Mesa Detention School
Mesa Detention School
About This School
Preschool | Grades 3-12 | Maricopa County Regional District
Mesa Detention School is located in Mesa, AZ and is one of 16 schools in Maricopa County Regional District. It is a alt. school that serves 112 students in grades 3-12.
Alternative schools are public schools that offer nontraditional education for students whose needs cannot be met in a regular, special education, or vocational school. While alternative schools are distinct from regular, special education, and vocational schools in their teaching approach or classroom environment, they can provide similar services and/or curriculum for students. Alternative schools include schools for potential dropouts, residential treatment centers for substance abuse, schools for chronic truants, and schools for students with behavioral problems.
Mesa Detention School did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Mesa Detention School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Mesa Detention School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Arizona average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Mesa Detention School's students and teachers. more
Alternative schools are public schools that offer nontraditional education for students whose needs cannot be met in a regular, special education, or vocational school. While alternative schools are distinct from regular, special education, and vocational schools in their teaching approach or classroom environment, they can provide similar services and/or curriculum for students. Alternative schools include schools for potential dropouts, residential treatment centers for substance abuse, schools for chronic truants, and schools for students with behavioral problems.
Mesa Detention School did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Mesa Detention School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Mesa Detention School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Arizona average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Mesa Detention School's students and teachers. more
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 112
19%
81%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Mesa Detention School had 78% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Arizona had 45% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
White
46%
Hispanic
33%
Black
13%
American Indian/Alaskan Native
9%
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Maricopa County Regional District District Spending
$15,808Per Pupil
The Maricopa County Regional District spends $15,808 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 50% on instruction, 50% on support services, 0% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Maricopa County Regional District District
14:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Mesa Detention School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Arizona average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the TERRANOVA
What is it?
The TerraNova is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 2 through 9 are assessed in reading, language arts and math.
How is it Scored?
Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.
About the AIMS
What is it?
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 are assessed in reading, writing and math.
How is it Scored?
Students score at one of four levels: falls far below standard, approaches the standard, meets the standard or exceeds the standard. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards.
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10
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22
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11
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15
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Writing
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36%
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Language Arts
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24
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22
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57
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24
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20
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20
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17
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57
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70%
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Reading
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20%
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56%
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Reading
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43%
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Science
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25%
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Language Arts
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20
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20
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48
Math
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21
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28
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24
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7
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58
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20
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20
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21
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21
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59
Reading
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23
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7
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50
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100%
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33%
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100%
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33%
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Reading
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33%
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Writing
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Language Arts
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33
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26
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Math
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53
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29
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61
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Reading
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40
district
37
state
50
Language Arts
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37
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4
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48
Math
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38
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8
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71
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29
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1
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66
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29%
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TestRating
3 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Arizona, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results for all subjects tested.
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