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Desert Shadows Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5902 East Sweetwater

Scottsdale AZ, 85254, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-6900

Ranking:

(179 out of 1,363, top 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Paradise 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:	30		32		33		33		32		36		35
Total Students:	521		503		482		474		487		509		506
Prekindergarten:	19	3.6%	20	4.0%	20	4.1%	21	4.4%	16	3.3%	27	5.3%	25	4.9%
Kindergarten:	67	12.9%	84	16.7%	52	10.8%	57	12.0%	64	13.1%	71	13.9%	55	10.9%
Grade 1:	80	15.4%	50	9.9%	57	11.8%	61	12.9%	62	12.7%	55	10.8%	70	13.8%
Grade 2:	56	10.7%	70	13.9%	65	13.5%	66	13.9%	59	12.1%	76	14.9%	63	12.5%
Grade 3:	78	15.0%	67	13.3%	69	14.3%	57	12.0%	76	15.6%	59	11.6%	70	13.8%
Grade 4:	70	13.4%	71	14.1%	66	13.7%	68	14.3%	64	13.1%	71	13.9%	70	13.8%
Grade 5:	75	14.4%	68	13.5%	71	14.7%	75	15.8%	73	15.0%	72	14.1%	71	14.0%
Grade 6:	76	14.6%	73	14.5%	82	17.0%	69	14.6%	73	15.0%	78	15.3%	82	16.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	294	56.4%	265	52.7%	267	55.4%	252	53.2%	256	52.6%	273	53.6%	280	55.3%
Female:	227	43.6%	238	47.3%	215	44.6%	222	46.8%	223	45.8%	228	44.8%	222	43.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.8%	4	0.8%	3	0.6%	5	1.1%	5	1.0%	4	0.8%	3	0.6%
Asian:	10	1.9%	10	2.0%	9	1.9%	5	1.1%	11	2.3%	9	1.8%	7	1.4%
Hispanic:	67	12.9%	53	10.5%	51	10.6%	47	9.9%	39	8.0%	39	7.7%	36	7.1%
Black:	8	1.5%	9	1.8%	7	1.5%	3	0.6%	11	2.3%	10	2.0%	7	1.4%
White:	403	77.4%	403	80.1%	392	81.3%	400	84.4%	421	86.4%	447	87.8%	453	89.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.6%	3	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	26	5.0%	21	4.2%	20	4.1%	14	3.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	21	4.0%	106	21.1%	70	14.5%	65	13.7%	47	9.7%	30	5.9%	34	6.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	7	1.3%	10	2.0%	10	2.1%	4	0.8%	8	1.6%	18	3.5%	3	0.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.60		15.92		14.79		14.36		15.22		14.20		14.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	466	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	378	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	384.76	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	381	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	380	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	472	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	473	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	476.01	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	471	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	470	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	505	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	389	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	397.55	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	396	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	391	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	493	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	494	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	499.11	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	492	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	492	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	533	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	535	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	546.85	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	541	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	528	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	521	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	402	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	407.46	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	402	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	402	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	507	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	508	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	511.7	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	507	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	510	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	540	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	547	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	511.77	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	516	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	518	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	543	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	417	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	424.77	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	420	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	421	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	517	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	519	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	525.23	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	522	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	523	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	557	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	584	563	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	514.61	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	516	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	518	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	35.5%	30.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	64.5%	69.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.3%	24.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.7%	75.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,224.0	$50,687.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,068.0	$36,187.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,013.0	$55,327.0

* Desert Shadows Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.