Bales Elementary School
25400 West Maricopa Rd
Buckeye AZ, 85326, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-847-8503
Ranking: (974 out of 1,363, bottom 29%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 39 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 44 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 776 | 738 | 753 | 708 | 728 | 963 | 994 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Kindergarten: | 90 | 11.6% | 84 | 11.4% | 99 | 13.1% | 85 | 12.0% | 95 | 13.0% | 111 | 11.5% | 121 | 12.2% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 10.8% | 100 | 13.6% | 91 | 12.1% | 88 | 12.4% | 86 | 11.8% | 117 | 12.1% | 107 | 10.8% |
Grade 2: | 95 | 12.2% | 89 | 12.1% | 94 | 12.5% | 77 | 10.9% | 87 | 12.0% | 107 | 11.1% | 132 | 13.3% |
Grade 3: | 92 | 11.9% | 82 | 11.1% | 72 | 9.6% | 86 | 12.1% | 75 | 10.3% | 111 | 11.5% | 115 | 11.6% |
Grade 4: | 91 | 11.7% | 73 | 9.9% | 90 | 12.0% | 74 | 10.5% | 84 | 11.5% | 110 | 11.4% | 98 | 9.9% |
Grade 5: | 71 | 9.1% | 82 | 11.1% | 71 | 9.4% | 79 | 11.2% | 79 | 10.9% | 109 | 11.3% | 114 | 11.5% |
Grade 6: | 95 | 12.2% | 70 | 9.5% | 83 | 11.0% | 74 | 10.5% | 76 | 10.4% | 105 | 10.9% | 110 | 11.1% |
Grade 7: | 80 | 10.3% | 78 | 10.6% | 71 | 9.4% | 74 | 10.5% | 67 | 9.2% | 105 | 10.9% | 83 | 8.4% |
Grade 8: | 77 | 9.9% | 80 | 10.8% | 81 | 10.8% | 71 | 10.0% | 79 | 10.9% | 88 | 9.1% | 113 | 11.4% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 412 | 53.1% | 396 | 53.7% | 389 | 51.7% | 363 | 51.3% | 361 | 49.6% | 477 | 49.5% | 483 | 48.6% |
Female: | 364 | 46.9% | 342 | 46.3% | 364 | 48.3% | 345 | 48.7% | 359 | 49.3% | 478 | 49.6% | 507 | 51.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.2% | 9 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 13 | 1.3% | 22 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 441 | 56.8% | 446 | 60.4% | 458 | 60.8% | 428 | 60.5% | 421 | 57.8% | 549 | 57.0% | 580 | 58.4% |
Black: | 51 | 6.6% | 42 | 5.7% | 50 | 6.6% | 44 | 6.2% | 46 | 6.3% | 70 | 7.3% | 66 | 6.6% |
White: | 253 | 32.6% | 231 | 31.3% | 225 | 29.9% | 214 | 30.2% | 247 | 33.9% | 322 | 33.4% | 321 | 32.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 519 | 66.9% | 403 | 54.6% | 415 | 55.1% | 415 | 58.6% | 410 | 56.3% | 436 | 45.3% | 474 | 47.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 9.5% | 66 | 8.9% | 54 | 7.2% | 51 | 7.2% | 58 | 8.0% | 82 | 8.5% | 105 | 10.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.00 | 19.44 | 19.85 | 17.44 | 19.87 | 22.00 | 22.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 438 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 353 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 362.92 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 357 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 358 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 443 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444 | 448 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 448 | 450.14 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 446 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 451 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 464 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 368 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 377.6 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 372 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 370 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 460 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 469 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 472.51 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 467 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 467 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 490 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 498 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 501.78 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 499 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 494 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 491 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 372 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378 | 383.58 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 384 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 379 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 486 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 479 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 490.56 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 489 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 485 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 518 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 506 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 477.7 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 480 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 482 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 511 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 392 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 404.19 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 398 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 403 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 490 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 497 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 505.84 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 501 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 501 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 519 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 516 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 486.67 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 486 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 485 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 538 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 408 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 411.71 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 417 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 414 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 505 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 515 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 520.33 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 521 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 518 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 529 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 518 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 485.67 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 485 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 477 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 540 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 421 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 421.13 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 421 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 445 | 429 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 511 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 518 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 522.23 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 512 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 509 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 484 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 494 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 502.53 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 501 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 503 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 85.0% | 77.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 12.5% | 22.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years | 6.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 60.0% | 51.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 40.0% | 48.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $34,363.0 | $35,010.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,021.0 | $32,658.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,376.0 | $37,519.0 |
* Bales Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.