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Balsz Elementary District

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Balsz Elementary District is located close to the center of Arizona. Balsz Elementary District has 8.75 square miles of land area and 0.05 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Balsz Elementary District population is 29,647. Balsz Elementary District median household income is $36,488 in 2010-2014. Balsz Elementary District median house value is $142,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Balsz Elementary District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(131 out of 167, bottom 22%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Number of Schools:	6
Population	29,647 (2010-2014), rank #62
Population Growth	-0.60% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3,371.73/sq mi, rank #14
Median Household Income:	$36,488 at 2010-2014—5.87% increase since 2005-2009, rank #149
Median House Price:	$142,200 at 2010-2014—-30.63% increase since 2005-2009, rank #73
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	8.75 sq mi, rank #212
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.52%), rank #156
State:	Arizona
County:	Maricopa County
City:	Scottsdale, Phoenix
Zip:	85257, 85251, 85034, 85008, 85018
Area:	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

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Balsz Elementary District Map and Nearby Locations

4825 East Roosevelt St

Phoenix AZ, 85008, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-629-6400

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,719	2,681	2,753	2,752	2,848	3,058	3,332
English Language Learner Students:	628	567	791	859	1,100	1,369	1,048
Total Teachers:	148.05	153.85	201.40	159.00	163.00	173.50	183.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	11.00	10.00	6.00	5.00	17.00	17.00	18.00
Elementary:	137.05	143.85	195.40	154.00	146.00	147.50	165.30
Secondary:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00	0.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	134.52	122.75	93.59	77.08	105.60	99.50	115.10
Instructional Aides:	38.29	39.19	53.69	44.18	47.50	37.00	41.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.80	3.80	3.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.80	3.80	3.80
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:	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00	2.50	2.50
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.50	1.80	4.10
District Administrators:	10.88	7.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	11.94	13.19	5.05	3.80	4.00	4.00	7.00
School Administrators:	7.00	8.88	9.00	6.00	9.80	9.50	6.50
School Administrative Support:	4.00	5.00	5.94	5.00	8.00	7.90	9.00
Student Support Services:	24.28	22.11	11.16	7.68	15.00	15.30	21.00
Other Support Services:	32.13	24.38	1.75	3.42	7.00	16.70	18.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.37	17.43	13.67	17.31	17.47	17.63	18.18

Schools

Balsz Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	4309 East Belleview St, Phoenix AZ 85008
Brunson-Lee Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1350 North 48th St, Phoenix AZ 85008
David Crockett Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	501 North 36th St, Phoenix AZ 85008
Griffith Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	4505 East Palm Ln, Phoenix AZ 85008
Orangedale Early Learning Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	5048 East Oak St, Phoenix AZ 85008
Orangedale Junior High Prep Academy	Grade 7 to Grade 8	5048 East Oak St, Phoenix AZ 85008

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.64	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443.11	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.75	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461.36	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483.39	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.98	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481.08	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	499
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	423
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469.94	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414.27	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502.71	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480.94	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400.58	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500.21	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466.79	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	423	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422.8	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496.67	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489.44	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$24,622,000	$8,944		$26,558,000	$9,650		$31,135,000	$10,932
Federal:	$5,622,000	$2,042	22.8%	$6,820,000	$2,478	25.7%	$7,410,000	$2,602	23.8%
State:	$6,996,000	$2,541	28.4%	$8,254,000	$2,999	31.1%	$10,938,000	$3,841	35.1%
Local:	$12,004,000	$4,360	48.8%	$11,484,000	$4,173	43.2%	$12,787,000	$4,490	41.1%
Total Expenditures:	$22,782,000	$8,275		$23,480,000	$8,532		$25,390,000	$8,915
Total Current Expenditures:	$19,759,000	$7,177		$20,932,000	$7,606		$23,010,000	$8,079
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,791,000	$3,556	49.6%	$10,398,000	$3,778	49.7%	$12,332,000	$4,330	53.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,270,000	$1,188	16.5%	$3,162,000	$1,149	15.1%	$3,006,000	$1,055	13.1%
Administration:	$1,958,000	$711	9.9%	$2,072,000	$753	9.9%	$2,229,000	$783	9.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,740,000	$1,722	24.0%	$5,300,000	$1,926	25.3%	$5,443,000	$1,911	23.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,584,000	$939		$202,000	$73		$451,000	$158
Construction:	$1,435,000	$521		$33,000	$12		$161,000	$57
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$439,000	$159		$2,346,000	$852		$1,929,000	$677

Total Salary:	$12,396,000	$4,503		$11,864,000	$4,311		$12,250,000	$4,301
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,138,000	$2,956	65.7%	$8,327,000	$3,026	70.2%	$8,964,000	$3,147	73.2%
Other Salary:	$4,258,000	$1,547	34.3%	$3,537,000	$1,285	29.8%	$3,286,000	$1,154	26.8%
Total Benefit:	$1,842,000	$669		$2,063,000	$750		$2,914,000	$1,023
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,216,000	$442	66.0%	$1,487,000	$540	72.1%	$2,198,000	$772	75.4%
Other Benefit:	$626,000	$227	34.0%	$576,000	$209	27.9%	$716,000	$251	24.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	62.2%	64.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.8%	35.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	51.9%	50.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	24.3%	26.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	18.9%	17.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	4.3%	6.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$42,853.0	$41,179.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,348.0	$36,811.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$42,975.0	$41,238.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$51,153.0	$48,562.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$56,393.0	$53,810.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Balsz Elementary District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.