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Desert Sands Middle School
6308 West Campbell Ave Phoenix AZ, 85033, Maricopa County Phone: 623-691-4000 Ranking: (991 out of 1,363, bottom 27%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Cartwright Elementary 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: | 56 | 59 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 62 | 68 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,119 | 1,146 | 1,121 | 1,052 | 1,175 | 1,209 | 1,400 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 359 | 32.1% | 388 | 33.9% | 372 | 33.2% | 352 | 33.5% | 384 | 32.7% | 369 | 30.5% | 476 | 34.0% |
Grade 7: | 388 | 34.7% | 375 | 32.7% | 366 | 32.6% | 347 | 33.0% | 391 | 33.3% | 425 | 35.2% | 467 | 33.4% |
Grade 8: | 372 | 33.2% | 383 | 33.4% | 383 | 34.2% | 353 | 33.6% | 400 | 34.0% | 415 | 34.3% | 457 | 32.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 561 | 50.1% | 591 | 51.6% | 570 | 50.8% | 525 | 49.9% | 568 | 48.3% | 603 | 49.9% | 716 | 51.1% |
Female: | 558 | 49.9% | 555 | 48.4% | 551 | 49.2% | 527 | 50.1% | 599 | 51.0% | 598 | 49.5% | 680 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 22 | 2.0% | 18 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.5% | 13 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.5% | 11 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 963 | 86.1% | 980 | 85.5% | 950 | 84.7% | 908 | 86.3% | 1,039 | 88.4% | 1,068 | 88.3% | 1,240 | 88.6% |
Black: | 67 | 6.0% | 66 | 5.8% | 83 | 7.4% | 67 | 6.4% | 49 | 4.2% | 45 | 3.7% | 58 | 4.1% |
White: | 53 | 4.7% | 65 | 5.7% | 63 | 5.6% | 58 | 5.5% | 70 | 6.0% | 69 | 5.7% | 81 | 5.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 1,143 | 99.7% | 943 | 84.1% | 839 | 79.8% | 843 | 71.7% | 766 | 63.4% | 902 | 64.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,116 | 99.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 5.1% | 47 | 4.5% | 75 | 6.4% | 108 | 8.9% | 145 | 10.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.98 | 19.49 | 17.85 | 18.78 | 21.76 | 19.50 | 20.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391 | 387 | 394 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 481 | 498 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 481 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 512 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 398 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 406.93 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 401 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 403 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 480 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 493 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 500.7 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 492 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 492 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 513 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 516 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 475.61 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 473 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 483 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 536 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 407 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 412.44 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 413 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 416 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 495 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 506 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 513.77 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 516 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 515 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 501 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 519 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 484.27 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 485 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 482 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 542 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 418 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417 | 419.7 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 415 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 423 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 503 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 505 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 506.02 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 499 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 507 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 483 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 485 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 491.59 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 493 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.0% | 53.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.0% | 46.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years | 6.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 46.2% | 56.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 53.8% | 43.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,477.0 | $43,012.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,828.0 | $38,328.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,034.0 | $49,150.0 |
* Desert Sands Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.