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El Mirage School

Public | PK-8 | 909 students

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3 stars

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Posted October 15, 2012

My daughter has been there for 2 years. I like the teachers and staff. They could send more notices home but over all my daughter and i really like the school
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 27, 2010

I am a parent of a 2nd grader, and i cannot say i'm too impressed with this school, or maybe my childs teacher.. My daughter came from a charter school and she was so advanced. Now she's doing 'good' but has not reviewed any of what she learned in 1st grade.(multiplication,division etc) her father and I help her as much as we can at home but being parents of another child and work fulltime it can be tough.. I guess you just expect the TEACHER to teach rather than continuesly give them the exact same work all year... even after requests of more challenging work.. It's almost as if they prefer the parent to not be involved... Not impressed. I hope that for the following months she will be challenged a little more @ school.. Kids will only learn what WE teach them....
—Submitted by a parent


Posted March 1, 2006

I have both my children in el mirage ele, and they are doing well, when I first moved to this city I heard the worst about this school, but seems my children are adapting well
—Submitted by CHASTITY MARION, a parent


Posted July 14, 2005

My child attended kindergarten and I was very impressed with how structured the curicculum was. This school had a huge emphasis on reading. Before end of the school year most kids were reading and writing. Not much if any emphasis was on math. There was very little if any parent involvment! The problem was the great number of spanish speaking only parents and non-spanish speaking parents were obviously unable to communicate.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 28, 2005

Great school....great teachers.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted April 28, 2003

I think the school is headed in the right direction, however many improvements could be made. There seems to be a lack of overall organization within the school that is very evident.(e.g. notification of upcoming events shortly before dates, etc.)


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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 69% in 2012.

107 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
61%

2011

 
 
66%

2010

 
 
62%

2009

 
 
60%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 75% in 2012.

107 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
63%

2011

 
 
65%

2010

 
 
56%

2009

 
 
54%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

109 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
71%
Scale: % meets or exceeds

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Arizona used the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10. AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona learning standards. Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 67% in 2012.

101 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
65%

2011

 
 
66%

2010

 
 
59%

2009

 
 
75%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 75% in 2012.

101 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
68%

2011

 
 
70%

2010

 
 
64%

2009

 
 
70%
Science

The state average for Science was 63% in 2012.

101 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
46%

2011

 
 
47%

2010

 
 
26%

2009

 
 
32%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

109 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
91%
Scale: % meets or exceeds

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Arizona used the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10. AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona learning standards. Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 63% in 2012.

94 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
61%

2011

 
 
54%

2010

 
 
66%

2009

 
 
73%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 78% in 2012.

94 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
65%

2011

 
 
67%

2010

 
 
65%

2009

 
 
67%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 56% in 2012.

92 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
35%

2011

 
 
37%

2010

 
 
83%

2009

 
 
69%
Scale: % meets or exceeds

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Arizona used the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10. AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona learning standards. Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 61% in 2012.

83 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
41%

2011

 
 
60%

2010

 
 
60%

2009

 
 
58%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 80% in 2012.

82 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
67%

2011

 
 
79%

2010

 
 
77%

2009

 
 
57%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 56% in 2012.

82 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
27%

2011

 
 
39%

2010

 
 
63%

2009

 
 
84%
Scale: % meets or exceeds

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Arizona used the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10. AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona learning standards. Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 62% in 2012.

105 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
57%

2011

 
 
50%

2010

 
 
32%

2009

 
 
49%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 84% in 2012.

106 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
78%

2011

 
 
80%

2010

 
 
57%

2009

 
 
55%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 52% in 2012.

106 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
28%

2011

 
 
39%

2010

 
 
56%

2009

 
 
66%
Scale: % meets or exceeds

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Arizona used the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10. AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona learning standards. Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 57% in 2012.

91 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
38%

2011

 
 
31%

2010

 
 
24%

2009

 
 
34%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 72% in 2012.

91 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
56%

2011

 
 
45%

2010

 
 
46%

2009

 
 
44%
Science

The state average for Science was 68% in 2012.

93 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
47%

2011

 
 
21%

2010

 
 
21%

2009

 
 
21%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

105 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
70%
Scale: % meets or exceeds

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Arizona used the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10. AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona learning standards. Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

  • In 2010-2011, this school was designated "Performing Plus".
  • In 2009-2010, this school was designated "Performing Plus".
  • In 2008-2009, this school was designated "Performing Plus".

About the tests


Arizona uses AZ LEARNS Achievement Profiles to indicate schools' overall performance each year. For elementary and middle schools, the profiles are based on current and historical aggregated AIMS results, MAP results and whether or not the school made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). For high schools, AIMS results, AYP status and graduation/dropout rates are used. Schools are identified as Excelling, Highly Performing, Performing Plus, Performing, Underperforming, Failing to Meet Academic Standards or Pending.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Hispanic 82% 41%
White 12% 45%
Black 4% 6%
Asian 2% 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native 1% 6%
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 77%N/A51%
English language learners 40%N/A14%
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Home languages of english learners

Language This school State average
Spanish 82% 81%
English 16% 12%
Other Non-Indian 1% 1%
Russian 1% 0%
German 0% 0%
Vietnamese 0% 1%
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per certified teacher 20N/AN/A
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
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13500 North El Mirage Road
El Mirage, AZ 85335
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Phone: (623) 876-7200

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