Ruth Fisher Elementary School
38201 West Indian School Rd
Tonopah AZ, 85354, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-474-5500
Ranking: (1,143 out of 1,363, bottom 16%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Saddle Mountain 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 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 31 | 31 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 31 | 32 | 25 | |||||
Total Students: | 686 | 693 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 616 | 647 | 650 | |||||
Kindergarten: | 52 | 7.6% | 69 | 10.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 54 | 8.8% | 63 | 9.7% | 56 | 8.6% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 10.1% | 69 | 10.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 57 | 9.3% | 42 | 6.5% | 58 | 8.9% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 10.3% | 71 | 10.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 34 | 5.5% | 51 | 7.9% | 65 | 10.0% |
Grade 3: | 73 | 10.6% | 78 | 11.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 52 | 8.4% | 66 | 10.2% | 53 | 8.2% |
Grade 4: | 80 | 11.7% | 90 | 13.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 64 | 10.4% | 52 | 8.0% | 65 | 10.0% |
Grade 5: | 91 | 13.3% | 69 | 10.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 53 | 8.6% | 63 | 9.7% | 54 | 8.3% |
Grade 6: | 68 | 9.9% | 77 | 11.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 53 | 8.6% | 53 | 8.2% | 64 | 9.8% |
Grade 7: | 85 | 12.4% | 78 | 11.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 109 | 17.7% | 135 | 20.9% | 110 | 16.9% |
Grade 8: | 79 | 11.5% | 74 | 10.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 128 | 20.8% | 113 | 17.5% | 113 | 17.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 368 | 53.6% | 360 | 51.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 312 | 50.6% | 330 | 51.0% | 327 | 50.3% |
Female: | 318 | 46.4% | 333 | 48.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 296 | 48.1% | 309 | 47.8% | 319 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.7% | 5 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 172 | 25.1% | 107 | 15.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 253 | 41.1% | 281 | 43.4% | 278 | 42.8% |
Black: | 10 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 1.3% | 18 | 2.8% | 19 | 2.9% |
White: | 494 | 72.0% | 571 | 82.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 341 | 55.4% | 328 | 50.7% | 340 | 52.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 480 | 70.0% | 478 | 69.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 385 | 62.5% | 274 | 42.3% | 324 | 49.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 9.8% | 38 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 50 | 8.1% | 46 | 7.1% | 57 | 8.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.20 | 22.43 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20.08 | 20.30 | 26.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 437 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 349 | 365 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 347 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 444 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 434 | 460 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 441 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 462 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349 | 361 | 379 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 376 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 459 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 460 | 480 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458 | 467 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 489 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 494 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 497 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 480 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 364 | 392 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 383 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 473 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 474 | 496 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 485 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 493 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 518 | 529 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 481 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 510 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 395 | 407 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 395 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 486 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 492 | 508 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 489 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 513 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 526 | 543 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 489 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 525 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 400 | 422 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 430 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 498 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 509 | 524 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 526 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 512 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 524 | 543 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 485 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 540 | 540 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417 | 417 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 449 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 508 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 502 | 529 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 522 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 506 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 517 | 510 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 515 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.4% | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.9% | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.0% | 44.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.0% | 55.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,150.0 | $39,104.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,344.0 | $34,921.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,154.0 | $42,450.0 |
* Ruth Fisher Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.