Desert Mesa Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2350 South Ave 7 1/2 East

Yuma AZ, 85365, Yuma County

Phone: 928-502-4352

Ranking:

(775 out of 1,363, bottom 43%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Yuma 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:	32		33		32		32		34		41		37
Total Students:	681		672		705		702		719		765		789
Prekindergarten:	24	3.5%	19	2.8%	17	2.4%	20	2.8%	23	3.2%	59	7.7%	53	6.7%
Kindergarten:	106	15.6%	103	15.3%	108	15.3%	119	17.0%	95	13.2%	106	13.9%	121	15.3%
Grade 1:	102	15.0%	96	14.3%	139	19.7%	98	14.0%	120	16.7%	117	15.3%	117	14.8%
Grade 2:	101	14.8%	135	20.1%	96	13.6%	119	17.0%	117	16.3%	125	16.3%	107	13.6%
Grade 3:	141	20.7%	95	14.1%	113	16.0%	113	16.1%	128	17.8%	102	13.3%	137	17.4%
Grade 4:	94	13.8%	115	17.1%	111	15.7%	124	17.7%	102	14.2%	129	16.9%	123	15.6%
Grade 5:	113	16.6%	109	16.2%	121	17.2%	109	15.5%	133	18.5%	127	16.6%	131	16.6%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	366	53.7%	357	53.1%	367	52.1%	349	49.7%	371	51.6%	393	51.4%	395	50.1%
Female:	315	46.3%	315	46.9%	338	47.9%	353	50.3%	340	47.3%	364	47.6%	390	49.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.9%	6	0.9%	7	1.0%	6	0.9%	4	0.6%	10	1.3%	6	0.8%
Asian:	10	1.5%	6	0.9%	8	1.1%	11	1.6%	12	1.7%	16	2.1%	5	0.6%
Hispanic:	432	63.4%	425	63.2%	437	62.0%	459	65.4%	467	65.0%	518	67.7%	512	64.9%
Black:	10	1.5%	12	1.8%	21	3.0%	19	2.7%	18	2.5%	20	2.6%	16	2.0%
White:	214	31.4%	219	32.6%	226	32.1%	205	29.2%	218	30.3%	201	26.3%	250	31.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	1.2%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	268	39.4%	305	45.4%	297	42.1%	354	50.4%	352	49.0%	377	49.3%	339	43.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	73	10.7%	53	7.9%	69	9.8%	52	7.4%	73	10.2%	89	11.6%	113	14.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.28		20.36		22.03		21.94		21.15		18.90		21.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	441	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	353	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	369.39	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	361	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	366	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	450	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	452	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	455.15	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	446	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	447	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	476	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	369	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	376.31	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	379	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	372	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	465	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	468	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	474.13	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	467	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	461	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	496	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	500	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	500.63	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	497	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	491	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	493	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	386	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	385.77	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	384	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	392	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	485	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	485	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	491.31	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	485	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	494	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	504	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	515	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	487.07	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	486	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	496	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	56.1%	58.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	43.9%	41.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	41.5%	48.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	58.5%	51.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,277.0	$36,544.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,161.0	$31,684.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$41,193.0	$41,172.0

* Desert Mesa Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.