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Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6010 East Acoma Rd

Scottsdale AZ, 85254, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-7100

Ranking:

(329 out of 1,363, top 24%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten 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:	29		32		28		29		25		28		32
Total Students:	427		422		390		387		369		428		439
Kindergarten:	58	13.6%	65	15.4%	61	15.6%	55	14.2%	45	12.2%	48	11.2%	54	12.3%
Grade 1:	64	15.0%	67	15.9%	50	12.8%	51	13.2%	44	11.9%	55	12.9%	69	15.7%
Grade 2:	74	17.3%	59	14.0%	44	11.3%	51	13.2%	52	14.1%	71	16.6%	58	13.2%
Grade 3:	63	14.8%	50	11.8%	56	14.4%	50	12.9%	64	17.3%	59	13.8%	43	9.8%
Grade 4:	56	13.1%	57	13.5%	45	11.5%	62	16.0%	63	17.1%	42	9.8%	54	12.3%
Grade 5:	52	12.2%	43	10.2%	59	15.1%	60	15.5%	37	10.0%	55	12.9%	68	15.5%
Grade 6:	42	9.8%	63	14.9%	58	14.9%	44	11.4%	47	12.7%	68	15.9%	64	14.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	221	51.8%	232	55.0%	210	53.8%	202	52.2%	187	50.7%	228	53.3%	227	51.7%
Female:	206	48.2%	190	45.0%	180	46.2%	185	47.8%	174	47.2%	192	44.9%	208	47.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	0.9%	0	0.0%
Asian:	12	2.8%	13	3.1%	7	1.8%	10	2.6%	10	2.7%	16	3.7%	14	3.2%
Hispanic:	61	14.3%	45	10.7%	33	8.5%	42	10.9%	29	7.9%	41	9.6%	34	7.7%
Black:	4	0.9%	7	1.7%	10	2.6%	7	1.8%	8	2.2%	7	1.6%	6	1.4%
White:	339	79.4%	345	81.8%	327	83.8%	319	82.4%	322	87.3%	360	84.1%	385	87.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	9	2.1%	11	2.6%	12	3.1%	9	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	9	2.1%	NA	NA	48	12.3%	41	10.6%	38	10.3%	47	11.0%	25	5.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	10	2.3%	NA	NA	11	2.8%	7	1.8%	8	2.2%	10	2.3%	13	3.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.72		13.40		13.93		13.58		14.76		15.10		13.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	466	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	378	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	384.76	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	381	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	380	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	472	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	473	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	476.01	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	471	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	470	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	505	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	389	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	397.55	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	396	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	391	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	493	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	494	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	499.11	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	492	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	492	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	533	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	535	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	546.85	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	541	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	528	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	521	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	402	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	407.46	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	402	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	402	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	507	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	508	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	511.7	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	507	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	510	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	540	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	577	547	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	511.77	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	516	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	518	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	572	543	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	417	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	424.77	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	420	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	421	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	517	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	519	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	525.23	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	522	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	523	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	586	557	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	589	563	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	514.61	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	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:	18.5%	14.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	81.5%	85.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.6%	22.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.4%	77.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$53,952.0	$54,759.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,501.0	$36,499.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$60,458.0	$59,976.0

* Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.