Safford Middle School
698 West 11th St
Safford AZ, 85546, Graham County
Phone: 928-348-7040
Ranking: (455 out of 1,363, top 33%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Safford 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: | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 455 | 500 | 483 | 474 | 456 | 414 | 399 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 7: | 224 | 49.2% | 263 | 52.6% | 252 | 52.2% | 240 | 50.6% | 242 | 53.1% | 222 | 53.6% | 202 | 50.6% |
Grade 8: | 231 | 50.8% | 237 | 47.4% | 231 | 47.8% | 234 | 49.4% | 214 | 46.9% | 192 | 46.4% | 197 | 49.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 247 | 54.3% | 245 | 49.0% | 233 | 48.2% | 243 | 51.3% | 231 | 50.7% | 205 | 49.5% | 210 | 52.6% |
Female: | 208 | 45.7% | 255 | 51.0% | 250 | 51.8% | 231 | 48.7% | 217 | 47.6% | 201 | 48.6% | 185 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 12 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.8% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 244 | 53.6% | 247 | 49.4% | 238 | 49.3% | 235 | 49.6% | 209 | 45.8% | 185 | 44.7% | 187 | 46.9% |
Black: | 7 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.2% | 18 | 4.5% |
White: | 194 | 42.6% | 239 | 47.8% | 230 | 47.6% | 220 | 46.4% | 225 | 49.3% | 211 | 51.0% | 186 | 46.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 203 | 44.6% | 232 | 46.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 5.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 132 | 31.9% | 137 | 34.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.4% | 48 | 9.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 10.6% | 48 | 12.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.20 | 20.00 | 20.13 | 19.89 | 18.87 | 17.80 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 421 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 420.28 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 425 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 426 | 427 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 530 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 535.52 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 538 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 535 | 532 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 548 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 498.88 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 497 | 496 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446 | 446 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 440.94 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 439 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 440 | 434 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 536 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 526.83 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 525 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 527 | 520 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 525.49 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 515 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 516 | 511 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 478 | 470 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.9% | 56.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.1% | 43.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.3% | 17.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.7% | 82.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,458.0 | $41,556.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,692.0 | $32,921.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,919.0 | $43,374.0 |
* Safford Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.