Desert Shadows Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

340 Blvd Del Rey David

Nogales AZ, 85621, Santa Cruz County

Phone: 520-377-2646

Ranking:

(551 out of 1,363, top 40%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Nogales 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		35		31		32		33		33		32
Total Students:	762		757		769		769		801		770		800
Grade 6:	249	32.7%	234	30.9%	277	36.0%	245	31.9%	271	33.8%	276	35.8%	279	34.9%
Grade 7:	240	31.5%	282	37.3%	240	31.2%	255	33.2%	271	33.8%	261	33.9%	254	31.8%
Grade 8:	273	35.8%	241	31.8%	252	32.8%	269	35.0%	259	32.3%	233	30.3%	267	33.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	396	52.0%	397	52.4%	410	53.3%	414	53.8%	408	50.9%	385	50.0%	392	49.0%
Female:	366	48.0%	360	47.6%	359	46.7%	355	46.2%	385	48.1%	377	49.0%	404	50.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	5	0.7%	4	0.5%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	744	97.6%	743	98.2%	755	98.2%	756	98.3%	786	98.1%	761	98.8%	785	98.1%
Black:	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%
White:	8	1.0%	7	0.9%	9	1.2%	11	1.4%	15	1.9%	6	0.8%	15	1.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	475	62.7%	457	59.4%	497	64.6%	483	60.3%	439	57.0%	456	57.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	95	12.5%	97	12.6%	98	12.7%	106	13.2%	148	19.2%	126	15.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.41		21.63		24.81		24.03		24.27		23.30		25.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	399	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	499	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	520	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	415	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	423.95	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	417	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	419	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	497	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	514	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	521.31	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	507	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	509	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	542	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	533	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	501.36	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	500	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	504	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	555	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	422	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	432.1	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	442	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	426	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	518	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	521	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	534.08	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	540	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	525	N/A
2012	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	435	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	547	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	534	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	502.82	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	507	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	499	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	554	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	437	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	438.38	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	446	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	447	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	526	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	526	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	528.14	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	523	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	524	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	486	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	483	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	496.89	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	499	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	499	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.6%	55.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.4%	44.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.3%	30.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.7%	69.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,393.0	$40,893.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,713.0	$32,269.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,136.0	$44,688.0

* Desert Shadows Middle 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.