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Taft Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

9800 East Quarterline Rd

Mesa AZ, 85207, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-9100

Ranking:

(619 out of 1,363, top 45%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Mesa 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:	29		28		30		31		35		42		41
Total Students:	468		498		512		493		543		651		724
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	1.8%
Kindergarten:	70	15.0%	77	15.5%	67	13.1%	81	16.4%	76	14.0%	111	17.1%	114	15.7%
Grade 1:	69	14.7%	68	13.7%	92	18.0%	66	13.4%	73	13.4%	82	12.6%	92	12.7%
Grade 2:	61	13.0%	88	17.7%	63	12.3%	67	13.6%	71	13.1%	88	13.5%	101	14.0%
Grade 3:	83	17.7%	58	11.6%	69	13.5%	64	13.0%	72	13.3%	90	13.8%	102	14.1%
Grade 4:	61	13.0%	68	13.7%	66	12.9%	66	13.4%	85	15.7%	90	13.8%	98	13.5%
Grade 5:	62	13.2%	72	14.5%	69	13.5%	78	15.8%	73	13.4%	88	13.5%	103	14.2%
Grade 6:	62	13.2%	67	13.5%	85	16.6%	71	14.4%	93	17.1%	102	15.7%	101	14.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	269	57.5%	277	55.6%	281	54.9%	280	56.8%	311	57.3%	370	56.8%	381	52.6%
Female:	199	42.5%	221	44.4%	231	45.1%	213	43.2%	224	41.3%	273	41.9%	339	46.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.4%	9	1.8%	9	1.8%	11	2.2%	8	1.5%	8	1.2%	5	0.7%
Asian:	5	1.1%	8	1.6%	6	1.2%	5	1.0%	8	1.5%	11	1.7%	11	1.5%
Hispanic:	221	47.2%	215	43.2%	212	41.4%	223	45.2%	244	44.9%	291	44.7%	339	46.8%
Black:	3	0.6%	8	1.6%	8	1.6%	7	1.4%	17	3.1%	12	1.8%	9	1.2%
White:	230	49.1%	248	49.8%	271	52.9%	247	50.1%	266	49.0%	329	50.5%	360	49.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	7	1.5%	10	2.0%	6	1.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	298	63.7%	338	67.9%	361	70.5%	336	68.2%	358	65.9%	358	55.0%	407	56.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	52	11.1%	42	8.4%	44	8.6%	35	7.1%	64	11.8%	73	11.2%	113	15.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.31		17.69		17.12		15.83		15.40		15.60		17.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	456	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	368	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	375.13	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	372	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	373	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	463	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	463	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	465.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	460	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	460	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	495	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	383	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	388.63	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	383	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	383	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	481	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	483	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	485.49	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	476	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	480	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	507	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	512	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	518.42	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	510	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	506	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	516	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	394	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	401.28	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	394	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	392	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	500	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	498	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	505.22	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	498	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	500	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	523	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	527	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	496.98	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	502	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	498	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	537	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	416	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	423.48	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	413	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	412	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	508	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	515	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	520.5	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	509	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	511	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	539	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	547	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	502.88	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	506	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	496	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	51.3%	44.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	48.7%	55.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.2%	18.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	71.8%	81.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,151.0	$53,122.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,347.0	$37,546.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,788.0	$56,639.0

* Taft 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.