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Desert Sands Charter High School
44130 20th St West
Lancaster CA, 93534, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-942-3357
Ranking: 
(1,304 out of 1,403, bottom 7%)*
(1,304 out of 1,403, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Antelope Valley Union High School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | 56 | 38 | 57 | NA | NA | 59 | 67 | 83 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,392 | 1,098 | 1,784 | 2,205 | 1,867 | 1,888 | 1,449 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 55 | 4.0% | 64 | 5.8% | 129 | 7.2% | 1,149 | 52.1% | 831 | 44.5% | 619 | 32.8% | 610 | 42.1% |
| Grade 10: | 163 | 11.7% | 171 | 15.6% | 216 | 12.1% | 565 | 25.6% | 503 | 26.9% | 563 | 29.8% | 487 | 33.6% |
| Grade 11: | 299 | 21.5% | 225 | 20.5% | 441 | 24.7% | 336 | 15.2% | 312 | 16.7% | 415 | 22.0% | 213 | 14.7% |
| Grade 12: | 875 | 62.9% | 637 | 58.0% | 997 | 55.9% | 155 | 7.0% | 217 | 11.6% | 279 | 14.8% | 137 | 9.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 660 | 47.4% | 534 | 48.6% | 857 | 48.0% | 1,064 | 48.3% | 877 | 47.0% | 888 | 47.0% | 697 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 732 | 52.6% | 564 | 51.4% | 927 | 52.0% | 1,141 | 51.7% | 990 | 53.0% | 1,000 | 53.0% | 748 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 27 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.5% | 29 | 1.6% | 29 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.0% | 24 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.9% | 13 | 0.7% | 15 | 0.7% | 17 | 0.9% | 26 | 1.4% | 27 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 734 | 52.7% | 555 | 50.5% | 973 | 54.5% | 1,232 | 55.9% | 1,014 | 54.3% | 962 | 51.0% | 706 | 48.7% |
| Black: | 267 | 19.2% | 231 | 21.0% | 345 | 19.3% | 407 | 18.5% | 298 | 16.0% | 275 | 14.6% | 210 | 14.5% |
| White: | 324 | 23.3% | 262 | 23.9% | 416 | 23.3% | 508 | 23.0% | 503 | 26.9% | 506 | 26.8% | 492 | 34.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 0.9% | 21 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.4% | 89 | 4.7% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 944 | 67.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 761 | 34.5% | 835 | 44.7% | 558 | 29.6% | 269 | 18.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 137 | 9.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 365 | 16.6% | 280 | 15.0% | 377 | 20.0% | 342 | 23.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.81 | 28.60 | 31.58 | NA | NA | 31.83 | 27.80 | 17.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAHSEE | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 76% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 73% | 77% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 72% | 77% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 75% | 79% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 75.0% | 79.0% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 76.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 79.0% | 82.0% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 77.0% | 83.0% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 78.0% | 83.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 67% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 67% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 65% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 71% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 72.0% | 80.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.0% | 73.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 76.0% | 83.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 75.0% | 84.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.0% | 76.0% | 84.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 32.0% | 38.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.0% | 27.0% | 36.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 12th Grade | % met std | 44.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 54.0% | 56.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 41.0% | 50.0% | 61.0% |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2005 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.3 | 280 | 289.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262.7 | 271 | 286.4 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.3 | 273.5 | 286.9 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.5 | 269.5 | 285.3 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267.8 | 274.7 | 287.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.8 | 273 | 290.1 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.9 | 275.9 | 292.4 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.3 | 279.1 | 292.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.1 | 283.0 | 294.7 |
| 2007 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 245.6 | 305.6 | 328.8 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 245.2 | 304 | 332.5 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255.8 | 297.4 | 339.6 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 247.8 | 294.5 | 343.1 |
| 2005 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.5 | 316.7 | 325.5 |
| 2006 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.2 | 315 | 326.7 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.3 | 316 | 327.7 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.8 | 313.2 | 331.5 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.5 | 311.1 | 333 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 315.9 | 336.7 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.3 | 319.4 | 340.1 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.9 | 313.8 | 342.7 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.3 | 313.4 | 341.4 |
| 2006 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.9 | 304.6 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.8 | 305.7 | 310.9 |
| 2008 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.5 | 303.9 | 313.6 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.5 | 306.9 | 315.7 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 299.7 | 321.5 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.2 | 306 | 325.5 |
| 2012 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.7 | 311.9 | 330.5 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.3 | 318.4 | 330.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.9 | 323 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.4 | 320.1 | 328.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.9 | 319.1 | 328.5 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.7 | 322.6 | 331.3 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.1 | 323.7 | 336.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 323.8 | 338.1 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.2 | 325.8 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 332.7 | 346.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.9 | 335.3 | 348.4 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.1 | 340.3 | 352.4 |
| 2005 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.8 | 287.6 | 300.1 |
| 2006 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 257.4 | 280.2 | 297.1 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 259.4 | 275.8 | 291.8 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.9 | 276.8 | 291.4 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.8 | 278.2 | 293.6 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.7 | 284.3 | 296.7 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256.2 | 290.8 | 298.5 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262.6 | 290.9 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.7 | 293.6 | 296.9 |
