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Cherokee Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8801 North 56th St

Paradise Valley AZ, 85253, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-484-6100

Ranking:

(30 out of 1,363, top 2%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Scottsdale 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:	38		37		45		38		39		38		45
Total Students:	551		564		579		585		588		562		546
Prekindergarten:	25	4.5%	18	3.2%	37	6.4%	34	5.8%	38	6.5%	62	11.0%	25	4.6%
Kindergarten:	67	12.2%	88	15.6%	77	13.3%	75	12.8%	89	15.1%	84	14.9%	73	13.4%
Grade 1:	90	16.3%	81	14.4%	99	17.1%	107	18.3%	104	17.7%	98	17.4%	96	17.6%
Grade 2:	77	14.0%	100	17.7%	91	15.7%	99	16.9%	90	15.3%	83	14.8%	84	15.4%
Grade 3:	101	18.3%	98	17.4%	91	15.7%	86	14.7%	93	15.8%	85	15.1%	86	15.8%
Grade 4:	105	19.1%	91	16.1%	93	16.1%	96	16.4%	91	15.5%	80	14.2%	70	12.8%
Grade 5:	86	15.6%	88	15.6%	91	15.7%	88	15.0%	83	14.1%	70	12.5%	112	20.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	275	49.9%	284	50.4%	301	52.0%	304	52.0%	287	48.8%	283	50.4%	277	50.7%
Female:	276	50.1%	280	49.6%	278	48.0%	281	48.0%	293	49.8%	271	48.2%	265	48.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	2	0.3%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%
Asian:	33	6.0%	27	4.8%	27	4.7%	30	5.1%	23	3.9%	25	4.4%	23	4.2%
Hispanic:	42	7.6%	47	8.3%	45	7.8%	27	4.6%	26	4.4%	21	3.7%	17	3.1%
Black:	11	2.0%	10	1.8%	9	1.6%	15	2.6%	21	3.6%	10	1.8%	10	1.8%
White:	444	80.6%	465	82.4%	487	84.1%	512	87.5%	516	87.8%	504	89.7%	494	90.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	19	3.4%	13	2.3%	9	1.6%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	30	5.4%	36	6.4%	31	5.4%	30	5.1%	13	2.2%	20	3.6%	19	3.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	16	2.9%	8	1.4%	4	0.7%	11	1.9%	3	0.5%	10	1.8%	5	0.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.68		15.16		13.00		15.37		14.93		14.80		12.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	476	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	390	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	395.62	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	393	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	394	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	481	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	485	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	484	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	484	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	484	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	516	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	397	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	412.93	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	406	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	400	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	504	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	503	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	512.35	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	501	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	502	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	540	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	542	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	558.02	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	547	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	539	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	580	541	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	419	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	417.67	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	416	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	412	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	523	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	520	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	520.55	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	520	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	521	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	545	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	586	556	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	521.05	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	527	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	520	501

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	54.5%	55.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.4%	44.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.3%	31.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	66.7%	69.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,576.0	$48,110.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,362.0	$36,891.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,184.0	$53,158.0

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