Higley Unified District
Higley Unified District is located close to the center of Arizona. Higley Unified District has 23.82 square miles of land area and 0.03 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Higley Unified District population is 69,496. Higley Unified District median household income is $81,786 in 2010-2014. Higley Unified District median house value is $223,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Higley Unified District is much better than the state average in quality.
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Higley Unified District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
2935 South Recker Rd
Gilbert AZ, 85295, Maricopa County
Phone: 480-279-7000
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 11,251 | 10,971 | 10,484 | 10,095 | 9,751 | 9,768 | 9,436 |
English Language Learner Students: | 113 | 122 | 162 | 157 | 142 | 243 | 212 |
Total Teachers: | 526.99 | 518.10 | 495.70 | 495.60 | 468.35 | 469.30 | 455.60 |
Prekindergarten: | 1.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 11.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 |
Kindergarten: | 34.00 | 33.50 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 31.00 | 26.00 | 27.50 |
Elementary: | 360.98 | 361.80 | 341.97 | 341.87 | 347.90 | 341.30 | 338.40 |
Secondary: | 131.01 | 122.80 | 111.73 | 111.73 | 78.45 | 96.00 | 87.70 |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Total Other Staff: | 496.72 | 440.55 | 329.65 | 330.04 | 371.25 | 394.50 | 368.40 |
Instructional Aides: | 112.27 | 100.85 | 93.80 | 93.10 | 98.93 | 119.00 | 103.10 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 12.00 | 13.00 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 8.00 | 8.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 9.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 5.67 | 7.00 | 4.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.33 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 8.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.69 | 6.69 | 9.98 | 13.30 | 15.00 |
District Administrators: | 17.00 | 14.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 36.98 | 38.50 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 |
School Administrators: | 30.50 | 26.50 | 31.20 | 31.20 | 28.90 | 26.60 | 26.00 |
School Administrative Support: | 29.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 25.00 | 39.29 | 40.10 | 48.90 |
Student Support Services: | 97.46 | 89.77 | 62.93 | 62.99 | 46.58 | 33.10 | 28.80 |
Other Support Services: | 143.51 | 115.93 | 76.43 | 76.46 | 119.57 | 130.40 | 121.60 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.35 | 21.18 | 21.15 | 20.37 | 20.82 | 20.81 | 20.71 |
Schools
Centennial Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 3507 South Ranch House Parkway, Gilbert AZ 85297 | |
Chaparral Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 8 | 3380 East Frye Rd, Gilbert AZ 85295 | |
Cooley Middle School | Grade 7 to Grade 8 | 1100 South Recker Rd, Gilbert AZ 85296 | |
Coronado Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 4333 South De Anza Blvd, Gilbert AZ 85297 | |
Cortina Elementary | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 19680 South 188th St, Queen Creek AZ 85142 | |
Gateway Pointe Elementary | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 2069 South De La Torre Dr, Gilbert AZ 85295 | |
Higley High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 4068 East Pecos Rd, Gilbert AZ 85295 | |
Higley Traditional Academy | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 3391 East Vest Ave, Gilbert AZ 85295 | |
Power Ranch Elementary | Prekindergarten to Grade 8 | 4351 South Ranch House Parkway, Gilbert AZ 85297 | |
San Tan Elementary | Prekindergarten to Grade 6 | 3443 East Calistoga Dr, Gilbert AZ 85297 | |
Sossaman Middle School | Grade 7 to Grade 8 | 18655 East Jacaranda Blvd, Queen Creek AZ 85142 | |
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center | Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten | 18655 East Jacaranda Blvd, Queen Creek AZ 85142 | |
Williams Field High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 2076 South Higley Rd, Higley AZ 85236 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
AIMS Test | |||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 713 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511.36 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 716 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 720 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 726 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 724 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 725 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510.69 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 711 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 712 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510.13 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 504 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.73 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485.42 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.85 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505.24 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544.65 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412.08 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516.77 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517.02 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427.85 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528.22 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 554 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516.79 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 565 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443.64 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546.16 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 559 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512.68 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 574 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446.12 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 448 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 540.11 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535.13 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $77,421,000 | $7,385 | $66,485,000 | $6,586 | $81,725,000 | $8,381 | |||
Federal: | $3,646,000 | $348 | 4.7% | $4,769,000 | $472 | 7.2% | $7,928,000 | $813 | 9.7% |
State: | $30,577,000 | $2,917 | 39.5% | $28,778,000 | $2,851 | 43.3% | $31,540,000 | $3,235 | 38.6% |
Local: | $43,198,000 | $4,120 | 55.8% | $32,938,000 | $3,263 | 49.5% | $42,257,000 | $4,334 | 51.7% |
Total Expenditures: | $71,974,000 | $6,865 | $75,646,000 | $7,493 | $90,476,000 | $9,279 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $66,427,000 | $6,336 | $65,058,000 | $6,445 | $65,828,000 | $6,751 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $37,274,000 | $3,555 | 56.1% | $35,388,000 | $3,505 | 54.4% | $36,162,000 | $3,709 | 54.9% |
Student and Staff Support: | $11,364,000 | $1,084 | 17.1% | $11,402,000 | $1,129 | 17.5% | $11,053,000 | $1,134 | 16.8% |
Administration: | $5,804,000 | $554 | 8.7% | $6,272,000 | $621 | 9.6% | $6,337,000 | $650 | 9.6% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $11,985,000 | $1,143 | 18.0% | $11,996,000 | $1,188 | 18.4% | $12,276,000 | $1,259 | 18.6% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $2,020,000 | $193 | $4,566,000 | $452 | $15,792,000 | $1,620 | |||
Construction: | $248,000 | $24 | $3,528,000 | $349 | $11,438,000 | $1,173 | |||
Total Other: | $92,000 | $9 | $82,000 | $8 | $80,000 | $8 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $3,435,000 | $328 | $5,940,000 | $588 | $8,776,000 | $900 | |||
Total Salary: | $43,072,000 | $4,108 | $42,923,000 | $4,252 | $40,925,000 | $4,197 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $28,490,000 | $2,717 | 66.1% | $27,801,000 | $2,754 | 64.8% | $26,485,000 | $2,716 | 64.7% |
Other Salary: | $14,582,000 | $1,391 | 33.9% | $15,122,000 | $1,498 | 35.2% | $14,440,000 | $1,481 | 35.3% |
Total Benefit: | $9,932,000 | $947 | $9,110,000 | $902 | $10,777,000 | $1,105 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $6,534,000 | $623 | 65.8% | $5,756,000 | $570 | 63.2% | $6,919,000 | $710 | 64.2% |
Other Benefit: | $3,398,000 | $324 | 34.2% | $3,354,000 | $332 | 36.8% | $3,858,000 | $396 | 35.8% |
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 63.2% | 68.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.8% | 31.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 5.0 years | 5.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 59.0% | 59.5% |
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience: | 28.2% | 27.9% |
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience: | 12.8% | 12.5% |
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience: | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More: | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,611.0 | $37,088.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,259.0 | $33,903.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience: | $39,539.0 | $38,252.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience: | $52,028.0 | $49,624.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience: | NA | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More: | NA | NA |
* Higley Unified District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.