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Palm Valley Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2801 North 135th Ave

Goodyear AZ, 85395, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-535-6000

Ranking:

(286 out of 1,363, top 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Litchfield 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:	36		36		38		35		41		45		43
Total Students:	826		789		801		788		932		987		946
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	23	2.3%	19	2.0%
Kindergarten:	129	15.6%	136	17.2%	134	16.7%	126	16.0%	133	14.3%	158	16.0%	119	12.6%
Grade 1:	141	17.1%	138	17.5%	147	18.4%	127	16.1%	177	19.0%	149	15.1%	139	14.7%
Grade 2:	140	16.9%	130	16.5%	127	15.9%	142	18.0%	135	14.5%	143	14.5%	165	17.4%
Grade 3:	133	16.1%	125	15.8%	147	18.4%	124	15.7%	160	17.2%	181	18.3%	156	16.5%
Grade 4:	137	16.6%	136	17.2%	119	14.9%	129	16.4%	172	18.5%	158	16.0%	166	17.5%
Grade 5:	143	17.3%	122	15.5%	122	15.2%	133	16.9%	153	16.4%	169	17.1%	176	18.6%
Grade 6:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%
Grade 7:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Grade 8:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%
Ungraded:	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	7	0.9%	0	0.0%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%
Student By Gender:
Male:	424	51.3%	411	52.1%	398	49.7%	376	47.7%	458	49.1%	488	49.4%	484	51.2%
Female:	402	48.7%	378	47.9%	403	50.3%	412	52.3%	466	50.0%	491	49.7%	458	48.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	0.8%	5	0.6%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	5	0.5%	11	1.1%	13	1.4%
Asian:	70	8.5%	59	7.5%	68	8.5%	75	9.5%	114	12.2%	106	10.7%	103	10.9%
Hispanic:	252	30.5%	235	29.8%	213	26.6%	199	25.3%	214	23.0%	240	24.3%	229	24.2%
Black:	60	7.3%	58	7.4%	63	7.9%	57	7.2%	87	9.3%	86	8.7%	73	7.7%
White:	391	47.3%	379	48.0%	423	52.8%	439	55.7%	512	54.9%	544	55.1%	528	55.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.4%	6	0.8%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	43	5.2%	47	6.0%	28	3.5%	13	1.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	170	20.6%	164	20.8%	154	19.2%	0	0.0%	220	23.6%	155	15.7%	103	10.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	41	5.0%	54	6.8%	51	6.4%	0	0.0%	65	7.0%	60	6.1%	68	7.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.94		22.23		21.36		22.30		23.01		22.10		21.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	464	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	374	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	382.15	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	382	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	382	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	469	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	467	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	468.57	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	468	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	464	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	504	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	391	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	400.84	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	401	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	398	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	489	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	491	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	495.15	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	487	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	488	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	527	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	582	549.06	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	540	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	533	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	519	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	402	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	408.65	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	405	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	411	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	505	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	505	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	512.76	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	508	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	512	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	533	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	548	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	507.44	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	513	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	512	501
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	420	410
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	519	510

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.0%	68.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	40.0%	31.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	52.5%	52.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	47.5%	47.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,201.0	$41,363.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,149.0	$37,713.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,575.0	$45,360.0

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