Desert Rose Academy Charter School
326 West Fort Lowell Rd
Tucson AZ, 85705, Pima County
Phone: 520-696-0819
Ranking: 
(335 out of 409, bottom 18%)*
(335 out of 409, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 212 | 240 | 264 | 349 | 352 | 280 | 216 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 12 | 5.7% | 23 | 9.6% | 16 | 6.1% | 21 | 6.0% | 9 | 2.6% | 21 | 7.5% | 21 | 9.7% |
| Grade 10: | 34 | 16.0% | 27 | 11.3% | 31 | 11.7% | 27 | 7.7% | 36 | 10.2% | 47 | 16.8% | 48 | 22.2% |
| Grade 11: | 34 | 16.0% | 59 | 24.6% | 65 | 24.6% | 39 | 11.2% | 63 | 17.9% | 66 | 23.6% | 42 | 19.4% |
| Grade 12: | 132 | 62.3% | 131 | 54.6% | 152 | 57.6% | 262 | 75.1% | 244 | 69.3% | 146 | 52.1% | 105 | 48.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 99 | 46.7% | 112 | 46.7% | 113 | 42.8% | 169 | 48.4% | 163 | 46.3% | 137 | 48.9% | 91 | 42.1% |
| Female: | 113 | 53.3% | 128 | 53.3% | 151 | 57.2% | 180 | 51.6% | 181 | 51.4% | 135 | 48.2% | 121 | 56.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.9% | 15 | 5.7% | 19 | 5.4% | 18 | 5.1% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.9% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 133 | 62.7% | 141 | 58.8% | 136 | 51.5% | 195 | 55.9% | 163 | 46.3% | 143 | 51.1% | 87 | 40.3% |
| Black: | 7 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.9% | 14 | 5.3% | 28 | 8.0% | 28 | 8.0% | 16 | 5.7% | 14 | 6.5% |
| White: | 64 | 30.2% | 81 | 33.8% | 90 | 34.1% | 98 | 28.1% | 137 | 38.9% | 114 | 40.7% | 108 | 50.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 178 | 84.0% | 209 | 87.1% | 213 | 80.7% | 273 | 78.2% | 233 | 66.2% | 120 | 42.9% | 109 | 50.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 6.6% | 14 | 5.8% | 21 | 8.0% | 22 | 6.3% | 38 | 10.8% | 25 | 8.9% | 28 | 13.0% |
| 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 | 668 | 668 | 707 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 452 | 499 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 455.54 | 501.09 |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 463 | 496 |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 467 | 496 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 671 | 671 | 707 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 679 | 679 | 710 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 675 | 674.73 | 711.72 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 688 | 688 | 707 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 690 | 690 | 707 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 454 | 476 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428 | 428 | 479 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 441.76 | 485.06 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 466 | 480 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 465 | 478 |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 657 | 657 | 696 |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 662 | 662 | 702 |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 462.53 | 499.58 |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 472 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 480 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Desert Rose Academy Charter School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.