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Sierra Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5801 South Del Moral Blvd

Tucson AZ, 85706, Pima County

Phone: 520-545-2000

Ranking:

(1,198 out of 1,363, bottom 12%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Sunnyside 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:	52		53		53		56		55		56		62
Total Students:	951		1,017		1,024		1,003		1,013		1,035		1,077
Grade 6:	279	29.3%	351	34.5%	369	36.0%	339	33.8%	329	32.5%	347	33.5%	369	34.3%
Grade 7:	338	35.5%	343	33.7%	315	30.8%	323	32.2%	336	33.2%	348	33.6%	353	32.8%
Grade 8:	334	35.1%	323	31.8%	340	33.2%	341	34.0%	348	34.4%	340	32.9%	355	33.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	467	49.1%	507	49.9%	505	49.3%	495	49.4%	511	50.4%	524	50.6%	552	51.3%
Female:	484	50.9%	510	50.1%	519	50.7%	508	50.6%	494	48.8%	503	48.6%	521	48.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	20	2.1%	28	2.8%	27	2.6%	36	3.6%	39	3.8%	38	3.7%	30	2.8%
Asian:	3	0.3%	5	0.5%	6	0.6%	5	0.5%	5	0.5%	4	0.4%	10	0.9%
Hispanic:	888	93.4%	940	92.4%	941	91.9%	917	91.4%	927	91.5%	946	91.4%	982	91.2%
Black:	13	1.4%	17	1.7%	20	2.0%	17	1.7%	19	1.9%	15	1.4%	16	1.5%
White:	25	2.6%	22	2.2%	26	2.5%	23	2.3%	23	2.3%	32	3.1%	39	3.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.2%	5	0.5%	4	0.4%	4	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	721	75.8%	75	7.4%	NA	NA	721	71.9%	724	71.5%	787	76.0%	738	68.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	68	7.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	60	6.0%	70	6.9%	90	8.7%	129	12.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.39		19.30		19.32		17.91		18.42		18.50		17.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	501	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	388	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	391.95	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	382	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	381	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	479	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	494	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	498.15	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	486	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	489	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	525	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	537	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	480.03	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	480	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	479	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	530	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	401	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	405.21	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	403	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	397	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	496	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	511	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	520.75	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	518	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	510	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	529	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	530	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	485.58	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	486	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	477	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	535	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	415	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	417.71	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	407	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	408	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	506	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	509	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	508.91	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	498	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	500	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	486	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	492	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	498.81	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	489	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	490	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.2%	61.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.8%	39.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	56.1%	49.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	43.9%	50.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,214.0	$39,726.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,883.0	$34,201.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,740.0	$45,067.0

* Sierra Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.