Desert Hills High School
1515 South Val Vista Dr
Gilbert AZ, 85296, Maricopa County
Phone: 602-953-2933
Ranking: 
(209 out of 409, bottom 49%)*
(209 out of 409, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Total Students: | 284 | 374 | 424 | 481 | 518 | 554 | 546 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 30 | 10.6% | 39 | 10.4% | 36 | 8.5% | 35 | 7.3% | 37 | 7.1% | 95 | 17.1% | 95 | 17.4% |
| Grade 10: | 71 | 25.0% | 78 | 20.9% | 74 | 17.5% | 92 | 19.1% | 104 | 20.1% | 136 | 24.5% | 131 | 24.0% |
| Grade 11: | 72 | 25.4% | 101 | 27.0% | 125 | 29.5% | 134 | 27.9% | 176 | 34.0% | 150 | 27.1% | 161 | 29.5% |
| Grade 12: | 111 | 39.1% | 156 | 41.7% | 189 | 44.6% | 220 | 45.7% | 201 | 38.8% | 173 | 31.2% | 159 | 29.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 167 | 58.8% | 227 | 60.7% | 233 | 55.0% | 241 | 50.1% | 282 | 54.4% | 299 | 54.0% | 302 | 55.3% |
| Female: | 117 | 41.2% | 147 | 39.3% | 191 | 45.0% | 240 | 49.9% | 228 | 44.0% | 247 | 44.6% | 240 | 44.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 4.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.7% | 16 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.6% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 24 | 5.0% | 17 | 3.3% | 10 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 96 | 33.8% | 125 | 33.4% | 116 | 27.4% | 126 | 26.2% | 141 | 27.2% | 122 | 22.0% | 120 | 22.0% |
| Black: | 28 | 9.9% | 42 | 11.2% | 46 | 10.8% | 54 | 11.2% | 52 | 10.0% | 43 | 7.8% | 39 | 7.1% |
| White: | 133 | 46.8% | 184 | 49.2% | 242 | 57.1% | 267 | 55.5% | 292 | 56.4% | 367 | 66.2% | 366 | 67.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 3.2% | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 116 | 40.8% | 117 | 31.3% | 129 | 30.4% | 80 | 16.6% | 140 | 27.0% | 97 | 17.5% | 90 | 16.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 9.2% | 25 | 6.7% | 37 | 8.7% | 17 | 3.5% | 37 | 7.1% | 19 | 3.4% | 32 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 690 | 690 | 707 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 482 | 499 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 479.44 | 501.09 |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 475 | 496 |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 476 | 496 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 691 | 691 | 707 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 704 | 704 | 710 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 706 | 706.35 | 711.72 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 697 | 697 | 707 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 692 | 692 | 707 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 463 | 476 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 471 | 479 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 460.73 | 485.06 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 459 | 459 | 480 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 442 | 478 |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 689 | 689 | 696 |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 698 | 698 | 702 |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 490.29 | 499.58 |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 483 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 491 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Desert Hills High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.