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Desert Canyon Middle School
10203 East Mcdowell Mtn. Ranch Scottsdale AZ, 85255, Maricopa County Phone: 480-484-6100 Ranking: (176 out of 1,363, top 13%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Scottsdale 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: | 29 | 30 | 47 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 600 | 634 | 632 | 662 | 722 | 757 | 723 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 177 | 29.5% | 198 | 31.2% | 208 | 32.9% | 208 | 31.4% | 229 | 31.7% | 216 | 28.5% | 229 | 31.7% |
Grade 7: | 202 | 33.7% | 224 | 35.3% | 205 | 32.4% | 244 | 36.9% | 218 | 30.2% | 258 | 34.1% | 291 | 40.2% |
Grade 8: | 221 | 36.8% | 212 | 33.4% | 219 | 34.7% | 210 | 31.7% | 275 | 38.1% | 283 | 37.4% | 203 | 28.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 312 | 52.0% | 335 | 52.8% | 320 | 50.6% | 338 | 51.1% | 376 | 52.1% | 398 | 52.6% | 358 | 49.5% |
Female: | 288 | 48.0% | 299 | 47.2% | 312 | 49.4% | 324 | 48.9% | 338 | 46.8% | 351 | 46.4% | 361 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 29 | 4.8% | 32 | 5.0% | 35 | 5.5% | 50 | 7.6% | 52 | 7.2% | 63 | 8.3% | 48 | 6.6% |
Hispanic: | 48 | 8.0% | 48 | 7.6% | 55 | 8.7% | 47 | 7.1% | 53 | 7.3% | 44 | 5.8% | 55 | 7.6% |
Black: | 17 | 2.8% | 20 | 3.2% | 21 | 3.3% | 23 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.9% |
White: | 488 | 81.3% | 521 | 82.2% | 514 | 81.3% | 538 | 81.3% | 592 | 82.0% | 631 | 83.4% | 599 | 82.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 11.8% | 75 | 11.8% | 60 | 9.5% | 65 | 9.8% | 37 | 5.1% | 51 | 6.7% | 44 | 6.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 2.8% | 15 | 2.4% | 17 | 2.7% | 16 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.4% | 24 | 3.2% | 24 | 3.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.91 | 21.35 | 13.47 | 17.71 | 16.82 | 15.20 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 406 | 383 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 501 | 477 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 547 | 513 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 570 | 557 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 429 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 431.27 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 423 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434 | 423 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 523 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 525 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 533.83 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 527 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 526 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 574 | 556 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 556 | 563 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 516.83 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 515 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 511 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 586 | 583 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 462 | 445 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458 | 443.23 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 446 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 438 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 538 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 540 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 545.05 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 548 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 544 | 532 |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 472 | 435 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 559 | 559 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 562 | 553 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 512.98 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 509 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 505 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 596 | 592 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 458 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 452.32 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 453 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 449 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 559 | 556 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 562 | 551 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 544.57 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 539 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 538 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 540 | 532 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 536 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 532.97 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 534 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 526 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 44.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 55.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.5% | 27.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.5% | 72.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,395.0 | $45,843.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,389.0 | $35,354.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,213.0 | $49,878.0 |
* Desert Canyon Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.