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Avondale Elementary District

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Avondale Elementary District is located close to the center of Arizona. Avondale Elementary District has 28.67 square miles of land area and 0.02 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Avondale Elementary District population is 49,323. Avondale Elementary District median household income is $51,092 in 2010-2014. Avondale Elementary District median house value is $120,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Avondale Elementary District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(86 out of 167, bottom 49%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Number of Schools:	9
Population	49,323 (2010-2014), rank #47
Population Growth	18.52% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,719.16/sq mi, rank #28
Median Household Income:	$51,092 at 2010-2014—-4.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #51
Median House Price:	$120,300 at 2010-2014—-44.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #106
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	28.67 sq mi, rank #196
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.06%), rank #174
State:	Arizona
County:	Maricopa County
City:	Goodyear, Avondale
Zip:	85338, 85395, 85323, 85392
Area:	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

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Avondale Elementary District Map and Nearby Locations

295 West Western Ave

Avondale AZ, 85323, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-772-5000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	5,673	5,625	5,719	6,049	6,247	6,426	6,497
English Language Learner Students:	655	539	710	590	840	1,204	1,613
Total Teachers:	245.50	245.01	270.20	276.50	296.00	343.00	330.50
Prekindergarten:	3.00	3.00	3.00	1.50	1.00	1.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	20.00	18.00	23.00	14.00	17.00	22.00	27.00
Elementary:	222.50	224.01	244.20	261.00	278.00	320.00	301.50
Secondary:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	312.51	274.50	274.00	278.50	284.25	290.60	302.20
Instructional Aides:	87.02	77.50	86.25	108.50	120.00	127.00	129.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	23.00	4.00	3.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.50	5.00	5.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.50	5.00	5.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	7.00	5.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	7.75	5.00	7.00	9.50	9.30
District Administrators:	8.00	8.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.50	2.00
District Administrative Support:	30.74	29.50	5.00	5.00	6.00	5.00	4.00
School Administrators:	15.00	15.00	18.00	18.00	16.00	15.00	15.00
School Administrative Support:	17.00	16.00	41.00	20.00	21.00	22.00	25.50
Student Support Services:	78.00	75.00	51.25	51.75	48.00	47.80	52.30
Other Support Services:	49.25	44.50	46.75	52.25	46.25	43.80	47.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.11	22.96	21.17	21.88	21.10	18.73	19.66

Schools

Avondale Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	1406 North Central Ave, Avondale AZ 85323
Centerra Mirage	Kindergarten to Grade 8	15151 West Centerra Dr Sout, Goodyear AZ 85338
Copper Trails	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	16875 West Canyon Trails Blvd, Goodyear AZ 85338
Desert Star	Kindergarten to Grade 8	2131 South 157th Ave, Goodyear AZ 85338
Desert Thunder	Kindergarten to Grade 8	16750 West Garfield Dr, Goodyear AZ 85338
Eliseo C. Felix School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	540 East La Pasada, Goodyear AZ 85338
Lattie Coor	Kindergarten to Grade 4	1406 North Central Ave, Avondale AZ 85323
Michael Anderson	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	45 South Third Ave, Avondale AZ 85323
Wildflower School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	325 South Wildflower Dr, Goodyear AZ 85338

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.14	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452.67	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369.36	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470.53	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502.58	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385.23	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492.76	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488.62	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403.27	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503.37	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485.69	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420.47	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526.66	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490.64	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430.48	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517.76	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507.3	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	511
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	480

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$44,377,000	$7,760		$42,007,000	$6,944		$54,585,000	$8,738
Federal:	$5,691,000	$995	12.8%	$6,219,000	$1,028	14.8%	$7,817,000	$1,251	14.3%
State:	$18,849,000	$3,296	42.5%	$19,480,000	$3,220	46.4%	$24,157,000	$3,867	44.3%
Local:	$19,837,000	$3,469	44.7%	$16,308,000	$2,696	38.8%	$22,611,000	$3,619	41.4%
Total Expenditures:	$46,490,000	$8,129		$47,535,000	$7,858		$52,417,000	$8,391
Total Current Expenditures:	$39,124,000	$6,841		$42,265,000	$6,987		$45,371,000	$7,263
Instructional Expenditures:	$21,256,000	$3,717	54.3%	$23,046,000	$3,810	54.5%	$25,654,000	$4,107	56.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,343,000	$1,109	16.2%	$6,502,000	$1,075	15.4%	$7,066,000	$1,131	15.6%
Administration:	$3,818,000	$668	9.8%	$4,603,000	$761	10.9%	$4,263,000	$682	9.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,707,000	$1,348	19.7%	$8,114,000	$1,341	19.2%	$8,388,000	$1,343	18.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$7,164,000	$1,253		$3,289,000	$544		$1,516,000	$243
Construction:	$6,042,000	$1,056		$2,562,000	$424		$575,000	$92
Total Other:	$189,000	$33		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$13,000	$2		$1,981,000	$327		$5,530,000	$885

Total Salary:	$24,400,000	$4,266		$25,962,000	$4,292		$26,652,000	$4,266
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$15,936,000	$2,787	65.3%	$17,632,000	$2,915	67.9%	$17,994,000	$2,880	67.5%
Other Salary:	$8,464,000	$1,480	34.7%	$8,330,000	$1,377	32.1%	$8,658,000	$1,386	32.5%
Total Benefit:	$6,644,000	$1,162		$6,306,000	$1,042		$8,524,000	$1,364
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,121,000	$721	62.0%	$4,064,000	$672	64.4%	$5,393,000	$863	63.3%
Other Benefit:	$2,523,000	$441	38.0%	$2,242,000	$371	35.6%	$3,131,000	$501	36.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.3%	58.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.7%	42.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	51.4%	49.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	27.4%	27.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	11.8%	13.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	9.0%	8.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	1.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,859.0	$41,621.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,991.0	$34,178.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$45,350.0	$42,495.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$57,211.0	$54,091.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$66,124.0	$60,988.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	$58,660.0

* Avondale Elementary District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.