Desert Mountain High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

12575 East Via Linda

Scottsdale AZ, 85259, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-484-7000

Ranking:

(24 out of 409, top 6%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Scottsdale 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:	97		102		118		102		108		113		125
Total Students:	2,266		2,272		2,304		2,327		2,353		2,334		2,433
Grade 9:	548	24.2%	578	25.4%	575	25.0%	564	24.2%	590	25.1%	543	23.3%	593	24.4%
Grade 10:	597	26.3%	568	25.0%	569	24.7%	603	25.9%	563	23.9%	584	25.0%	617	25.4%
Grade 11:	557	24.6%	561	24.7%	581	25.2%	569	24.5%	589	25.0%	602	25.8%	615	25.3%
Grade 12:	564	24.9%	565	24.9%	579	25.1%	591	25.4%	611	26.0%	605	25.9%	608	25.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,112	49.1%	1,128	49.6%	1,179	51.2%	1,172	50.4%	1,186	50.4%	1,166	50.0%	1,178	48.4%
Female:	1,154	50.9%	1,144	50.4%	1,125	48.8%	1,155	49.6%	1,159	49.3%	1,160	49.7%	1,251	51.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	0.5%	11	0.5%	9	0.4%	7	0.3%	9	0.4%	9	0.4%	12	0.5%
Asian:	228	10.1%	212	9.3%	225	9.8%	177	7.6%	179	7.6%	163	7.0%	125	5.1%
Hispanic:	161	7.1%	170	7.5%	174	7.6%	156	6.7%	140	5.9%	133	5.7%	105	4.3%
Black:	68	3.0%	58	2.6%	54	2.3%	46	2.0%	41	1.7%	42	1.8%	32	1.3%
White:	1,787	78.9%	1,816	79.9%	1,836	79.7%	1,937	83.2%	1,984	84.3%	1,987	85.1%	2,159	88.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	10	0.4%	3	0.1%	5	0.2%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	129	5.7%	116	5.1%	120	5.2%	111	4.8%	96	4.1%	73	3.1%	76	3.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	39	1.7%	38	1.7%	28	1.2%	30	1.3%	33	1.4%	34	1.5%	34	1.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.46		22.27		19.51		22.83		21.84		20.70		19.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	742	731	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	526	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	525	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	518	N/A
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	511	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	740	733	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	744	732	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	743	733.02	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	740	726	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	727	719	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	496	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	499	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	503.66	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	494	N/A
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	486	N/A
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	715	708	N/A
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	731	718	N/A
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	517.92	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	521	N/A
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	518	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	46.4%	49.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	53.6%	50.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.7%	40.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	64.3%	59.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,615.0	$44,220.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,262.0	$37,111.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,700.0	$49,101.0

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