Higley Traditional Academy Primary School
3391 East Vest Ave
Gilbert AZ, 85295, Maricopa County
Phone: 480-279-6800
Ranking: (347 out of 1,363, top 25%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Higley 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: | 30 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 633 | 764 | 623 | 581 | 595 | 689 | 573 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 6.2% | 40 | 6.4% | 41 | 7.1% | 51 | 8.6% | 72 | 10.4% | 95 | 16.6% |
Kindergarten: | 107 | 16.9% | 79 | 10.3% | 59 | 9.5% | 65 | 11.2% | 54 | 9.1% | 82 | 11.9% | 71 | 12.4% |
Grade 1: | 88 | 13.9% | 72 | 9.4% | 57 | 9.1% | 60 | 10.3% | 61 | 10.3% | 78 | 11.3% | 46 | 8.0% |
Grade 2: | 91 | 14.4% | 77 | 10.1% | 56 | 9.0% | 53 | 9.1% | 66 | 11.1% | 66 | 9.6% | 67 | 11.7% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 12.8% | 64 | 8.4% | 65 | 10.4% | 48 | 8.3% | 58 | 9.7% | 93 | 13.5% | 49 | 8.6% |
Grade 4: | 79 | 12.5% | 82 | 10.7% | 62 | 10.0% | 69 | 11.9% | 79 | 13.3% | 57 | 8.3% | 49 | 8.6% |
Grade 5: | 90 | 14.2% | 77 | 10.1% | 83 | 13.3% | 79 | 13.6% | 51 | 8.6% | 61 | 8.9% | 59 | 10.3% |
Grade 6: | 97 | 15.3% | 90 | 11.8% | 77 | 12.4% | 46 | 7.9% | 57 | 9.6% | 66 | 9.6% | 42 | 7.3% |
Grade 7: | 0 | 0.0% | 108 | 14.1% | 65 | 10.4% | 57 | 9.8% | 62 | 10.4% | 54 | 7.8% | 47 | 8.2% |
Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 8.9% | 59 | 9.5% | 62 | 10.7% | 56 | 9.4% | 60 | 8.7% | 48 | 8.4% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 332 | 52.4% | 423 | 55.4% | 333 | 53.5% | 314 | 54.0% | 307 | 51.6% | 359 | 52.1% | 306 | 53.4% |
Female: | 301 | 47.6% | 341 | 44.6% | 290 | 46.5% | 267 | 46.0% | 280 | 47.1% | 322 | 46.7% | 263 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 13 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.9% | 16 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.4% |
Asian: | 49 | 7.7% | 55 | 7.2% | 44 | 7.1% | 57 | 9.8% | 66 | 11.1% | 55 | 8.0% | 44 | 7.7% |
Hispanic: | 152 | 24.0% | 190 | 24.9% | 137 | 22.0% | 142 | 24.4% | 129 | 21.7% | 133 | 19.3% | 121 | 21.1% |
Black: | 22 | 3.5% | 46 | 6.0% | 31 | 5.0% | 35 | 6.0% | 37 | 6.2% | 40 | 5.8% | 30 | 5.2% |
White: | 384 | 60.7% | 434 | 56.8% | 380 | 61.0% | 323 | 55.6% | 357 | 60.0% | 449 | 65.2% | 370 | 64.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 25 | 3.9% | 25 | 3.3% | 17 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 16.0% | 162 | 21.2% | 137 | 22.0% | 130 | 22.4% | 143 | 24.0% | 118 | 17.1% | 63 | 11.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 6.0% | 38 | 5.0% | 43 | 6.9% | 33 | 5.7% | 36 | 6.1% | 25 | 3.6% | 39 | 6.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.82 | 20.43 | 19.20 | 18.02 | 16.00 | 18.60 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 455 | 466 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 385 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 391.73 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 393 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 399 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 475 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 482 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 485.42 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 482 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 487 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 501 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 390 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 403.85 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 403 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 406 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 490 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 497 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 505.24 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 495 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 524 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 532 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 544.65 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 544 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 544 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 525 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 408 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 412.08 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 415 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 414 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 507 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 512 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 516.77 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 514 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 517 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 541 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 550 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 517.02 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 525 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 521 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 538 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 416 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 427.85 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 426 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 427 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 512 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 519 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 528.22 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 527 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 528 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 557 | 550 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 554 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 516.79 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 525 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 526 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 565 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446 | 440 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 443.64 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434 | 450 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 449 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 526 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 536 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 546.16 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 548 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 553 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 553 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 581 | 559 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 512.68 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 516 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 514 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 564 | 574 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 444 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 446.12 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447 | 448 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 454 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 544 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 545 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 547 | 540.11 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 534 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 536 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 514 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 526 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 535.13 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 534 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 526 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.8% | 71.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.2% | 28.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years | 6.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 60.5% | 52.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 39.5% | 47.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,738.0 | $38,590.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,827.0 | $34,090.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,248.0 | $43,500.0 |
* Higley Traditional Academy Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.