Sundance Elementary Primary School
23800 West Hadley
Buckeye AZ, 85326, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-925-3400
Ranking: (900 out of 1,363, bottom 34%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Buckeye 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: | 36 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 792 | 719 | 799 | 771 | 840 | 914 | 949 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 78 | 9.8% | 71 | 9.9% | 74 | 9.3% | 72 | 9.3% | 93 | 11.1% | 107 | 11.7% | 98 | 10.3% |
Grade 1: | 83 | 10.5% | 74 | 10.3% | 85 | 10.6% | 86 | 11.2% | 103 | 12.3% | 92 | 10.1% | 110 | 11.6% |
Grade 2: | 84 | 10.6% | 74 | 10.3% | 89 | 11.1% | 97 | 12.6% | 79 | 9.4% | 100 | 10.9% | 116 | 12.2% |
Grade 3: | 78 | 9.8% | 89 | 12.4% | 99 | 12.4% | 73 | 9.5% | 94 | 11.2% | 111 | 12.1% | 96 | 10.1% |
Grade 4: | 100 | 12.6% | 90 | 12.5% | 87 | 10.9% | 77 | 10.0% | 99 | 11.8% | 101 | 11.1% | 94 | 9.9% |
Grade 5: | 99 | 12.5% | 79 | 11.0% | 88 | 11.0% | 97 | 12.6% | 87 | 10.4% | 96 | 10.5% | 113 | 11.9% |
Grade 6: | 92 | 11.6% | 75 | 10.4% | 104 | 13.0% | 89 | 11.5% | 89 | 10.6% | 101 | 11.1% | 107 | 11.3% |
Grade 7: | 81 | 10.2% | 88 | 12.2% | 79 | 9.9% | 84 | 10.9% | 101 | 12.0% | 99 | 10.8% | 118 | 12.4% |
Grade 8: | 97 | 12.2% | 79 | 11.0% | 94 | 11.8% | 96 | 12.5% | 95 | 11.3% | 107 | 11.7% | 97 | 10.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 405 | 51.1% | 362 | 50.3% | 425 | 53.2% | 398 | 51.6% | 433 | 51.5% | 472 | 51.6% | 474 | 49.9% |
Female: | 387 | 48.9% | 357 | 49.7% | 374 | 46.8% | 373 | 48.4% | 399 | 47.5% | 434 | 47.5% | 471 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 411 | 51.9% | 383 | 53.3% | 407 | 50.9% | 393 | 51.0% | 444 | 52.9% | 471 | 51.5% | 481 | 50.7% |
Black: | 75 | 9.5% | 59 | 8.2% | 78 | 9.8% | 65 | 8.4% | 74 | 8.8% | 92 | 10.1% | 106 | 11.2% |
White: | 263 | 33.2% | 246 | 34.2% | 284 | 35.5% | 292 | 37.9% | 303 | 36.1% | 326 | 35.7% | 342 | 36.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 3.4% | 15 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 459 | 58.0% | 351 | 48.8% | 414 | 51.8% | 396 | 51.4% | 355 | 42.3% | 368 | 40.3% | 331 | 34.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 16.2% | 75 | 10.4% | 73 | 9.1% | 73 | 9.5% | 104 | 12.4% | 111 | 12.1% | 138 | 14.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.00 | 18.36 | 20.41 | 19.23 | 19.89 | 22.70 | 24.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 438 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 353 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 362.92 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 357 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 358 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 443 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 448 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447 | 450.14 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 446 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447 | 451 | 459 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519 | 454 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 464 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 368 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376 | 377.6 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 372 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 370 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 460 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 469 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 472.51 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 467 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 467 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 490 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 498 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 501.78 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 499 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 494 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 491 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378 | 372 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 383.58 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 384 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 379 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 486 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 479 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 490.56 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 489 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 485 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 518 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 506 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 477.7 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 480 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 482 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 511 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 392 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 404.19 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 398 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 403 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 490 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 497 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 505.84 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 501 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 501 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 519 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 516 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 486.67 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 486 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 485 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 538 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 408 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 411.71 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 417 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 414 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 505 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 515 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 520.33 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 521 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 518 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 529 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 518 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 485.67 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 485 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 477 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 540 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427 | 421 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 421.13 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 421 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 429 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 511 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 518 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 522.23 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 512 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 509 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 484 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 494 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 502.53 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 501 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 503 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.3% | 76.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.8% | 23.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years | 6.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 62.5% | 65.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 37.5% | 34.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $34,452.0 | $34,459.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,642.0 | $32,735.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $37,469.0 | $37,713.0 |
* Sundance Elementary Primary 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.