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Desert Heights Elementary School
13948 Mt. Bismark St Reno NV, 89506, Washoe County Phone: 775-677-5444 Ranking:  (362 out of 433, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Washoe County 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: | 32 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 485 | 506 | 537 | 556 | 568 | 595 | 603 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 7.4% | 46 | 9.1% | 59 | 11.0% | 67 | 12.1% | 67 | 11.8% | 66 | 11.1% | 55 | 9.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 14.8% | 71 | 14.0% | 85 | 15.8% | 88 | 15.8% | 71 | 12.5% | 87 | 14.6% | 108 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 14.2% | 66 | 13.0% | 71 | 13.2% | 62 | 11.2% | 78 | 13.7% | 89 | 15.0% | 81 | 13.4% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 13.8% | 75 | 14.8% | 50 | 9.3% | 66 | 11.9% | 87 | 15.3% | 86 | 14.5% | 75 | 12.4% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 14.4% | 49 | 9.7% | 72 | 13.4% | 73 | 13.1% | 71 | 12.5% | 63 | 10.6% | 71 | 11.8% |
| Grade 4: | 41 | 8.5% | 63 | 12.5% | 77 | 14.3% | 73 | 13.1% | 65 | 11.4% | 63 | 10.6% | 75 | 12.4% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 11.5% | 76 | 15.0% | 65 | 12.1% | 64 | 11.5% | 62 | 10.9% | 70 | 11.8% | 73 | 12.1% |
| Grade 6: | 74 | 15.3% | 60 | 11.9% | 58 | 10.8% | 63 | 11.3% | 67 | 11.8% | 71 | 11.9% | 65 | 10.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 277 | 57.1% | 280 | 55.3% | 307 | 57.2% | 297 | 53.4% | 311 | 54.8% | 322 | 54.1% | 325 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 208 | 42.9% | 226 | 44.7% | 230 | 42.8% | 259 | 46.6% | 249 | 43.8% | 265 | 44.5% | 274 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 8 | 1.4% | 15 | 2.6% | 20 | 3.4% | 19 | 3.2% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.4% | 30 | 5.3% | 30 | 5.0% | 25 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic: | 196 | 40.4% | 214 | 42.3% | 210 | 39.1% | 235 | 42.3% | 213 | 37.5% | 247 | 41.5% | 252 | 41.8% |
| Black: | 19 | 3.9% | 18 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.7% | 25 | 4.5% | 39 | 6.9% | 30 | 5.0% | 36 | 6.0% |
| White: | 198 | 40.8% | 215 | 42.5% | 243 | 45.3% | 235 | 42.3% | 271 | 47.7% | 268 | 45.0% | 271 | 44.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 28 | 5.8% | 22 | 4.3% | 19 | 3.5% | 10 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 35 | 7.2% | 27 | 5.3% | 31 | 5.8% | 35 | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 347 | 71.5% | 347 | 68.6% | 321 | 59.8% | 339 | 61.0% | 288 | 50.7% | 242 | 40.7% | 247 | 41.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 10.3% | 71 | 14.0% | 73 | 13.6% | 74 | 13.3% | 98 | 17.3% | 112 | 18.8% | 148 | 24.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.16 | 16.32 | 14.51 | 15.44 | 15.56 | 15.30 | 16.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 45% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 46% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 55% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 52% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 56% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 38% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 38% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 48% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 45% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 48% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 54% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Desert Heights Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.