Surprise Elementary School
12907 West Greenway Rd El Mirage AZ, 85335, Maricopa County Phone: 623-876-7000 Ranking: (798 out of 1,363, bottom 41%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Dysart 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: | 54 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 48 | 58 | |||||||
Total Students: | 931 | 904 | 903 | 831 | 848 | 886 | 1,069 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 32 | 3.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 126 | 13.5% | 106 | 11.7% | 114 | 12.6% | 84 | 10.1% | 99 | 11.7% | 104 | 11.7% | 132 | 12.3% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 10.0% | 102 | 11.3% | 98 | 10.9% | 103 | 12.4% | 96 | 11.3% | 117 | 13.2% | 113 | 10.6% |
Grade 2: | 96 | 10.3% | 107 | 11.8% | 106 | 11.7% | 88 | 10.6% | 115 | 13.6% | 93 | 10.5% | 139 | 13.0% |
Grade 3: | 102 | 11.0% | 100 | 11.1% | 98 | 10.9% | 98 | 11.8% | 82 | 9.7% | 100 | 11.3% | 125 | 11.7% |
Grade 4: | 85 | 9.1% | 88 | 9.7% | 109 | 12.1% | 86 | 10.3% | 91 | 10.7% | 101 | 11.4% | 102 | 9.5% |
Grade 5: | 98 | 10.5% | 102 | 11.3% | 89 | 9.9% | 97 | 11.7% | 88 | 10.4% | 88 | 9.9% | 142 | 13.3% |
Grade 6: | 101 | 10.8% | 90 | 10.0% | 109 | 12.1% | 88 | 10.6% | 84 | 9.9% | 119 | 13.4% | 106 | 9.9% |
Grade 7: | 80 | 8.6% | 101 | 11.2% | 98 | 10.9% | 85 | 10.2% | 113 | 13.3% | 92 | 10.4% | 106 | 9.9% |
Grade 8: | 118 | 12.7% | 105 | 11.6% | 82 | 9.1% | 102 | 12.3% | 80 | 9.4% | 72 | 8.1% | 104 | 9.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 479 | 51.5% | 443 | 49.0% | 436 | 48.3% | 411 | 49.5% | 433 | 51.1% | 456 | 51.5% | 549 | 51.4% |
Female: | 452 | 48.5% | 461 | 51.0% | 467 | 51.7% | 420 | 50.5% | 407 | 48.0% | 422 | 47.6% | 516 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.3% | 18 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.5% | 5 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 546 | 58.6% | 524 | 58.0% | 521 | 57.7% | 470 | 56.6% | 491 | 57.9% | 525 | 59.3% | 744 | 69.6% |
Black: | 94 | 10.1% | 90 | 10.0% | 88 | 9.7% | 84 | 10.1% | 71 | 8.4% | 95 | 10.7% | 94 | 8.8% |
White: | 244 | 26.2% | 246 | 27.2% | 256 | 28.3% | 244 | 29.4% | 256 | 30.2% | 237 | 26.7% | 213 | 19.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 30 | 3.2% | 26 | 2.9% | 16 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 664 | 71.3% | 659 | 72.9% | 649 | 71.9% | 556 | 66.9% | 533 | 62.9% | 573 | 64.7% | 45 | 4.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 9.0% | 68 | 7.5% | 73 | 8.1% | 99 | 11.9% | 82 | 9.7% | 98 | 11.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.18 | 19.23 | 19.85 | 17.68 | 16.96 | 18.70 | 18.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 455 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 373 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 381.31 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 372 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 374 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 455 | 466 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 465 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 468.37 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 463 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 463 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 491 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 391 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 395 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 391 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376 | 386 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 479 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 486 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 486.65 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 481 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 480 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 508 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 517 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 521.34 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 514 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 506 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 510 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 403 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 406.39 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 396 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 397 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 495 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 501 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 505.94 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 497 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 501 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 530 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 538 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 501.85 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 499 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 498 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 527 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 419 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 423.66 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 414 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 414 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 500 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 510 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 519.42 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 511 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 510 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 546 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 546 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 502.89 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 502 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 502 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 554 | 548 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 424 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 432.1 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 431 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412 | 431 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 517 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 528 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 535.53 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 532 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 536 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 546 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 562 | 563 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 501.42 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 502 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 498 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 562 | 557 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 433 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444 | 437.84 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 438 | 440 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 441 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 525 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 533 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 531.21 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 522 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 525 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 503 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 506 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 515.21 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 514 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 513 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.8% | 79.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.2% | 20.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | 6.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 56.4% | 64.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 43.6% | 35.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,262.0 | $42,858.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,306.0 | $38,340.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,665.0 | $51,097.0 |
* Surprise Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.