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Sun Canyon School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8150 West Durango

Phoenix AZ, 85043, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-707-2000

Ranking:

(904 out of 1,363, bottom 34%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Fowler 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:	33		32		30		32		33		32		35
Total Students:	617		645		631		616		630		622		678
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9	1.3%
Kindergarten:	94	15.2%	83	12.9%	79	12.5%	97	15.7%	94	14.9%	98	15.8%	96	14.2%
Grade 1:	100	16.2%	124	19.2%	125	19.8%	104	16.9%	102	16.2%	94	15.1%	117	17.3%
Grade 2:	104	16.9%	124	19.2%	105	16.6%	105	17.0%	102	16.2%	109	17.5%	117	17.3%
Grade 3:	110	17.8%	103	16.0%	111	17.6%	106	17.2%	113	17.9%	102	16.4%	106	15.6%
Grade 4:	102	16.5%	100	15.5%	112	17.7%	105	17.0%	103	16.3%	104	16.7%	125	18.4%
Grade 5:	107	17.3%	111	17.2%	99	15.7%	99	16.1%	116	18.4%	115	18.5%	108	15.9%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	329	53.3%	NA	NA	317	50.2%	322	52.3%	314	49.8%	307	49.4%	333	49.1%
Female:	288	46.7%	NA	NA	314	49.8%	294	47.7%	308	48.9%	307	49.4%	341	50.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.3%	NA	NA	7	1.1%	3	0.5%	3	0.5%	9	1.4%	5	0.7%
Asian:	7	1.1%	NA	NA	6	1.0%	5	0.8%	5	0.8%	4	0.6%	4	0.6%
Hispanic:	386	62.6%	NA	NA	503	79.7%	482	78.2%	449	71.3%	446	71.7%	493	72.7%
Black:	56	9.1%	NA	NA	53	8.4%	48	7.8%	88	14.0%	84	13.5%	88	13.0%
White:	143	23.2%	NA	NA	51	8.1%	70	11.4%	85	13.5%	79	12.7%	88	13.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.5%	NA	NA	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	14	2.3%	NA	NA	11	1.7%	8	1.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	431	69.9%	NA	NA	427	67.7%	391	63.5%	395	62.7%	359	57.7%	379	55.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	71	11.5%	NA	NA	65	10.3%	67	10.9%	90	14.3%	107	17.2%	118	17.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.98		20.16		21.03		19.56		18.92		19.40		19.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	442	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	355	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	371.67	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	367	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	362	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	441	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	443	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	454.05	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	444	446	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	446	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	474	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	367	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	382.08	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	381	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	370	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	457	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	461	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	466.42	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	463	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	460	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	484	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	488	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	493.64	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	491	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	480	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	500	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	386	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	393.17	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	385	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	384	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	482	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	483	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	489.18	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	481	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	488	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	517	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	498	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	483.81	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	483	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	486	501
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	393	410
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	490	510

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.7%	63.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.3%	36.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	47.1%	42.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	52.9%	57.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,208.0	$42,334.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,234.0	$35,592.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,519.0	$47,236.0

* Sun Canyon 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.