Tuscano Elementary School
3850 South 79th Ave
Phoenix AZ, 85043, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-707-2300
Ranking: (949 out of 1,363, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 678 | 696 | 656 | 650 | 646 | 653 | 648 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 92 | 13.6% | 99 | 14.2% | 89 | 13.6% | 86 | 13.2% | 107 | 16.6% | 100 | 15.3% | 107 | 16.5% |
Grade 1: | 103 | 15.2% | 120 | 17.2% | 106 | 16.2% | 126 | 19.4% | 98 | 15.2% | 99 | 15.2% | 118 | 18.2% |
Grade 2: | 111 | 16.4% | 105 | 15.1% | 112 | 17.1% | 107 | 16.5% | 107 | 16.6% | 119 | 18.2% | 95 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 118 | 17.4% | 133 | 19.1% | 115 | 17.5% | 108 | 16.6% | 118 | 18.3% | 91 | 13.9% | 109 | 16.8% |
Grade 4: | 133 | 19.6% | 119 | 17.1% | 118 | 18.0% | 120 | 18.5% | 98 | 15.2% | 112 | 17.2% | 119 | 18.4% |
Grade 5: | 121 | 17.8% | 120 | 17.2% | 116 | 17.7% | 103 | 15.8% | 118 | 18.3% | 132 | 20.2% | 100 | 15.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 328 | 48.4% | 338 | 48.6% | 336 | 51.2% | 332 | 51.1% | 351 | 54.3% | 361 | 55.3% | 343 | 52.9% |
Female: | 350 | 51.6% | 358 | 51.4% | 320 | 48.8% | 318 | 48.9% | 287 | 44.4% | 284 | 43.5% | 301 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.7% | 24 | 3.7% | 26 | 4.0% | 31 | 4.8% |
Hispanic: | 468 | 69.0% | 418 | 60.1% | 469 | 71.5% | 454 | 69.8% | 457 | 70.7% | 490 | 75.0% | 493 | 76.1% |
Black: | 70 | 10.3% | 78 | 11.2% | 70 | 10.7% | 79 | 12.2% | 72 | 11.1% | 47 | 7.2% | 41 | 6.3% |
White: | 103 | 15.2% | 150 | 21.6% | 72 | 11.0% | 65 | 10.0% | 89 | 13.8% | 87 | 13.3% | 81 | 12.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.4% | 18 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.9% | 24 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 458 | 67.6% | NA | NA | 428 | 65.2% | 409 | 62.9% | 396 | 61.3% | 346 | 53.0% | 362 | 55.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 11.4% | NA | NA | 75 | 11.4% | 85 | 13.1% | 100 | 15.5% | 118 | 18.1% | 107 | 16.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.37 | 20.47 | 20.50 | 20.31 | 17.00 | 19.50 | 19.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 442 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 355 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 371.67 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 367 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 362 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 448 | 441 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 443 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 454.05 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 446 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 446 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 474 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 367 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376 | 382.08 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 381 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 370 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 457 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 461 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 466.42 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 463 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 460 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 484 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 488 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 493.64 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 491 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 480 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 500 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 386 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389 | 393.17 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 385 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 384 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 482 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 483 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 489.18 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 481 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 488 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 517 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 498 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 483.81 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 483 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 486 | 501 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 397 | 410 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 493 | 510 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 67.9% | 65.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 32.1% | 35.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | 7.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 50.0% | 50.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 50.0% | 50.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,786.0 | $41,770.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,879.0 | $34,703.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,693.0 | $48,837.0 |
* Tuscano Elementary 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.