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Desert Mountain High School
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 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 526 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 525 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 518 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 511 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 740 | 733 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 744 | 732 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 743 | 733.02 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 740 | 726 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 727 | 719 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 496 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 499 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 503.66 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 494 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 486 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 715 | 708 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 731 | 718 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 517.92 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 521 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 518 | 504 |
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.