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Union Elementary District

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Union Elementary District is located close to the center of Arizona. Union Elementary District has 34.91 square miles of land area and 0.12 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Union Elementary District population is 15,110. Union Elementary District median household income is $53,121 in 2010-2014. Union Elementary District median house value is $117,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Union Elementary District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(133 out of 167, bottom 20%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Number of Schools:	3
Population	15,110 (2010-2014), rank #83
Population Growth	7.97% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	431.39/sq mi, rank #49
Median Household Income:	$53,121 at 2010-2014—-12.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #43
Median House Price:	$117,400 at 2010-2014—-48.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #112
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	34.91 sq mi, rank #192
Water Area:	0.12 sq mi (0.34%), rank #124
State:	Arizona
County:	Maricopa County
City:	Laveen, Maricopa Colony, Tolleson, Phoenix
Zip:	85339, 85353
Area:	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

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Union Elementary District Map and Nearby Locations

3834 South 91st Ave

Tolleson AZ, 85353, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-478-5005

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,882	1,771	1,744	1,654	1,682	1,774	1,785
English Language Learner Students:	328	319	284	211	320	447	395
Total Teachers:	79.00	79.00	74.00	75.00	77.00	82.00	74.00
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	8.00	9.00	10.00	8.00	6.00	8.00	8.00
Elementary:	70.00	69.00	63.00	66.00	70.00	73.00	65.00
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:	71.09	70.72	56.72	55.22	51.58	58.50	63.60
Instructional Aides:	17.44	18.32	17.05	15.24	13.36	17.70	17.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.99	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.99	1.00	1.00	1.00
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	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	4.60	4.60	1.80	1.80	1.60	1.60	0.50
District Administrative Support:	6.80	6.80	4.00	2.88	2.00	0.00	1.00
School Administrators:	4.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	3.50	5.50
School Administrative Support:	2.88	3.88	1.88	2.50	3.63	6.60	5.60
Student Support Services:	20.37	20.43	17.14	18.46	13.48	13.60	10.90
Other Support Services:	13.00	10.69	8.85	9.35	11.51	13.50	19.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.82	22.42	23.57	22.05	21.84	21.63	24.12

Schools

Dos Rios Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	2150 South 87th Ave, Tolleson AZ 85353
Hurley Ranch Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	8950 West Illini St, Tolleson AZ 85353
Union Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	3834 South 91st Ave, Tolleson AZ 85353

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.98	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454.89	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.53	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463.1	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490.58	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	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	366	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.74	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484.69	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483.03	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405.3	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504.51	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482.18	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401.31	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505.06	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476.37	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410.8	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502.33	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483.64	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$10,351,000	$5,935		$11,526,000	$6,969		$12,000,000	$7,134
Federal:	$1,610,000	$923	15.6%	$1,978,000	$1,196	17.2%	$2,150,000	$1,278	17.9%
State:	$6,193,000	$3,551	59.8%	$6,868,000	$4,152	59.6%	$6,962,000	$4,139	58.0%
Local:	$2,548,000	$1,461	24.6%	$2,680,000	$1,620	23.3%	$2,888,000	$1,717	24.1%
Total Expenditures:	$11,734,000	$6,728		$11,749,000	$7,103		$12,696,000	$7,548
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,555,000	$6,626		$10,770,000	$6,511		$12,553,000	$7,463
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,272,000	$3,596	54.3%	$5,427,000	$3,281	50.4%	$6,551,000	$3,895	52.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,800,000	$1,032	15.6%	$1,850,000	$1,119	17.2%	$1,818,000	$1,081	14.5%
Administration:	$1,272,000	$729	11.0%	$1,345,000	$813	12.5%	$1,871,000	$1,112	14.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,211,000	$1,268	19.1%	$2,148,000	$1,299	19.9%	$2,313,000	$1,375	18.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$179,000	$103		$316,000	$191		$143,000	$85
Construction:	$0	$0		$6,000	$4		$5,000	$3
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$663,000	$401		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$6,766,000	$3,880		$6,479,000	$3,917		$6,183,000	$3,676
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,507,000	$2,584	66.6%	$4,109,000	$2,484	63.4%	$3,787,000	$2,251	61.2%
Other Salary:	$2,259,000	$1,295	33.4%	$2,370,000	$1,433	36.6%	$2,396,000	$1,424	38.8%
Total Benefit:	$1,518,000	$870		$1,420,000	$859		$2,390,000	$1,421
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,001,000	$574	65.9%	$856,000	$518	60.3%	$1,552,000	$923	64.9%
Other Benefit:	$517,000	$296	34.1%	$564,000	$341	39.7%	$838,000	$498	35.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.8%	75.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.2%	25.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years	5.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	69.7%	61.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.7%	27.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	9.1%	8.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA	0.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$38,153.0	$35,888.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,356.0	$33,665.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$41,346.0	$38,103.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,386.0	$42,055.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Union 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.