Laird Elementary School
1500 North Scovel St Tempe AZ, 85281, Maricopa County Phone: 480-730-7102 Ranking: (878 out of 1,363, bottom 36%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Tempe School 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: | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 477 | 509 | 531 | 487 | 520 | 515 | 460 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 50 | 10.5% | 62 | 12.2% | 74 | 13.9% | 71 | 14.6% | 62 | 11.9% | 80 | 15.5% | 78 | 17.0% |
Grade 1: | 64 | 13.4% | 64 | 12.6% | 70 | 13.2% | 56 | 11.5% | 65 | 12.5% | 82 | 15.9% | 67 | 14.6% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 13.2% | 60 | 11.8% | 61 | 11.5% | 49 | 10.1% | 71 | 13.7% | 64 | 12.4% | 70 | 15.2% |
Grade 3: | 57 | 11.9% | 52 | 10.2% | 50 | 9.4% | 67 | 13.8% | 66 | 12.7% | 65 | 12.6% | 61 | 13.3% |
Grade 4: | 47 | 9.9% | 44 | 8.6% | 69 | 13.0% | 57 | 11.7% | 64 | 12.3% | 54 | 10.5% | 67 | 14.6% |
Grade 5: | 45 | 9.4% | 68 | 13.4% | 52 | 9.8% | 56 | 11.5% | 49 | 9.4% | 61 | 11.8% | 70 | 15.2% |
Grade 6: | 58 | 12.2% | 44 | 8.6% | 55 | 10.4% | 45 | 9.2% | 45 | 8.7% | 63 | 12.2% | 47 | 10.2% |
Grade 7: | 42 | 8.8% | 60 | 11.8% | 52 | 9.8% | 43 | 8.8% | 57 | 11.0% | 46 | 8.9% | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 51 | 10.7% | 55 | 10.8% | 48 | 9.0% | 43 | 8.8% | 40 | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 252 | 52.8% | 259 | 50.9% | 265 | 49.9% | 247 | 50.7% | 255 | 49.0% | 249 | 48.3% | 219 | 47.6% |
Female: | 225 | 47.2% | 250 | 49.1% | 266 | 50.1% | 240 | 49.3% | 257 | 49.4% | 258 | 50.1% | 237 | 51.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 27 | 5.7% | 37 | 7.3% | 31 | 5.8% | 30 | 6.2% | 32 | 6.2% | 39 | 7.6% | 32 | 7.0% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 337 | 70.6% | 368 | 72.3% | 362 | 68.2% | 347 | 71.3% | 387 | 74.4% | 373 | 72.4% | 327 | 71.1% |
Black: | 32 | 6.7% | 18 | 3.5% | 23 | 4.3% | 21 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.4% | 28 | 5.4% | 26 | 5.7% |
White: | 63 | 13.2% | 64 | 12.6% | 83 | 15.6% | 71 | 14.6% | 70 | 13.5% | 64 | 12.4% | 68 | 14.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 19 | 3.6% | 7 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 385 | 80.7% | 402 | 79.0% | 385 | 72.5% | 370 | 76.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 374 | 72.6% | 367 | 79.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.4% | 36 | 7.1% | 41 | 7.7% | 35 | 7.2% | 44 | 8.5% | 54 | 10.5% | 35 | 7.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.95 | 16.31 | 18.06 | 15.22 | 14.88 | 14.80 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 446 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 360 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 364.79 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 367 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 363 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 455 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 458 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 448 | 458.54 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 455 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 456 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 482 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 375 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376 | 381.42 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 379 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 376 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 475 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 475 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 480.43 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 473 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 476 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 502 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 507 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 511.96 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 502 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 499 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 506 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 390 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 393.46 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 392 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 386 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 496 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 495 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 500.55 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 499 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 496 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 529 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 534 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 497.31 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 500 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 497 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 520 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 403 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 404.62 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 400 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391 | 399 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 495 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 505 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 509.64 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 497 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 500 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 537 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 543 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 494.35 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 495 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 493 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 546 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 417 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 421.18 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 414 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 417 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 510 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 520 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 527.45 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 523 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 523 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 544 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 548 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 494.27 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 494 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 493 | 496 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 424 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 427.13 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 419 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 418 | 434 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 521 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 520.7 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 508 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 509 | 520 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 503 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 516.14 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 504 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 500 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.6% | 37.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.4% | 62.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.3% | 40.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.7% | 59.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,194.0 | $39,554.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,572.0 | $33,917.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,348.0 | $43,411.0 |
* Laird Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.