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Western Sky Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4095 North 144th Ave

Goodyear AZ, 85338, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-535-6000

Ranking:

(284 out of 1,363, top 21%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8

School District: Litchfield 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:	37		39		41		35		42		49		47
Total Students:	889		880		906		910		884		967		1,042
Grade 5:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 6:	293	33.0%	272	30.9%	300	33.1%	293	32.2%	278	31.4%	333	34.4%	329	31.6%
Grade 7:	278	31.3%	307	34.9%	299	33.0%	297	32.6%	310	35.1%	285	29.5%	385	36.9%
Grade 8:	318	35.8%	301	34.2%	307	33.9%	320	35.2%	296	33.5%	349	36.1%	328	31.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	474	53.3%	449	51.0%	457	50.4%	481	52.9%	446	50.5%	483	49.9%	519	49.8%
Female:	415	46.7%	431	49.0%	449	49.6%	429	47.1%	430	48.6%	476	49.2%	519	49.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	1.2%	13	1.5%	11	1.2%	8	0.9%	5	0.6%	9	0.9%	4	0.4%
Asian:	60	6.7%	52	5.9%	62	6.8%	65	7.1%	77	8.7%	86	8.9%	92	8.8%
Hispanic:	295	33.2%	291	33.1%	309	34.1%	294	32.3%	269	30.4%	289	29.9%	328	31.5%
Black:	64	7.2%	67	7.6%	67	7.4%	62	6.8%	69	7.8%	75	7.8%	96	9.2%
White:	432	48.6%	436	49.5%	440	48.6%	471	51.8%	464	52.5%	508	52.5%	522	50.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	25	2.8%	18	2.0%	15	1.7%	7	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	223	25.1%	249	28.3%	238	26.3%	3	0.3%	211	23.9%	215	22.2%	184	17.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	48	5.4%	45	5.1%	54	6.0%	0	0.0%	63	7.1%	57	5.9%	73	7.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.03		22.56		21.92		26.00		21.05		19.70		22.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	535	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	411	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	422.57	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	424	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	420	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	509	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	517	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	525.23	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	521	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	519	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	570	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	572	567	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	510.5	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	524	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	515	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	570	556	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	436	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	440.17	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	442	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	443	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	523	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	537	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	541.71	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	543	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	547	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	578	561	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	559	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	508.58	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	511	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	509	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	576	571	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	443	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	452.9	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	450	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	448	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	540	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	543	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	542.27	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	533	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	536	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	523	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	529	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	532.02	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	531	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	528	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	74.4%	70.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	25.6%	29.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.5%	52.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	53.5%	47.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,966.0	$41,255.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,589.0	$37,082.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,773.0	$45,826.0

* Western Sky Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.