Western Valley Middle School
6250 West Durango
Phoenix AZ, 85043, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-707-2200
Ranking: (1,103 out of 1,363, bottom 19%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Fowler Elementary 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: | 37 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 789 | 770 | 771 | 796 | 702 | 729 | 767 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 250 | 31.7% | 274 | 35.6% | 257 | 33.3% | 304 | 38.2% | 234 | 33.3% | 253 | 34.7% | 244 | 31.8% |
Grade 7: | 273 | 34.6% | 245 | 31.8% | 271 | 35.1% | 240 | 30.2% | 251 | 35.8% | 241 | 33.1% | 262 | 34.2% |
Grade 8: | 266 | 33.7% | 251 | 32.6% | 243 | 31.5% | 252 | 31.7% | 217 | 30.9% | 235 | 32.2% | 261 | 34.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 420 | 53.2% | 389 | 50.5% | 399 | 51.8% | 401 | 50.4% | 354 | 50.4% | 360 | 49.4% | 387 | 50.5% |
Female: | 369 | 46.8% | 381 | 49.5% | 372 | 48.2% | 395 | 49.6% | 340 | 48.4% | 361 | 49.5% | 376 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 15 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.6% | 18 | 2.5% | 19 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 587 | 74.4% | 558 | 72.5% | 640 | 83.0% | 666 | 83.7% | 577 | 82.2% | 584 | 80.1% | 621 | 81.0% |
Black: | 72 | 9.1% | 78 | 10.1% | 62 | 8.0% | 57 | 7.2% | 50 | 7.1% | 61 | 8.4% | 73 | 9.5% |
White: | 100 | 12.7% | 118 | 15.3% | 39 | 5.1% | 46 | 5.8% | 55 | 7.8% | 60 | 8.2% | 50 | 6.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 596 | 75.5% | NA | NA | 555 | 72.0% | 599 | 75.3% | 496 | 70.7% | 544 | 74.6% | 547 | 71.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 7.1% | NA | NA | 79 | 10.2% | 73 | 9.2% | 75 | 10.7% | 78 | 10.7% | 103 | 13.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.32 | 18.78 | 18.36 | 19.41 | 16.33 | 17.40 | 18.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 509 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 392 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 394.51 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 397 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 393 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 485 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 495 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 498.75 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 493 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 490 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 526 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 520 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 483.28 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 485 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 476 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 545 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 403 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 415.13 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 410 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 412 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 505 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 506 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 520.01 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 518 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 517 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 543 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 516 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 488.65 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 484 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 476 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 542 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417 | 424 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 422.06 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 427 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 426 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 509 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 518 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 512.36 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 516 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 510 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 486 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 498 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 495.01 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 497 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 494 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.9% | 67.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.1% | 32.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 5.0 years | 6.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 68.3% | 58.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 31.7% | 41.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,384.0 | $39,636.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,860.0 | $35,689.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,820.0 | $45,102.0 |
* Western Valley Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.