	$25		$430,000	$158		$167,000	$61
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$111,000	$41		$433,000	$159		$355,000	$130

Total Salary:	$11,124,000	$4,157		$10,448,000	$3,838		$10,829,000	$3,961
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,741,000	$2,519	60.6%	$6,323,000	$2,323	60.5%	$6,693,000	$2,448	61.8%
Other Salary:	$4,383,000	$1,638	39.4%	$4,125,000	$1,515	39.5%	$4,136,000	$1,513	38.2%
Total Benefit:	$2,596,000	$970		$2,530,000	$929		$2,806,000	$1,026
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,508,000	$564	58.1%	$1,518,000	$558	60.0%	$1,700,000	$622	60.6%
Other Benefit:	$1,088,000	$407	41.9%	$1,012,000	$372	40.0%	$1,106,000	$405	39.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.4%	75.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.6%	24.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	60.5%	57.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.4%	18.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	14.5%	24.1%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	5.6%	0.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	0.0%	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,579.0	$36,124.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,954.0	$32,419.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,854.0	$37,799.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,878.0	$43,785.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,556.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Somerton Elementary District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.