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Spectrum Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2846 South Spectrum Way

Gilbert AZ, 85295, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-497-3300

Ranking:

(324 out of 1,363, top 24%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Gilbert 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:	45		45		41		44		47		48		42
Total Students:	714		707		744		658		708		721		614
Prekindergarten:	27	3.8%	30	4.2%	28	3.8%	0	0.0%	30	4.2%	55	7.6%	37	6.0%
Kindergarten:	80	11.2%	99	14.0%	105	14.1%	104	15.8%	122	17.2%	147	20.4%	126	20.5%
Grade 1:	104	14.6%	93	13.2%	99	13.3%	96	14.6%	113	16.0%	113	15.7%	79	12.9%
Grade 2:	92	12.9%	93	13.2%	98	13.2%	99	15.0%	103	14.5%	91	12.6%	82	13.4%
Grade 3:	106	14.8%	89	12.6%	106	14.2%	96	14.6%	99	14.0%	89	12.3%	76	12.4%
Grade 4:	89	12.5%	112	15.8%	102	13.7%	96	14.6%	92	13.0%	72	10.0%	76	12.4%
Grade 5:	108	15.1%	99	14.0%	105	14.1%	92	14.0%	70	9.9%	78	10.8%	74	12.1%
Grade 6:	107	15.0%	92	13.0%	101	13.6%	75	11.4%	79	11.2%	76	10.5%	64	10.4%
Ungraded:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	367	51.4%	354	50.1%	377	50.7%	342	52.0%	366	51.7%	374	51.9%	312	50.8%
Female:	347	48.6%	353	49.9%	367	49.3%	316	48.0%	334	47.2%	339	47.0%	298	48.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.1%	9	1.3%	9	1.2%	8	1.2%	7	1.0%	5	0.7%	2	0.3%
Asian:	44	6.2%	46	6.5%	60	8.1%	63	9.6%	69	9.7%	65	9.0%	56	9.1%
Hispanic:	111	15.5%	104	14.7%	105	14.1%	87	13.2%	91	12.9%	98	13.6%	80	13.0%
Black:	32	4.5%	34	4.8%	36	4.8%	43	6.5%	53	7.5%	47	6.5%	49	8.0%
White:	506	70.9%	507	71.7%	525	70.6%	448	68.1%	488	68.9%	506	70.2%	427	69.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	4	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	1.5%	5	0.7%	6	0.8%	5	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	75	10.1%	122	18.5%	99	14.0%	97	13.5%	69	11.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	17	2.3%	40	6.1%	43	6.1%	27	3.7%	20	3.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.78		15.85		18.07		15.04		15.19		15.00		14.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	472	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	378	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	386.2	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	382	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	385	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	480	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	477	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	480.18	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	477	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	476	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	512	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	392	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	392.05	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	396	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	392	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	501	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	497	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	500.13	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	495	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	493	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	524	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	525	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	530.18	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	528	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	518	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	530	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	409	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	410.87	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	410	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	407	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	517	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	514	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	516.93	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	513	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	515	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	549	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	557	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	517.94	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	523	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	526	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	554	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	426	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	429.11	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	428	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	428	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	525	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	525	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	530.07	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	529	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	527	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	558	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	571	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	518.02	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	524	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	520	499
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	443	427
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	548	532

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.3%	63.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.7%	37.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	61.3%	55.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	38.7%	44.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,799.0	$38,279.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,198.0	$35,168.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,502.0	$42,166.0

* Spectrum 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.