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Desert Cove Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

11020 North 28th St

Phoenix AZ, 85028, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-3400

Ranking:

(417 out of 1,363, top 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Paradise Valley 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:	36		35		38		39		36		33		36
Total Students:	609		582		572		537		546		564		565
Kindergarten:	99	16.3%	77	13.2%	72	12.6%	62	11.5%	68	12.5%	71	12.6%	60	10.6%
Grade 1:	86	14.1%	74	12.7%	74	12.9%	82	15.3%	71	13.0%	73	12.9%	68	12.0%
Grade 2:	76	12.5%	87	14.9%	82	14.3%	73	13.6%	79	14.5%	77	13.7%	84	14.9%
Grade 3:	89	14.6%	93	16.0%	82	14.3%	78	14.5%	77	14.1%	82	14.5%	73	12.9%
Grade 4:	94	15.4%	84	14.4%	87	15.2%	73	13.6%	80	14.7%	88	15.6%	86	15.2%
Grade 5:	72	11.8%	87	14.9%	82	14.3%	81	15.1%	85	15.6%	83	14.7%	86	15.2%
Grade 6:	93	15.3%	80	13.7%	93	16.3%	88	16.4%	86	15.8%	89	15.8%	95	16.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	338	55.5%	323	55.5%	312	54.5%	278	51.8%	277	50.7%	278	49.3%	305	54.0%
Female:	271	44.5%	259	44.5%	260	45.5%	259	48.2%	261	47.8%	278	49.3%	256	45.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.8%	6	1.0%	5	0.9%	4	0.7%	9	1.6%	10	1.8%	5	0.9%
Asian:	23	3.8%	21	3.6%	16	2.8%	15	2.8%	15	2.7%	10	1.8%	12	2.1%
Hispanic:	118	19.4%	112	19.2%	107	18.7%	107	19.9%	90	16.5%	82	14.5%	80	14.2%
Black:	15	2.5%	14	2.4%	15	2.6%	8	1.5%	31	5.7%	30	5.3%	21	3.7%
White:	409	67.2%	393	67.5%	387	67.7%	353	65.7%	401	73.4%	432	76.6%	447	79.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.7%	3	0.5%	4	0.7%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	35	5.7%	33	5.7%	38	6.6%	48	8.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	74	12.2%	232	39.9%	170	29.7%	133	24.8%	130	23.8%	126	22.3%	99	17.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	22	3.6%	26	4.5%	34	5.9%	33	6.1%	33	6.0%	31	5.5%	35	6.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.78		16.87		15.25		13.95		15.38		17.10		15.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	466	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	378	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	384.76	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	381	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	380	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	472	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	473	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	476.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	471	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	470	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	505	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	389	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	397.55	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	396	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	391	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	493	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	494	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	499.11	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	492	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	533	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	546.85	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	541	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	528	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	521	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	402	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	407.46	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	402	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	402	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	507	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	508	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	511.7	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	507	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	510	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	540	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	511.77	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	516	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	518	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	543	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	417	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	424.77	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	420	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	421	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	517	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	519	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	525.23	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	522	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	523	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	557	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	563	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	514.61	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	516	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	518	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	22.9%	32.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	77.1%	67.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	17.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	97.1%	82.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$53,014.0	$52,388.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	$37,711.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,442.0	$55,533.0

* Desert Cove Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.