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Desert Meadows Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

6855 West Meadows Loop East

Laveen AZ, 85339, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-304-2020

Ranking:

(846 out of 1,363, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Laveen Elementary 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:	42		39		43		42		41		39		17
Total Students:	918		850		1,089		991		898		856		430
Kindergarten:	97	10.6%	109	12.8%	106	9.7%	135	13.6%	81	9.0%	93	10.9%	61	14.2%
Grade 1:	116	12.6%	83	9.8%	139	12.8%	114	11.5%	93	10.4%	99	11.6%	35	8.1%
Grade 2:	83	9.0%	109	12.8%	119	10.9%	103	10.4%	97	10.8%	87	10.2%	50	11.6%
Grade 3:	116	12.6%	85	10.0%	126	11.6%	100	10.1%	83	9.2%	93	10.9%	51	11.9%
Grade 4:	94	10.2%	105	12.4%	119	10.9%	93	9.4%	109	12.1%	96	11.2%	53	12.3%
Grade 5:	127	13.8%	87	10.2%	110	10.1%	105	10.6%	110	12.2%	88	10.3%	54	12.6%
Grade 6:	98	10.7%	82	9.6%	124	11.4%	122	12.3%	101	11.2%	107	12.5%	50	11.6%
Grade 7:	92	10.0%	92	10.8%	134	12.3%	102	10.3%	112	12.5%	104	12.1%	39	9.1%
Grade 8:	95	10.3%	98	11.5%	112	10.3%	116	11.7%	112	12.5%	89	10.4%	37	8.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	510	55.6%	476	56.0%	583	53.5%	521	52.6%	464	51.7%	453	52.9%	229	53.3%
Female:	408	44.4%	374	44.0%	506	46.5%	470	47.4%	426	47.4%	395	46.1%	197	45.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	22	2.4%	24	2.8%	29	2.7%	29	2.9%	32	3.6%	26	3.0%	18	4.2%
Asian:	18	2.0%	26	3.1%	36	3.3%	41	4.1%	45	5.0%	50	5.8%	28	6.5%
Hispanic:	513	55.9%	471	55.4%	600	55.1%	518	52.3%	456	50.8%	411	48.0%	240	55.8%
Black:	208	22.7%	180	21.2%	243	22.3%	231	23.3%	210	23.4%	212	24.8%	69	16.0%
White:	122	13.3%	120	14.1%	153	14.0%	149	15.0%	155	17.3%	157	18.3%	75	17.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	8	0.9%	5	0.6%	9	0.8%	11	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	27	2.9%	24	2.8%	19	1.7%	12	1.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	597	65.0%	535	62.9%	422	38.8%	555	56.0%	512	57.0%	414	48.4%	99	23.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	73	8.0%	96	11.3%	103	9.5%	100	10.1%	127	14.1%	124	14.5%	53	12.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.08		21.66		25.58		23.60		21.89		21.70		25.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	439	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	364	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	366.63	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	368	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	356	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	445	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	454	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	451.66	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	451	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	445	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	472	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	371	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	387.59	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	376	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	375	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	462	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	468	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	475.09	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	465	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	469	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	490	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	496	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	502.05	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	493	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	494	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	498	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	384	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	393.17	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	396	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	387	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	486	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	482	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	490	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	491	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	485	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	520	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	507	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	485.64	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	492	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	492	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	516	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	409	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	408.87	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	406	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	406	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	487	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	501	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	504.96	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	500	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	501	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	525	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	532	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	489.86	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	493	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	488	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	542	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	408	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	422.71	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	429	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	421	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	505	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	512	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	522.01	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	526	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	525	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	529	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	512	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	491.92	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	491	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	487	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	543	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	427	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	428.42	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	438	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430	435	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	511	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	517	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	518.38	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	518	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	511	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	487	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	492	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	500.41	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	503	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	496	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Desert Meadows Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.