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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	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	378	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	384.76	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	381	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	380	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	472	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	473	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	476.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	471	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	470	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	505	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	389	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	397.55	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	396	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	391	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	493	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	494	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	499.11	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	492	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	533	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	546.85	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	541	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	528	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	521	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	402	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	407.46	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	402	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	402	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	507	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	508	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	511.7	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	507	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	510	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	540	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	577	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	511.77	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	516	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	518	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	572	543	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	417	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	424.77	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	420	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	421	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	517	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	519	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	525.23	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	522	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	523	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	586	557	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	589	563	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	514.61	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	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:	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.