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Desert Pointe Academy High School
7785 West Peoria Ave
Peoria AZ, 85345, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-930-1734
Ranking: 
(190 out of 409, top 46%)*
(190 out of 409, top 46%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Total Students: | 60 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 95 | 87 | 173 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 13 | 21.7% | 8 | 12.3% | 15 | 20.5% | 23 | 29.1% | 23 | 24.2% | 24 | 27.6% | 22 | 12.7% |
| Grade 10: | 12 | 20.0% | 18 | 27.7% | 24 | 32.9% | 23 | 29.1% | 24 | 25.3% | 22 | 25.3% | 23 | 13.3% |
| Grade 11: | 14 | 23.3% | 22 | 33.8% | 22 | 30.1% | 19 | 24.1% | 23 | 24.2% | 23 | 26.4% | 17 | 9.8% |
| Grade 12: | 21 | 35.0% | 16 | 24.6% | 12 | 16.4% | 14 | 17.7% | 25 | 26.3% | 18 | 20.7% | 14 | 8.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 32 | 53.3% | 35 | 53.8% | 42 | 57.5% | 38 | 48.1% | 47 | 49.5% | 41 | 47.1% | 103 | 59.5% |
| Female: | 28 | 46.7% | 30 | 46.2% | 31 | 42.5% | 41 | 51.9% | 40 | 42.1% | 38 | 43.7% | 66 | 38.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 5.0% | 2 | 3.1% | 2 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 40.0% | 24 | 36.9% | 27 | 37.0% | 36 | 45.6% | 42 | 44.2% | 35 | 40.2% | 59 | 34.1% |
| Black: | 6 | 10.0% | 10 | 15.4% | 9 | 12.3% | 8 | 10.1% | 12 | 12.6% | 6 | 6.9% | 19 | 11.0% |
| White: | 27 | 45.0% | 27 | 41.5% | 34 | 46.6% | 35 | 44.3% | 40 | 42.1% | 45 | 51.7% | 95 | 54.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.1% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 48.3% | 31 | 47.7% | 32 | 43.8% | 36 | 45.6% | 41 | 43.2% | 37 | 42.5% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 11.7% | 4 | 6.2% | 6 | 8.2% | 3 | 3.8% | 5 | 5.3% | 8 | 9.2% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 698 | 698 | 707 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 495 | 499 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 473.96 | 501.09 |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 485 | 496 |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 498 | 496 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 703 | 703 | 707 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 710 | 710 | 710 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 669 | 668.78 | 711.72 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 695 | 695 | 707 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 716 | 716 | 707 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 484 | 476 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 508 | 479 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 464.65 | 485.06 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 468 | 480 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 509 | 478 |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 671 | 671 | 696 |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 710 | 710 | 702 |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 472.74 | 499.58 |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 473 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 498 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Desert Pointe Academy High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.