Walker Butte K-8 Primary School
29697 North Desert Willow Blvd
San Tan Valley AZ, 85143, Pinal County
Phone: 480-987-5360
Ranking: (872 out of 1,363, bottom 36%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Florence Unified 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 | ||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 47 | 55 | 63 | |||
Total Students: | 916 | 981 | 985 | |||
Prekindergarten: | 54 | 5.9% | 55 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 60 | 6.6% | 75 | 7.6% | 76 | 7.7% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 9.2% | 82 | 8.4% | 105 | 10.7% |
Grade 2: | 73 | 8.0% | 102 | 10.4% | 97 | 9.8% |
Grade 3: | 95 | 10.4% | 98 | 10.0% | 103 | 10.5% |
Grade 4: | 100 | 10.9% | 103 | 10.5% | 126 | 12.8% |
Grade 5: | 109 | 11.9% | 119 | 12.1% | 96 | 9.7% |
Grade 6: | 115 | 12.6% | 101 | 10.3% | 129 | 13.1% |
Grade 7: | 97 | 10.6% | 131 | 13.4% | 104 | 10.6% |
Grade 8: | 129 | 14.1% | 115 | 11.7% | 149 | 15.1% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||
Male: | 467 | 51.0% | 498 | 50.8% | 495 | 50.3% |
Female: | 449 | 49.0% | 483 | 49.2% | 490 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 14 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 12 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 232 | 25.3% | 256 | 26.1% | 239 | 24.3% |
Black: | 93 | 10.2% | 120 | 12.2% | 120 | 12.2% |
White: | 536 | 58.5% | 544 | 55.5% | 570 | 57.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 16 | 1.7% | 30 | 3.1% | 27 | 2.7% |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.5% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 416 | 45.4% | 391 | 39.9% | 412 | 41.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 14.2% | 88 | 9.0% | 107 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.49 | 17.84 | 15.76 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 433 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 347 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 359.51 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 369 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 357 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 447 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 451 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 455.32 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 455 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 447 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 469 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 364 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 375.61 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 371 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369 | 372 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 466 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 469 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 471.88 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445 | 463 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 473 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 498 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 506 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 512.62 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 508 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 505 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 491 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 376 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 387.96 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378 | 381 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 376 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 486 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 494.75 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 484 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 482 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 517 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 516 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 491.01 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 486 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 487 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 506 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 394 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412 | 399 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 401 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 396 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 495 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 502 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 505.05 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 501 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 497 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 530 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 538 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 491.89 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 488 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 481 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 538 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 407 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 412.88 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409 | 413 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 420 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 507 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 513 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 524.76 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 518 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 523 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 529 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 533 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 495.58 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 487 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 489 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 550 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 421 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 425.66 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 429 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 426 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 520 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 520 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 514.04 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 513 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 506 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 499 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 501 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 506 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 505 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 499 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.2% | 73.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.8% | 26.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 4.0 years | 4.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 82.7% | 69.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 17.3% | 30.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $35,034.0 | $35,287.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,350.0 | $34,399.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,300.0 | $37,324.0 |
* Walker Butte K-8 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.