| 2007 | Integrated/Coordinated Science IV | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.1 | N/A | 288.8 |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.8 | 313.9 | 326.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.4 | 316.9 | 328.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.2 | 319.6 | 337 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.5 | 322.8 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.9 | 328.6 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 333.1 | 353.1 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 334.4 | 357.3 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.5 | 338.3 | 360.4 |
| 2004 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.9 | 308 | 318.1 |
| 2005 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267.5 | 306.2 | 320.6 |
| 2006 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.7 | 306.3 | 321.1 |
| 2007 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.6 | 310.5 | 323.3 |
| 2008 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.7 | 310.1 | 327.5 |
| 2009 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.8 | 311.3 | 331.5 |
| 2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.2 | 315.8 | 338.5 |
| 2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.9 | 319.1 | 343.5 |
| 2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.8 | 317.5 | 347 |
| 2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.6 | 318.6 | 347.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 260.9 | 275.8 | 282.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.5 | 264.8 | 278.8 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 261.8 | 279.5 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.3 | 261.9 | 277.7 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.9 | 260.4 | 280.4 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.5 | 263.7 | 282.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.3 | 265.4 | 285.2 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 260.6 | 270.8 | 284.9 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262.1 | 274.2 | 287.4 |
| 2008 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.6 | 265.7 | 288.2 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 247.5 | 269.3 | 290.4 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.1 | 267.6 | 294.1 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 245.8 | 273.9 | 296.7 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 251.1 | 281.4 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 251.2 | 275.1 | 294.6 |
| 2005 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.7 | 332.5 | 329.7 |
| 2006 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.3 | 324.7 | 331.6 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.8 | 327.9 | 335.3 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.3 | 330.4 | 337.9 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.6 | 334.5 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 332 | 348.4 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.5 | 324.3 | 353.7 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 321.3 | 357.2 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.4 | 318.5 | 357.9 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.8 | 313.3 | 326.9 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.7 | 316.7 | 330 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.9 | 306.4 | 316.3 |
| 2008 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 306.3 | 319.7 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.1 | 305.1 | 320.1 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.3 | 302.4 | 324.6 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.2 | 306 | 329.1 |
| 2012 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.5 | 304.8 | 333.7 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 308.2 | 332.5 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.4 | 315.6 | 319.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.5 | 316.3 | 323.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 309.8 | 324.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.4 | 312.9 | 327.6 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 312.8 | 327.4 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.1 | 315.6 | 332.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.1 | 318.7 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 328.8 | 341.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.3 | 330.7 | 344.7 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.5 | 330.1 | 344.8 |
| 2005 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255.3 | 275 | 279.3 |
| 2006 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.4 | 264.8 | 277.6 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 246.8 | 264.2 | 274.7 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.9 | 271.4 | 274.1 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258.1 | 275.2 | 275.3 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.7 | 278.6 | 279.7 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256.7 | 283.4 | 281 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255.9 | 285.2 | 281.7 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 259.0 | 278.5 | 280.3 |
| 2007 | Integrated/Coordinated Science IV | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.5 | N/A | 301.5 |
| 2004 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.7 | 321.5 | 326.1 |
| 2005 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.7 | 316.8 | 329.1 |
| 2006 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 318.3 | 329.2 |
| 2007 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.4 | 314.7 | 329.6 |
| 2008 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.9 | 318.5 | 331.4 |
| 2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.5 | 324.6 | 338.5 |
| 2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.1 | 325.6 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.8 | 326.3 | 344.7 |
| 2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.6 | 325.7 | 346.9 |
| 2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.3 | 326.4 | 348.5 |
| 2007 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.9 | 223.8 | 278.8 |
| 2008 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.4 | 251.1 | 266.4 |
| 2009 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.1 | 240.2 | 266 |
| 2010 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.9 | 249.7 | 279.1 |
| 2011 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.1 | 264.2 | 283.2 |
| 2012 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.8 | 280.8 | 285.4 |
| 2013 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.5 | 305.3 | 288.6 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.1 | 294.4 | 304.2 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 254.5 | 294.9 | 302.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258.2 | 297.9 | 302 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.2 | 293.5 | 302.4 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 260.4 | 297.1 | 305.8 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.9 | 296.6 | 307.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.4 | 295.3 | 309.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.6 | 304.5 | 311.6 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.0 | 303.1 | 313.2 |
