Desert Sage Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4035 West Alameda

Glendale AZ, 85310, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-445-5000

Ranking:

(439 out of 1,363, top 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Deer Valley 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:	34		34		37		39		44		45		47
Total Students:	546		599		642		664		746		816		989
Prekindergarten:	42	7.7%	46	7.7%	36	5.6%	23	3.5%	24	3.2%	3	0.4%	5	0.5%
Kindergarten:	66	12.1%	55	9.2%	61	9.5%	65	9.8%	75	10.1%	109	13.4%	112	11.3%
Grade 1:	50	9.2%	65	10.9%	76	11.8%	80	12.0%	114	15.3%	101	12.4%	127	12.8%
Grade 2:	59	10.8%	75	12.5%	75	11.7%	99	14.9%	95	12.7%	98	12.0%	145	14.7%
Grade 3:	74	13.6%	83	13.9%	98	15.3%	92	13.9%	98	13.1%	134	16.4%	135	13.7%
Grade 4:	80	14.7%	101	16.9%	89	13.9%	94	14.2%	115	15.4%	106	13.0%	148	15.0%
Grade 5:	92	16.8%	84	14.0%	92	14.3%	109	16.4%	101	13.5%	131	16.1%	154	15.6%
Grade 6:	83	15.2%	90	15.0%	115	17.9%	102	15.4%	124	16.6%	134	16.4%	163	16.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	311	57.0%	325	54.3%	338	52.6%	345	52.0%	378	50.7%	434	53.2%	499	50.5%
Female:	235	43.0%	274	45.7%	304	47.4%	319	48.0%	360	48.3%	374	45.8%	486	49.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.9%	11	1.8%	9	1.4%	5	0.8%	9	1.2%	6	0.7%	9	0.9%
Asian:	11	2.0%	15	2.5%	16	2.5%	16	2.4%	22	2.9%	25	3.1%	42	4.2%
Hispanic:	71	13.0%	84	14.0%	91	14.2%	109	16.4%	83	11.1%	82	10.0%	107	10.8%
Black:	13	2.4%	20	3.3%	16	2.5%	22	3.3%	27	3.6%	43	5.3%	38	3.8%
White:	435	79.7%	453	75.6%	492	76.6%	492	74.1%	605	81.1%	660	80.9%	793	80.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	2.0%	16	2.7%	18	2.8%	19	2.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	146	26.7%	NA	NA	74	11.5%	76	11.4%	84	11.3%	76	9.3%	NA	NA
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	43	7.9%	NA	NA	45	7.0%	32	4.8%	27	3.6%	33	4.0%	NA	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.15		17.88		17.59		17.25		17.03		18.20		21.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	464	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	380	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	384.03	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	384	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	388	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	474	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	474	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	474.68	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	472	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	479	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	499	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	391	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	398.67	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	397	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	394	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	494	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	497	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	500.7	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	492	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	495	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	526	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	533	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	544.87	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	536	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	531	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	517	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	403	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	408.92	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	404	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	406	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	510	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	510	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	515.77	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	513	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	515	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	536	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	547	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	512.22	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	515	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	517	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	544	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	420	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	425.53	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416	423	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	423	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	519	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	523	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	531.56	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	527	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	527	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	549	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	565	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	517.86	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	520	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	513	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%	63.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%	36.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.1%	31.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	76.9%	68.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,560.0	$43,701.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,201.0	$39,666.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,867.0	$45,564.0

* Desert Sage Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.