Desert Star Primary School
2131 South 157th Ave
Goodyear AZ, 85338, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-772-5000
Ranking: (776 out of 1,363, bottom 43%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Avondale Elementary 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: | 32 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 45 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 720 | 685 | 677 | 847 | 889 | 928 | 1,089 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 67 | 9.3% | 60 | 8.8% | 60 | 8.9% | 84 | 9.9% | 103 | 11.6% | 82 | 8.8% | 131 | 12.0% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 9.6% | 73 | 10.7% | 83 | 12.3% | 96 | 11.3% | 93 | 10.5% | 100 | 10.8% | 126 | 11.6% |
Grade 2: | 76 | 10.6% | 79 | 11.5% | 80 | 11.8% | 103 | 12.2% | 99 | 11.1% | 114 | 12.3% | 107 | 9.8% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 11.3% | 87 | 12.7% | 64 | 9.5% | 88 | 10.4% | 102 | 11.5% | 106 | 11.4% | 127 | 11.7% |
Grade 4: | 97 | 13.5% | 75 | 10.9% | 73 | 10.8% | 98 | 11.6% | 99 | 11.1% | 101 | 10.9% | 111 | 10.2% |
Grade 5: | 87 | 12.1% | 69 | 10.1% | 77 | 11.4% | 97 | 11.5% | 93 | 10.5% | 101 | 10.9% | 126 | 11.6% |
Grade 6: | 79 | 11.0% | 70 | 10.2% | 67 | 9.9% | 93 | 11.0% | 93 | 10.5% | 101 | 10.9% | 103 | 9.5% |
Grade 7: | 79 | 11.0% | 72 | 10.5% | 92 | 13.6% | 95 | 11.2% | 99 | 11.1% | 103 | 11.1% | 133 | 12.2% |
Grade 8: | 85 | 11.8% | 100 | 14.6% | 81 | 12.0% | 93 | 11.0% | 105 | 11.8% | 120 | 12.9% | 125 | 11.5% |
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: | 384 | 53.3% | 355 | 51.8% | 352 | 52.0% | 428 | 50.5% | 465 | 52.3% | 482 | 51.9% | 558 | 51.2% |
Female: | 336 | 46.7% | 330 | 48.2% | 325 | 48.0% | 419 | 49.5% | 416 | 46.8% | 438 | 47.2% | 527 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.5% | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 15 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.5% | 24 | 2.8% | 26 | 2.9% | 30 | 3.2% | 31 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 351 | 48.8% | 336 | 49.1% | 327 | 48.3% | 402 | 47.5% | 429 | 48.3% | 453 | 48.8% | 546 | 50.1% |
Black: | 93 | 12.9% | 81 | 11.8% | 75 | 11.1% | 97 | 11.5% | 87 | 9.8% | 99 | 10.7% | 112 | 10.3% |
White: | 234 | 32.5% | 239 | 34.9% | 248 | 36.6% | 310 | 36.6% | 339 | 38.1% | 341 | 36.7% | 396 | 36.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 362 | 50.3% | 282 | 41.2% | 142 | 21.0% | 309 | 36.5% | 329 | 37.0% | 318 | 34.3% | 315 | 28.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 9.0% | 64 | 9.3% | 76 | 11.2% | 84 | 9.9% | 135 | 15.2% | 132 | 14.2% | 154 | 14.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.33 | 23.41 | 19.52 | 21.18 | 22.79 | 20.60 | 22.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437 | 438 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 352 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 359.14 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 354 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 347 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 452 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 452 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 452.67 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456 | 450 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 442 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 469 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 373 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 369.36 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 369 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 365 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 466 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 475 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 470.53 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 463 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 468 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 497 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 509 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 502.58 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 493 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 492 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 494 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 377 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 385.23 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 378 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378 | 376 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 487 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 486 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 492.76 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 483 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 487 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 513 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 504 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 488.62 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 485 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 486 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 510 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 398 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 403.27 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 398 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 396 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 489 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 500 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 503.37 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 498 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 495 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 526 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 521 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 485.69 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 490 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 493 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 552 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 414 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 420.47 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 424 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 417 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 509 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 517 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 526.66 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 524 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 525 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 529 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 522 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 490.64 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 490 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 490 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 550 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 425 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 430.48 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 426 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 431 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 517 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 522 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 517.76 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 514 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 514 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 499 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 501 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 507.3 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 506 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 504 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.5% | 54.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.5% | 45.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 5.0 years | 7.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 70.5% | 48.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 29.5% | 51.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,276.0 | $40,367.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,793.0 | $33,706.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,966.0 | $46,658.0 |
* Desert Star Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.