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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	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	380	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	384.03	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	384	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	388	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	474	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	474	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	474.68	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	472	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	479	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	499	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	391	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	398.67	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	397	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	394	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	494	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	497	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	500.7	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	495	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	526	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	533	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	544.87	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	536	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	531	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	517	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	403	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	408.92	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	404	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	406	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	510	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	510	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	515.77	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	513	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	515	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	536	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	512.22	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	515	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	517	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	544	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	420	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	425.53	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416	423	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	423	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	519	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	523	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	531.56	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	527	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	527	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	549	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	565	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	517.86	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	520	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	513	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

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.