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Pendergast Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3802 North 91st Ave

Phoenix AZ, 85037, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-772-2215

Ranking:

(914 out of 1,363, bottom 33%)*

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:	34		30		33		27		28		38		35
Total Students:	770		736		656		533		571		592		614
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	88	11.4%	57	7.7%	65	9.9%	51	9.6%	55	9.6%	60	10.1%	62	10.1%
Grade 1:	63	8.2%	80	10.9%	75	11.4%	56	10.5%	55	9.6%	70	11.8%	88	14.3%
Grade 2:	97	12.6%	83	11.3%	58	8.8%	56	10.5%	65	11.4%	80	13.5%	62	10.1%
Grade 3:	92	11.9%	73	9.9%	72	11.0%	59	11.1%	76	13.3%	64	10.8%	62	10.1%
Grade 4:	85	11.0%	91	12.4%	86	13.1%	66	12.4%	64	11.2%	63	10.6%	71	11.6%
Grade 5:	92	11.9%	98	13.3%	67	10.2%	59	11.1%	70	12.3%	64	10.8%	55	9.0%
Grade 6:	98	12.7%	69	9.4%	66	10.1%	72	13.5%	68	11.9%	53	9.0%	75	12.2%
Grade 7:	81	10.5%	74	10.1%	89	13.6%	67	12.6%	51	8.9%	76	12.8%	70	11.4%
Grade 8:	74	9.6%	111	15.1%	78	11.9%	47	8.8%	67	11.7%	62	10.5%	69	11.2%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	410	53.2%	387	52.6%	338	51.5%	266	49.9%	275	48.2%	281	47.5%	309	50.3%
Female:	360	46.8%	349	47.4%	318	48.5%	267	50.1%	288	50.4%	303	51.2%	301	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.0%	13	1.8%	9	1.4%	18	3.4%	8	1.4%	3	0.5%	8	1.3%
Asian:	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	4	0.7%
Hispanic:	643	83.5%	623	84.6%	571	87.0%	451	84.6%	483	84.6%	492	83.1%	506	82.4%
Black:	44	5.7%	41	5.6%	28	4.3%	23	4.3%	24	4.2%	34	5.7%	36	5.9%
White:	65	8.4%	48	6.5%	47	7.2%	39	7.3%	55	9.6%	62	10.5%	60	9.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	7	0.9%	9	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	546	70.9%	479	65.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	416	72.9%	405	68.4%	511	83.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	41	5.3%	43	5.8%	653	99.5%	529	99.2%	52	9.1%	63	10.6%	27	4.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.99		24.95		20.00		19.96		20.61		15.70		17.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	440	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	355	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	351.95	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	355	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	348	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	447	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	449	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	447.85	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	449	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	447	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	482	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	371	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	377.14	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	368	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	361	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	469	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	470	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	475.44	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	465	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	468	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	497	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	496	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	499.06	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	487	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	486	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	503	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	385	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	390.38	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	382	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	372	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	486	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	490	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	494.36	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	487	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	488	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	508	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	521	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	489.15	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	488	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	489	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	520	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	408	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	412.95	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	412	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	405	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	493	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	505	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	510.58	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	510	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	503	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	538	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	533	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	490.87	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	494	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	495	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	569	548	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	419	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405	430.56	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	425	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	425	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	512	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	523	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	530.8	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	529	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	528	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	531	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	538	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	494.32	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	498	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	491	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	554	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	431	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	431.96	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	436	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	437	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	523	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	524	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	523.28	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	522	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	519	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	496	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	501	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	505.36	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	505	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	504	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.1%	70.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.9%	30.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	58.3%	60.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	41.7%	40.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,485.0	$41,894.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,412.0	$37,302.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,588.0	$48,782.0

* Pendergast Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.