Desert Shadows Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5858 East Sweetwater

Scottsdale AZ, 85254, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-6800

Ranking:

(104 out of 1,363, top 8%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

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:	34		30		30		30		31		38		38
Total Students:	808		680		701		700		676		709		745
Grade 7:	450	55.7%	352	51.8%	332	47.4%	343	49.0%	344	50.9%	345	48.7%	373	50.1%
Grade 8:	358	44.3%	328	48.2%	369	52.6%	357	51.0%	332	49.1%	364	51.3%	372	49.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	410	50.7%	358	52.6%	364	51.9%	352	50.3%	325	48.1%	345	48.7%	377	50.6%
Female:	398	49.3%	322	47.4%	337	48.1%	348	49.7%	343	50.7%	356	50.2%	364	48.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.7%	5	0.7%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	5	0.7%	3	0.4%
Asian:	28	3.5%	26	3.8%	30	4.3%	24	3.4%	27	4.0%	27	3.8%	22	3.0%
Hispanic:	82	10.1%	74	10.9%	82	11.7%	95	13.6%	61	9.0%	61	8.6%	48	6.4%
Black:	15	1.9%	10	1.5%	13	1.9%	10	1.4%	24	3.6%	19	2.7%	12	1.6%
White:	651	80.6%	543	79.9%	530	75.6%	516	73.7%	562	83.1%	597	84.2%	660	88.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	25	3.1%	22	3.2%	42	6.0%	54	7.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	18	2.2%	125	18.4%	83	11.8%	68	9.7%	60	8.9%	50	7.1%	43	5.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	5	0.6%	12	1.8%	14	2.0%	18	2.6%	7	1.0%	13	1.8%	14	1.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.11		22.49		23.44		23.36		21.55		18.70		19.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	509	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	722	N/A
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	502	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	594	567	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	435	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	434.48	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	437	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	434	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	530	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	538	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	541.12	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	542	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	541	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	572	554	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	572	562	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	516.06	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	510	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	505	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	611	576	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	442	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	447.94	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	441	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	445	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	569	545	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	543	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	543.89	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	532	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	536	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	525	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	527	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	530.74	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	525	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	523	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	46.3%	36.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	53.7%	63.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.3%	18.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.7%	81.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,538.0	$49,967.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,680.0	$34,548.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,273.0	$53,449.0

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