D.W. Higgins Institute
2150 East Southern Ave
Tempe AZ, 85282, Maricopa County
Phone: 480-413-0829
Ranking: (793 out of 1,363, bottom 42%)*
Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Total Students: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 65 | 93 | 103 | |||
Kindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 12.3% | 8 | 8.6% | 4 | 3.9% |
Grade 1: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 9.2% | 5 | 5.4% | 9 | 8.7% |
Grade 2: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 7.5% | 10 | 9.7% |
Grade 3: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 6.2% | 14 | 15.1% | 6 | 5.8% |
Grade 4: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 15 | 23.1% | 5 | 5.4% | 13 | 12.6% |
Grade 5: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 7.7% | 16 | 17.2% | 10 | 9.7% |
Grade 6: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 16.9% | 11 | 11.8% | 20 | 19.4% |
Grade 7: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 4.6% | 17 | 18.3% | 12 | 11.7% |
Grade 8: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 20.0% | 10 | 10.8% | 19 | 18.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 32 | 49.2% | 43 | 46.2% | 59 | 57.3% |
Female: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 25 | 38.5% | 42 | 45.2% | 40 | 38.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 1.5% | 2 | 2.2% | 2 | 1.9% |
Asian: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 6.2% | 5 | 5.4% | 6 | 5.8% |
Hispanic: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 15.4% | 20 | 21.5% | 9 | 8.7% |
Black: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 9.2% | 6 | 6.5% | 11 | 10.7% |
White: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 44 | 67.7% | 60 | 64.5% | 75 | 72.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 27 | 41.5% | 15 | 16.1% | 9 | 8.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 3.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 452 | 451 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 467 | 459 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 385 | 379 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 496 | 480 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 527 | 513 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 518 | 508 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 509 | 496 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 506 | 523 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 520 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 371 | 407 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 507 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 508 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 532 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 562 | 562 | 543 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 528 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389 | 389 | 422 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 516 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 509 | 524 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 560 | 560 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 541 | 543 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 406 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 510 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 508 | 529 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 478 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 491 | 510 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 44.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 55.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,723.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,177.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,360.0 |
* D.W. Higgins Institute was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.