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Desert Ridge Jr. High Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

10211 East Madero Ave

Mesa AZ, 85209, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-497-3300

Ranking:

(245 out of 1,363, top 18%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

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:	65		60		57		60		60		63		60
Total Students:	1,357		1,353		1,301		1,307		1,280		1,238		1,192
Grade 7:	688	50.7%	671	49.6%	669	51.4%	639	48.9%	665	52.0%	639	51.6%	623	52.3%
Grade 8:	669	49.3%	682	50.4%	632	48.6%	668	51.1%	615	48.0%	599	48.4%	569	47.7%
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:	692	51.0%	698	51.6%	658	50.6%	685	52.4%	668	52.2%	615	49.7%	576	48.3%
Female:	665	49.0%	655	48.4%	643	49.4%	622	47.6%	604	47.2%	615	49.7%	612	51.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	13	1.0%	6	0.4%	8	0.6%	12	0.9%	15	1.2%	13	1.1%	4	0.3%
Asian:	47	3.5%	52	3.8%	50	3.8%	50	3.8%	57	4.5%	58	4.7%	41	3.4%
Hispanic:	263	19.4%	242	17.9%	253	19.4%	283	21.7%	252	19.7%	229	18.5%	220	18.5%
Black:	56	4.1%	59	4.4%	52	4.0%	65	5.0%	70	5.5%	86	6.9%	79	6.6%
White:	956	70.4%	975	72.1%	917	70.5%	882	67.5%	886	69.2%	852	68.8%	848	71.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	21	1.5%	18	1.3%	20	1.5%	12	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	4	0.3%	10	0.7%	174	13.4%	314	24.0%	245	19.1%	264	21.3%	202	16.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	64	4.9%	121	9.3%	132	10.3%	94	7.6%	96	8.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.74		22.63		22.82		21.86		21.28		19.70		19.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	579	580	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	440	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	440.84	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	442	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	443	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	541	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	542	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	544.99	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	545	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	548	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	574	568	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	565	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	514.74	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	516	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	512	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	587	590	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	453	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	449.28	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	447	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	450	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	551	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	545	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	538.23	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	533	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	534	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	528	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	528	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	527.72	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	528	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	527	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.8%	58.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	36.2%	41.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	43.1%	49.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	56.9%	50.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,559.0	$39,314.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,710.0	$35,941.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,233.0	$42,567.0

* Desert Ridge Jr. High Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.