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Garden Lakes Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

10825 West Garden Lakes Parkwa

Avondale AZ, 85323, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-772-2215

Ranking:

(387 out of 1,363, top 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Pendergast Elementary District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	41		41		49		48		48		56		54
Total Students:	973		983		1,058		1,005		1,022		1,020		1,118
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	70	7.2%	76	7.7%	80	7.6%	87	8.7%	93	9.1%	87	8.5%	77	6.9%
Grade 1:	84	8.6%	89	9.1%	110	10.4%	103	10.2%	99	9.7%	84	8.2%	108	9.7%
Grade 2:	106	10.9%	110	11.2%	105	9.9%	104	10.3%	76	7.4%	122	12.0%	122	10.9%
Grade 3:	118	12.1%	96	9.8%	115	10.9%	74	7.4%	118	11.5%	115	11.3%	114	10.2%
Grade 4:	100	10.3%	109	11.1%	93	8.8%	130	12.9%	128	12.5%	117	11.5%	128	11.4%
Grade 5:	116	11.9%	99	10.1%	137	12.9%	126	12.5%	118	11.5%	124	12.2%	126	11.3%
Grade 6:	104	10.7%	133	13.5%	143	13.5%	126	12.5%	114	11.2%	116	11.4%	148	13.2%
Grade 7:	144	14.8%	136	13.8%	142	13.4%	122	12.1%	128	12.5%	131	12.8%	135	12.1%
Grade 8:	131	13.5%	135	13.7%	133	12.6%	133	13.2%	147	14.4%	121	11.9%	160	14.3%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	1	0.1%	3	0.3%	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	501	51.5%	493	50.2%	543	51.3%	519	51.6%	515	50.4%	530	52.0%	589	52.7%
Female:	472	48.5%	490	49.8%	515	48.7%	486	48.4%	499	48.8%	482	47.3%	525	47.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	0.7%	9	0.9%	14	1.3%	9	0.9%	14	1.4%	16	1.6%	11	1.0%
Asian:	32	3.3%	30	3.1%	31	2.9%	29	2.9%	23	2.3%	17	1.7%	17	1.5%
Hispanic:	525	54.0%	524	53.3%	550	52.0%	500	49.8%	469	45.9%	460	45.1%	505	45.2%
Black:	93	9.6%	82	8.3%	86	8.1%	79	7.9%	84	8.2%	81	7.9%	88	7.9%
White:	268	27.5%	295	30.0%	338	31.9%	358	35.6%	432	42.3%	446	43.7%	497	44.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	46	4.7%	40	4.1%	37	3.5%	28	2.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	434	44.6%	409	41.6%	437	41.3%	262	26.1%	296	29.0%	275	27.0%	286	25.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	96	9.9%	79	8.0%	101	9.5%	16	1.6%	77	7.5%	67	6.6%	71	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.73		23.98		21.59		21.16		21.29		18.40		20.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	440	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	355	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	351.95	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	355	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	348	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	447	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	449	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	447.85	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	449	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	447	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	482	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	371	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	377.14	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	368	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	361	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	469	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	470	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	475.44	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	465	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	468	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	497	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	496	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	499.06	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	487	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	486	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	503	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	385	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	390.38	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	382	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	372	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	486	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	490	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	494.36	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	487	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	488	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	508	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	521	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	489.15	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	488	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	489	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	520	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	408	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	412.95	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	412	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	405	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	493	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	505	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	510.58	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	510	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	503	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	538	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	533	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	490.87	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	494	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	495	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	548	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	419	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	430.56	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	425	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	425	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	512	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	523	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	530.8	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	529	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	528	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	531	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	593	538	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	494.32	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	498	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	491	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	580	554	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	431	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	444	431.96	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	436	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	437	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	523	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	524	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	523.28	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	522	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	519	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	496	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	501	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	505.36	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	505	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	504	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.4%	60.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.6%	40.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.6%	26.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	71.4%	74.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,056.0	$49,470.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,862.0	$41,474.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,734.0	$52,280.0

* Garden Lakes Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.