Vulture Peak Middle School
920 South Vulture Mine Rd
Wickenburg AZ, 85390, Maricopa County
Phone: 928-668-5350
Ranking: (683 out of 1,363, bottom 50%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
School District: Wickenburg Unified 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: | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 208 | 225 | 236 | 237 | 247 | 279 | 275 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 6: | 59 | 28.4% | 69 | 30.7% | 72 | 30.5% | 79 | 33.3% | 77 | 31.2% | 84 | 30.1% | 89 | 32.4% |
Grade 7: | 73 | 35.1% | 77 | 34.2% | 82 | 34.7% | 72 | 30.4% | 83 | 33.6% | 97 | 34.8% | 97 | 35.3% |
Grade 8: | 76 | 36.5% | 79 | 35.1% | 82 | 34.7% | 86 | 36.3% | 87 | 35.2% | 98 | 35.1% | 89 | 32.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 124 | 59.6% | 121 | 53.8% | 122 | 51.7% | 118 | 49.8% | 117 | 47.4% | 130 | 46.6% | 129 | 46.9% |
Female: | 84 | 40.4% | 104 | 46.2% | 114 | 48.3% | 119 | 50.2% | 122 | 49.4% | 141 | 50.5% | 142 | 51.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 70 | 33.7% | 71 | 31.6% | 57 | 24.2% | 56 | 23.6% | 58 | 23.5% | 62 | 22.2% | 72 | 26.2% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% |
White: | 136 | 65.4% | 150 | 66.7% | 173 | 73.3% | 174 | 73.4% | 188 | 76.1% | 211 | 75.6% | 196 | 71.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.7% | 5 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 48.1% | 122 | 54.2% | 121 | 51.3% | 104 | 43.9% | 97 | 39.3% | 95 | 34.1% | 91 | 33.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 7.2% | 11 | 4.9% | 15 | 6.4% | 20 | 8.4% | 27 | 10.9% | 32 | 11.5% | 22 | 8.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.64 | 15.41 | 15.73 | 11.85 | 13.72 | 13.40 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 515 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 397 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391 | 395.31 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 404 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 407 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 512 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 508.89 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 507 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 502 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 530 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 527 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 496.84 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 487 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 493 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 541 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 426 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 423.07 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 427 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 422 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 518 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 534 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 531.67 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 533 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 534 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 541 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 536 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 490.51 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 493 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 488 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 545 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 432 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 444.63 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 426 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444 | 444 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 533 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 545 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 537.89 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 513 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 529 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 513 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 532 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 536.22 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 519 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 524 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.4% | 57.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.6% | 42.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.3% | 33.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.7% | 66.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,855.0 | $38,279.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,324.0 | $28,854.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,188.0 | $42,992.0 |
* Vulture Peak Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.