Payson Elementary School
500 East Rancho Rd
Payson AZ, 85541, Gila County
Phone: 928-474-2070
Ranking: 
(495 out of 1,363, top 36%)*
(495 out of 1,363, top 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Payson 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: | 28 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 539 | 503 | 523 | 372 | 405 | 405 | 369 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 192 | 35.6% | 172 | 34.2% | 151 | 28.9% | 54 | 14.5% | 59 | 14.6% | 59 | 14.6% | 64 | 17.3% |
| Grade 1: | 205 | 38.0% | 159 | 31.6% | 196 | 37.5% | 72 | 19.4% | 80 | 19.8% | 82 | 20.2% | 73 | 19.8% |
| Grade 2: | 142 | 26.3% | 171 | 34.0% | 176 | 33.7% | 71 | 19.1% | 77 | 19.0% | 77 | 19.0% | 48 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 297 | 55.1% | 271 | 53.9% | 271 | 51.8% | 196 | 52.7% | 219 | 54.1% | 221 | 54.6% | 207 | 56.1% |
| Female: | 242 | 44.9% | 232 | 46.1% | 252 | 48.2% | 176 | 47.3% | 178 | 44.0% | 176 | 43.5% | 158 | 42.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 20 | 3.7% | 12 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 115 | 21.3% | 105 | 20.9% | 107 | 20.5% | 55 | 14.8% | 48 | 11.9% | 53 | 13.1% | 58 | 15.7% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.8% |
| White: | 389 | 72.2% | 370 | 73.6% | 391 | 74.8% | 294 | 79.0% | 341 | 84.2% | 333 | 82.2% | 298 | 80.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.5% | 18 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 379 | 70.3% | 340 | 67.6% | 335 | 64.1% | 222 | 59.7% | 226 | 55.8% | 183 | 45.2% | 164 | 44.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 8.0% | 25 | 5.0% | 30 | 5.7% | 36 | 9.7% | 47 | 11.6% | 59 | 14.6% | 54 | 14.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.25 | 15.97 | 17.15 | 15.50 | 15.00 | 15.90 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 460 | 451 |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 374 | 365 |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369 | 375.82 | 370.95 |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 461 | 459 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 464 | 460 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 462 | 465.48 | 461.52 |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 499 | 487 |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 387 | 379 |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 396.16 | 385.58 |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 491 | 477 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 490 | 480 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 489.81 | 484.14 |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 517 | 508 |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 524 | 513 |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 535.95 | 519.5 |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 527 | 508 |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389 | 397 | 392 |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 401.98 | 397.21 |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 511 | 496 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 507 | 496 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 505.81 | 502.04 |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 533 | 523 |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 533 | 529 |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 505.2 | 499.13 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.3% | 72.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 21.7% | 27.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.4% | 18.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.6% | 81.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,876.0 | $46,430.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,784.0 | $39,222.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,416.0 | $48,032.0 |
* Payson Elementary 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.