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Discovery School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7910 West Maryland Ave

Glendale AZ, 85303, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-237-4000

Ranking:

(635 out of 1,363, top 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Glendale Elementary 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:	44		39		39		36		37		41		43
Total Students:	755		739		710		688		685		747		828
Kindergarten:	71	9.4%	86	11.6%	83	11.7%	64	9.3%	65	9.5%	78	10.4%	80	9.7%
Grade 1:	88	11.7%	88	11.9%	76	10.7%	68	9.9%	79	11.5%	64	8.6%	106	12.8%
Grade 2:	97	12.8%	69	9.3%	69	9.7%	77	11.2%	60	8.8%	101	13.5%	90	10.9%
Grade 3:	73	9.7%	74	10.0%	77	10.8%	63	9.2%	87	12.7%	88	11.8%	82	9.9%
Grade 4:	82	10.9%	84	11.4%	66	9.3%	84	12.2%	75	10.9%	78	10.4%	120	14.5%
Grade 5:	82	10.9%	76	10.3%	79	11.1%	76	11.0%	67	9.8%	98	13.1%	103	12.4%
Grade 6:	88	11.7%	84	11.4%	79	11.1%	85	12.4%	93	13.6%	90	12.0%	97	11.7%
Grade 7:	86	11.4%	80	10.8%	97	13.7%	95	13.8%	82	12.0%	78	10.4%	91	11.0%
Grade 8:	88	11.7%	98	13.3%	84	11.8%	76	11.0%	77	11.2%	72	9.6%	59	7.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	386	51.1%	381	51.6%	352	49.6%	342	49.7%	331	48.3%	381	51.0%	424	51.2%
Female:	369	48.9%	358	48.4%	358	50.4%	346	50.3%	346	50.5%	358	47.9%	400	48.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.8%	6	0.8%	3	0.4%	6	0.9%	5	0.7%	7	0.9%	12	1.4%
Asian:	23	3.0%	21	2.8%	23	3.2%	18	2.6%	14	2.0%	15	2.0%	21	2.5%
Hispanic:	514	68.1%	511	69.1%	475	66.9%	482	70.1%	492	71.8%	513	68.7%	546	65.9%
Black:	77	10.2%	71	9.6%	81	11.4%	76	11.0%	78	11.4%	106	14.2%	110	13.3%
White:	118	15.6%	110	14.9%	108	15.2%	99	14.4%	96	14.0%	106	14.2%	139	16.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	15	2.0%	20	2.7%	19	2.7%	7	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	550	72.8%	547	74.0%	501	70.6%	477	69.3%	474	69.2%	472	63.2%	464	56.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	90	11.9%	72	9.7%	79	11.1%	73	10.6%	85	12.4%	108	14.5%	119	14.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.36		19.19		18.21		19.06		18.51		18.20		19.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	439	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	348	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	350.07	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	355	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	348	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	439	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	439	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	438.69	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	438	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	436	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	472	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	365	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	367.54	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	368	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	364	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	456	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	459	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	463.62	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	458	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	460	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	489	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	492	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	492.71	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	494	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	489	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	485	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	375	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	377.74	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	379	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	372	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	472	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	476	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	481.48	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	484	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	478	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	509	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	509	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	478.64	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	479	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	477	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	507	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	388	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	396.3	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	395	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	397	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	483	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	487	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	497.52	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	493	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	497	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	530	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	522	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	475.26	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	480	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	485	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	535	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	406	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	406.84	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434	412	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	412	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	496	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	510	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	512.32	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	518	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	519	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	527	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	569	535	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	482.51	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	488	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	480	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	536	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	422	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	422.45	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	420	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	419	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	506	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	507	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	510.33	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	506	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	505	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	489	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	495	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	504.19	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	505	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	498	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.9%	51.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.1%	48.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	64.9%	45.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	35.1%	54.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,381.0	$40,295.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,035.0	$37,448.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,712.0	$42,716.0

* Discovery 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.