Desert Sky Middle School
9850 East Rankin Loop Tucson AZ, 85747, Pima County Phone: 520-762-2040 Ranking: (97 out of 1,363, top 7%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Vail 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: | 37 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 741 | 757 | 700 | 664 | 697 | 748 | 735 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 246 | 33.2% | 229 | 30.3% | 229 | 32.7% | 200 | 30.1% | 177 | 25.4% | 175 | 23.4% | 183 | 24.9% |
Grade 7: | 221 | 29.8% | 281 | 37.1% | 247 | 35.3% | 228 | 34.3% | 253 | 36.3% | 288 | 38.5% | 286 | 38.9% |
Grade 8: | 274 | 37.0% | 247 | 32.6% | 224 | 32.0% | 236 | 35.5% | 267 | 38.3% | 285 | 38.1% | 266 | 36.2% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 355 | 47.9% | 365 | 48.2% | 318 | 45.4% | 321 | 48.3% | 336 | 48.2% | 355 | 47.5% | 349 | 47.5% |
Female: | 386 | 52.1% | 392 | 51.8% | 382 | 54.6% | 343 | 51.7% | 353 | 50.6% | 385 | 51.5% | 382 | 52.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 21 | 2.8% | 24 | 3.2% | 25 | 3.6% | 25 | 3.8% | 28 | 4.0% | 31 | 4.1% | 34 | 4.6% |
Hispanic: | 226 | 30.5% | 213 | 28.1% | 194 | 27.7% | 180 | 27.1% | 175 | 25.1% | 184 | 24.6% | 162 | 22.0% |
Black: | 49 | 6.6% | 51 | 6.7% | 46 | 6.6% | 32 | 4.8% | 39 | 5.6% | 48 | 6.4% | 46 | 6.3% |
White: | 430 | 58.0% | 457 | 60.4% | 427 | 61.0% | 419 | 63.1% | 450 | 64.6% | 481 | 64.3% | 490 | 66.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 149 | 20.1% | 146 | 19.3% | 97 | 13.9% | 85 | 12.8% | 91 | 13.1% | 66 | 8.8% | 58 | 7.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 7.2% | 59 | 7.8% | 53 | 7.6% | 48 | 7.2% | 49 | 7.0% | 41 | 5.5% | 40 | 5.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.09 | 21.39 | 23.33 | 20.84 | 19.35 | 17.40 | 18.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 576 | 568 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 438 | 438 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 448.26 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 441 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437 | 431 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 529 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 529 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 538.61 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 537 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 530 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 560 | 564 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 556 | 564 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 520.14 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 524 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 521 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 592 | 589 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 455 | 458 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 452 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 455 | 456 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 452 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 547 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 556 | 555 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 554.32 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 556 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 561 | 555 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 564 | 570 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 567 | 571 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 521.55 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 525 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 515 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 601 | 595 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 469 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 466.45 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 461 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 464 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 558 | 557 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 560 | 560 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 556.83 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 548 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 553 | 550 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 547 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 547 | 548 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 548.92 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 551 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 541 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.8% | 41.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.2% | 59.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 4.0 years | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 70.7% | 25.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 29.3% | 74.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $36,246.0 | $35,345.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,140.0 | $31,956.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $36,502.0 | $36,514.0 |
* Desert Sky 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.