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Desert Palms Elementary School, 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: | 34 | 34 | 45 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 595 | 577 | 607 | 639 | 634 | 687 | 739 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 31 | 5.2% | 29 | 5.0% | 26 | 4.3% | 24 | 3.8% | 15 | 2.4% | 50 | 7.3% | 52 | 7.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 13.1% | 69 | 12.0% | 53 | 8.7% | 50 | 7.8% | 88 | 13.9% | 67 | 9.8% | 69 | 9.3% |
| Grade 1: | 62 | 10.4% | 68 | 11.8% | 54 | 8.9% | 89 | 13.9% | 67 | 10.6% | 67 | 9.8% | 72 | 9.7% |
| Grade 2: | 75 | 12.6% | 48 | 8.3% | 85 | 14.0% | 63 | 9.9% | 63 | 9.9% | 71 | 10.3% | 65 | 8.8% |
| Grade 3: | 54 | 9.1% | 70 | 12.1% | 67 | 11.0% | 69 | 10.8% | 63 | 9.9% | 54 | 7.9% | 75 | 10.1% |
| Grade 4: | 73 | 12.3% | 61 | 10.6% | 55 | 9.1% | 66 | 10.3% | 55 | 8.7% | 76 | 11.1% | 86 | 11.6% |
| Grade 5: | 60 | 10.1% | 58 | 10.1% | 66 | 10.9% | 64 | 10.0% | 78 | 12.3% | 82 | 11.9% | 74 | 10.0% |
| Grade 6: | 55 | 9.2% | 61 | 10.6% | 60 | 9.9% | 83 | 13.0% | 70 | 11.0% | 66 | 9.6% | 77 | 10.4% |
| Grade 7: | 56 | 9.4% | 51 | 8.8% | 73 | 12.0% | 69 | 10.8% | 59 | 9.3% | 73 | 10.6% | 83 | 11.2% |
| Grade 8: | 51 | 8.6% | 62 | 10.7% | 68 | 11.2% | 62 | 9.7% | 76 | 12.0% | 81 | 11.8% | 86 | 11.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 311 | 52.3% | 305 | 52.9% | 315 | 51.9% | 337 | 52.7% | 318 | 50.2% | 350 | 50.9% | 384 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 284 | 47.7% | 272 | 47.1% | 292 | 48.1% | 302 | 47.3% | 308 | 48.6% | 329 | 47.9% | 351 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.2% |
| Asian: | 21 | 3.5% | 27 | 4.7% | 16 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.8% | 28 | 4.4% | 29 | 4.2% | 25 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 220 | 37.0% | 180 | 31.2% | 224 | 36.9% | 243 | 38.0% | 228 | 36.0% | 240 | 34.9% | 257 | 34.8% |
| Black: | 29 | 4.9% | 33 | 5.7% | 32 | 5.3% | 33 | 5.2% | 57 | 9.0% | 69 | 10.0% | 72 | 9.7% |
| White: | 277 | 46.6% | 293 | 50.8% | 296 | 48.8% | 290 | 45.4% | 305 | 48.1% | 332 | 48.3% | 369 | 49.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 6.7% | 30 | 5.2% | 28 | 4.6% | 44 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 358 | 60.2% | 333 | 57.7% | 351 | 57.8% | 368 | 57.6% | 325 | 51.3% | 308 | 44.8% | 284 | 38.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 8.9% | 49 | 8.5% | 57 | 9.4% | 56 | 8.8% | 63 | 9.9% | 66 | 9.6% | 108 | 14.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.59 | 16.79 | 13.57 | 16.78 | 15.41 | 16.70 | 18.80 | |||||||
* Desert Palms Elementary School, Students and Teachers was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.