Cactus High School
6330 West Greenway Glendale AZ, 85306, Maricopa County Phone: 623-412-5000 Ranking: (84 out of 409, top 21%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Peoria 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: | 62 | 65 | 78 | 69 | 74 | 86 | 86 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,379 | 1,387 | 1,399 | 1,422 | 1,514 | 1,622 | 1,710 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 339 | 24.6% | 372 | 26.8% | 353 | 25.2% | 369 | 25.9% | 396 | 26.2% | 373 | 23.0% | 384 | 22.5% |
Grade 10: | 370 | 26.8% | 335 | 24.2% | 364 | 26.0% | 392 | 27.6% | 345 | 22.8% | 381 | 23.5% | 470 | 27.5% |
Grade 11: | 318 | 23.1% | 338 | 24.4% | 365 | 26.1% | 326 | 22.9% | 373 | 24.6% | 431 | 26.6% | 469 | 27.4% |
Grade 12: | 352 | 25.5% | 342 | 24.7% | 317 | 22.7% | 335 | 23.6% | 400 | 26.4% | 437 | 26.9% | 387 | 22.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 765 | 55.5% | 737 | 53.1% | 758 | 54.2% | 751 | 52.8% | 779 | 51.5% | 865 | 53.3% | 902 | 52.7% |
Female: | 614 | 44.5% | 650 | 46.9% | 641 | 45.8% | 671 | 47.2% | 727 | 48.0% | 749 | 46.2% | 804 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.6% | 18 | 1.3% | 25 | 1.7% | 26 | 1.6% | 41 | 2.4% |
Asian: | 23 | 1.7% | 26 | 1.9% | 20 | 1.4% | 22 | 1.5% | 43 | 2.8% | 52 | 3.2% | 51 | 3.0% |
Hispanic: | 324 | 23.5% | 319 | 23.0% | 306 | 21.9% | 279 | 19.6% | 250 | 16.5% | 260 | 16.0% | 263 | 15.4% |
Black: | 60 | 4.4% | 66 | 4.8% | 57 | 4.1% | 59 | 4.1% | 84 | 5.5% | 71 | 4.4% | 72 | 4.2% |
White: | 915 | 66.4% | 923 | 66.5% | 966 | 69.0% | 998 | 70.2% | 1,112 | 73.4% | 1,213 | 74.8% | 1,283 | 75.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 48 | 3.5% | 40 | 2.9% | 41 | 2.9% | 45 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 424 | 30.7% | 420 | 30.3% | 391 | 27.9% | 366 | 25.7% | 288 | 19.0% | 247 | 15.2% | 191 | 11.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 6.7% | 106 | 7.6% | 75 | 5.4% | 73 | 5.1% | 97 | 6.4% | 78 | 4.8% | 74 | 4.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.22 | 21.50 | 17.87 | 20.66 | 20.40 | 18.90 | 20.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 723 | 721 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 515 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 515.62 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 511 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 506 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 714 | 718 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 720 | 721 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 717 | 721.58 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 721 | 718 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 714 | 714 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 485 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 488 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 501.01 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 503 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 496 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 703 | 706 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 712 | 715 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 508.72 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 510 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 509 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.1% | 63.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.9% | 36.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 51.2% | 46.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 48.8% | 53.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,948.0 | $48,983.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,532.0 | $40,796.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,623.0 | $56,147.0 |
* Cactus High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.