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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	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	378	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	384.76	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	381	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	380	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	472	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	473	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	476.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	471	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	470	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	505	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	389	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	397.55	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	396	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	391	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	493	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	494	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	499.11	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	492	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	533	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	546.85	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	541	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	528	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	521	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	402	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	407.46	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	402	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	402	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	507	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	508	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	511.7	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	507	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	510	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	540	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	511.77	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	516	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	518	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	543	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	417	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	424.77	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	420	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	421	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	517	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	519	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	525.23	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	522	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	523	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	557	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	584	563	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	514.61	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	516	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	518	499

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.