Glendale American School
8530 North 55th Ave
Glendale AZ, 85302, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-237-4000
Ranking: (1,025 out of 1,363, bottom 25%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Glendale 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: | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 51 | |||||||
Total Students: | 795 | 760 | 711 | 761 | 846 | 932 | 934 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 31 | 3.3% | 35 | 3.7% |
Kindergarten: | 110 | 13.8% | 99 | 13.0% | 84 | 11.8% | 86 | 11.3% | 112 | 13.2% | 116 | 12.4% | 123 | 13.2% |
Grade 1: | 97 | 12.2% | 75 | 9.9% | 79 | 11.1% | 94 | 12.4% | 111 | 13.1% | 113 | 12.1% | 109 | 11.7% |
Grade 2: | 78 | 9.8% | 77 | 10.1% | 87 | 12.2% | 87 | 11.4% | 114 | 13.5% | 113 | 12.1% | 117 | 12.5% |
Grade 3: | 82 | 10.3% | 97 | 12.8% | 81 | 11.4% | 92 | 12.1% | 109 | 12.9% | 111 | 11.9% | 104 | 11.1% |
Grade 4: | 90 | 11.3% | 85 | 11.2% | 81 | 11.4% | 85 | 11.2% | 93 | 11.0% | 109 | 11.7% | 114 | 12.2% |
Grade 5: | 83 | 10.4% | 86 | 11.3% | 76 | 10.7% | 74 | 9.7% | 110 | 13.0% | 105 | 11.3% | 104 | 11.1% |
Grade 6: | 91 | 11.4% | 84 | 11.1% | 76 | 10.7% | 90 | 11.8% | 53 | 6.3% | 69 | 7.4% | 83 | 8.9% |
Grade 7: | 74 | 9.3% | 82 | 10.8% | 76 | 10.7% | 72 | 9.5% | 69 | 8.2% | 84 | 9.0% | 82 | 8.8% |
Grade 8: | 89 | 11.2% | 75 | 9.9% | 71 | 10.0% | 79 | 10.4% | 74 | 8.7% | 81 | 8.7% | 63 | 6.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 384 | 48.3% | 388 | 51.1% | 367 | 51.6% | 404 | 53.1% | 437 | 51.7% | 497 | 53.3% | 492 | 52.7% |
Female: | 411 | 51.7% | 372 | 48.9% | 344 | 48.4% | 357 | 46.9% | 401 | 47.4% | 427 | 45.8% | 438 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 30 | 3.8% | 49 | 6.4% | 35 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.2% | 34 | 4.0% | 30 | 3.2% | 25 | 2.7% |
Asian: | 57 | 7.2% | 52 | 6.8% | 52 | 7.3% | 55 | 7.2% | 65 | 7.7% | 70 | 7.5% | 65 | 7.0% |
Hispanic: | 383 | 48.2% | 363 | 47.8% | 338 | 47.5% | 345 | 45.3% | 424 | 50.1% | 473 | 50.8% | 479 | 51.3% |
Black: | 95 | 11.9% | 74 | 9.7% | 66 | 9.3% | 104 | 13.7% | 106 | 12.5% | 103 | 11.1% | 101 | 10.8% |
White: | 202 | 25.4% | 201 | 26.4% | 198 | 27.8% | 214 | 28.1% | 217 | 25.7% | 256 | 27.5% | 264 | 28.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 26 | 3.3% | 19 | 2.5% | 19 | 2.7% | 11 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 595 | 74.8% | 558 | 73.4% | 500 | 70.3% | 538 | 70.7% | 584 | 69.0% | 559 | 60.0% | 491 | 52.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 6.0% | 54 | 7.1% | 62 | 8.7% | 54 | 7.1% | 88 | 10.4% | 117 | 12.6% | 139 | 14.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.71 | 18.31 | 17.34 | 18.52 | 19.23 | 20.70 | 18.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 439 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 348 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 350.07 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 355 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 348 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446 | 439 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 439 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 438.69 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 438 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 436 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 472 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 365 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 367.54 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 368 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 364 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447 | 456 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 459 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 463.62 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 458 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 460 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 489 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 492 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 492.71 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 494 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 489 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 485 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 375 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 377.74 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 379 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 372 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 472 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 476 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 481.48 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 484 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 478 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 509 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 509 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 478.64 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 479 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 477 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 507 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 388 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 396.3 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 395 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 397 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 483 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 487 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 497.52 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 493 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 497 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 530 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 522 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 475.26 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 480 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 485 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 535 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 406 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 406.84 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409 | 412 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 412 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 496 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 510 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 512.32 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 518 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 519 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 527 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 535 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 482.51 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 488 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 480 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 547 | 536 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 422 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 422.45 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 420 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 419 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 506 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 507 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 510.33 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 506 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 505 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 489 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 495 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 504.19 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 505 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 498 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.8% | 45.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.2% | 54.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 38.3% | 28.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 61.7% | 71.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,752.0 | $42,955.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,386.0 | $36,665.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,703.0 | $45,433.0 |
* Glendale American School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.