Desert Ridge High High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

10045 East Madero Ave

Mesa AZ, 85209, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-497-3300

Ranking:

(74 out of 409, top 18%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Gilbert 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:	119		112		114		118		117		137		128
Total Students:	2,754		2,658		2,489		2,514		2,471		2,386		2,396
Grade 9:	712	25.9%	687	25.8%	674	27.1%	656	26.1%	632	25.6%	640	26.8%	694	29.0%
Grade 10:	699	25.4%	677	25.5%	638	25.6%	638	25.4%	620	25.1%	670	28.1%	643	26.8%
Grade 11:	674	24.5%	652	24.5%	616	24.7%	587	23.3%	653	26.4%	586	24.6%	528	22.0%
Grade 12:	669	24.3%	642	24.2%	561	22.5%	633	25.2%	566	22.9%	490	20.5%	531	22.2%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,449	52.6%	1,359	51.1%	1,265	50.8%	1,257	50.0%	1,237	50.1%	1,205	50.5%	1,211	50.5%
Female:	1,305	47.4%	1,299	48.9%	1,224	49.2%	1,257	50.0%	1,226	49.6%	1,173	49.2%	1,181	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	18	0.7%	21	0.8%	15	0.6%	19	0.8%	15	0.6%	17	0.7%	18	0.8%
Asian:	102	3.7%	102	3.8%	95	3.8%	97	3.9%	100	4.0%	92	3.9%	91	3.8%
Hispanic:	569	20.7%	560	21.1%	488	19.6%	464	18.5%	447	18.1%	425	17.8%	429	17.9%
Black:	138	5.0%	140	5.3%	146	5.9%	163	6.5%	177	7.2%	154	6.5%	189	7.9%
White:	1,860	67.5%	1,778	66.9%	1,718	69.0%	1,761	70.0%	1,732	70.1%	1,698	71.2%	1,669	69.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	9	0.3%	10	0.4%	8	0.3%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	58	2.1%	47	1.8%	19	0.8%	9	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	10	0.4%	26	1.0%	274	11.0%	487	19.4%	373	15.1%	369	15.5%	306	12.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	7	0.3%	16	0.6%	139	5.6%	200	8.0%	202	8.2%	165	6.9%	145	6.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.08		23.65		21.87		21.40		21.09		17.40		18.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	725	732	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	525	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	524.75	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	517	N/A
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	515	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	723	731	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	727	733	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	724	733.99	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	720	726	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	716	724	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	486	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	494	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	492.03	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	444	443	N/A
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	457	N/A
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	709	715	N/A
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	713	721	N/A
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	522.12	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	518	N/A
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	525	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.0%	58.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	48.0%	41.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	63.0%	63.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	37.0%	36.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,691.0	$39,812.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,589.0	$36,087.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,972.0	$46,237.0

* Desert Ridge High 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.