| 2005 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.3 | 340 | 340.5 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.7 | 344.3 | 347.8 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.3 | 341.2 | 353.2 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 336.4 | 355.5 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.5 | 336.1 | 358.9 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 338.2 | 363.5 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.1 | 334.3 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.8 | 335.4 | 363.9 |
| 2006 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.1 | 307.1 | 321.1 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.1 | 306.3 | 322.8 |
| 2008 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.3 | 307.5 | 326.1 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 310.2 | 326.3 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.3 | 314 | 329.9 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.4 | 312.4 | 332.6 |
| 2012 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 316.4 | 336.4 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.7 | 315.4 | 334.2 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.5 | 324.9 | 330.6 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.8 | 331.3 | 339.7 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.9 | 331 | 339.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.8 | 335.9 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 334.2 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.4 | 336.5 | 349.7 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.4 | 337.5 | 353.7 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.1 | 344.1 | 357.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 347.8 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.0 | 353.5 | 363.9 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.9 | 268.9 | 294.8 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.1 | 274.4 | 298.3 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.5 | 255.9 | 300.6 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.1 | 257.5 | 298.9 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.3 | N/A | 300.5 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.9 | 330.8 | 345.5 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262.6 | 316.5 | 347.9 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 249.3 | 318.5 | 349 |
| 2007 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.7 | 366.2 | 316.7 |
| 2008 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.1 | 352 | 324.8 |
| 2009 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.8 | 351 | 330.3 |
| 2010 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.5 | 383.6 | 340 |
| 2011 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233.8 | 392.1 | 347.3 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 269.7 | 288.2 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 259.4 | 284.6 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 261.6 | 287.4 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 263.5 | 284.9 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 264.2 | 287.9 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 267.2 | 287.7 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 266.4 | 287.6 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 262.8 | 292.2 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 267.3 | 293.3 | 334.1 |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 245.4 | 293 | 313.9 |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 265 | 282.4 | 316.1 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 246.5 | 288.2 | 317.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 259.1 | 288.4 | 324 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 248.5 | 292.7 | 328.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 253.8 | 299.7 | 331.2 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 249.2 | 296.5 | 325.2 |
| 2005 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289.4 | 327 | 331.1 |
| 2006 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289.1 | 327.1 | 333.4 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.7 | 328.2 | 335.6 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.7 | 327.8 | 340.1 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.1 | 326.2 | 343 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 328.3 | 347.2 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.7 | 328.4 | 351.7 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.3 | 325 | 354.9 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.6 | 325.5 | 354.0 |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.9 | 315.1 | 330.5 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 300.5 | 320 | 336.7 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.1 | 325.5 | 339.7 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 283.4 | 321.2 | 342.2 |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.2 | 305.8 | 318.2 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 280.9 | 306.2 | 319.8 |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.9 | 306.6 | 323.2 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 297.3 | 308.4 | 323.6 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 308 | 327.7 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.6 | 309.2 | 330.9 |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292.7 | 312.4 | 335 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293.8 | 314.8 | 333.2 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268.9 | 268.9 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268.1 | 274.4 | 310.1 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 280.5 | 255.9 | 315.2 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 261.1 | 257.5 | 314.7 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 284.3 | N/A | 317.9 |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 258.7 | 294.4 | 314.9 |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 265.3 | 284.4 | 312.8 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 254.7 | 283.3 | 310.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 270.3 | 284.7 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 263.6 | 286.3 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 265 | 288.8 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 256 | 295.2 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 257.9 | 296 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 261.8 | 296.0 | 320.8 |
| 2007 | Integrated/Coordinated Science IV | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 272.8 | N/A | 291.9 |
| 2007 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 265.5 | 310.7 | 321.1 |
| 2008 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 280.2 | 308.5 | 324.8 |
| 2009 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 279.9 | 310.5 | 329 |
| 2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 316.9 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.8 | 321.2 | 342 |
| 2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.8 | 319.9 | 345.7 |
| 2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.7 | 322.7 | 346.7 |
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* Desert Sands Charter High 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.