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Desert Trails Elementary Primary School
290 East Lisa
Anthony NM, 88021, Dona Ana County
Phone: 505-882-6203
Ranking:
(325 out of 593, bottom 45%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Gadsden Independent Schools
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: | 52 | 46 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 44 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 921 | 867 | 816 | 727 | 681 | 625 | 594 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 137 | 14.9% | 126 | 14.5% | 119 | 14.6% | 110 | 15.1% | 103 | 15.1% | 87 | 13.9% | 69 | 11.6% |
Grade 1: | 120 | 13.0% | 124 | 14.3% | 127 | 15.6% | 115 | 15.8% | 97 | 14.2% | 86 | 13.8% | 94 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 135 | 14.7% | 131 | 15.1% | 114 | 14.0% | 90 | 12.4% | 86 | 12.6% | 91 | 14.6% | 81 | 13.6% |
Grade 3: | 140 | 15.2% | 119 | 13.7% | 111 | 13.6% | 97 | 13.3% | 92 | 13.5% | 89 | 14.2% | 86 | 14.5% |
Grade 4: | 125 | 13.6% | 114 | 13.1% | 102 | 12.5% | 94 | 12.9% | 111 | 16.3% | 94 | 15.0% | 81 | 13.6% |
Grade 5: | 122 | 13.2% | 110 | 12.7% | 99 | 12.1% | 113 | 15.5% | 94 | 13.8% | 85 | 13.6% | 93 | 15.7% |
Grade 6: | 115 | 12.5% | 114 | 13.1% | 112 | 13.7% | 92 | 12.7% | 95 | 14.0% | 91 | 14.6% | 81 | 13.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 466 | 50.6% | 436 | 50.3% | 441 | 54.0% | 394 | 54.2% | 358 | 52.6% | 329 | 52.6% | 302 | 50.8% |
Female: | 455 | 49.4% | 431 | 49.7% | 375 | 46.0% | 333 | 45.8% | 323 | 47.4% | 288 | 46.1% | 288 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 882 | 95.8% | 834 | 96.2% | 789 | 96.7% | 700 | 96.3% | 636 | 93.4% | 582 | 93.1% | 550 | 92.6% |
Black: | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
White: | 30 | 3.3% | 26 | 3.0% | 23 | 2.8% | 23 | 3.2% | 39 | 5.7% | 36 | 5.8% | 39 | 6.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 917 | 99.6% | 864 | 99.7% | 813 | 99.6% | 724 | 99.6% | 545 | 80.0% | 622 | 99.5% | 591 | 99.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.78 | 18.95 | 17.37 | 18.03 | 17.32 | 14.30 | 12.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SBA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 53% | 43.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 55.7% | 45.1% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 56.5% | 43.6% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 53.6% | 43.9% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 67.2% | 54.1% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 70.9% | 58.2% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 54.6% | 51.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 51.8% | 52.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 58.9% | 51.0% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 51.9% | 55% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 51.6% | 54.5% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 53.3% | 54.1% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.8% | 58.2% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 58.4% | 61% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 58.8% | 57.4% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 47.9% | 52.9% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 46.7% | 52.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 54.0% | 55.2% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.1% | 76.7% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.1% | 78.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 59.8% | 79% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 61.9% | 79.6% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 72% | 82% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 69.5% | 82.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 38% | 39.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 38.5% | 41.1% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 49% | 45.8% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 41.3% | 39% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 42.6% | 42% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 44.1% | 45.4% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 41.6% | 44.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 41.8% | 44% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.0% | 45.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 44.6% | 51.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.1% | 53.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 51.3% | 54.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 47.1% | 50.8% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 43.6% | 51.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 47.1% | 51.4% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 38.5% | 46.5% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.2% | 38% | 49.9% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 38.7% | 45.7% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 37% | 51.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 45.2% | 54.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 42.7% | 55.5% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 41.3% | 50.8% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 42.7% | 51.9% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 43.3% | 50.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.7% | 33.2% | 46.7% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 46.5% | 53.0% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 22.3% | 26.9% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 28.1% | 34.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 31.2% | 36.4% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 38.1% | 40.5% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 38.8% | 43.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 38.8% | 45.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 40.1% | 41.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 37% | 43.5% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 45.0% | 43.1% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 47% | 56.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 46.3% | 57.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 51.3% | 59.3% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 44% | 56% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 46.2% | 58.2% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.9% | 59.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 45.7% | 51.9% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 42.6% | 55% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 42.0% | 51.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 25% | 40.5% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 29.7% | 42.4% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 35.2% | 44.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 41.2% | 46.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 44.5% | 52.2% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 42% | 52.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.2% | 15.5% | 21.5% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 20.9% | 23.7% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 25.2% | 26.7% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 29.9% | 28.1% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 38% | 33.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 41.5% | 34.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 41.3% | 36.7% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 42% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 53.7% | 39.6% |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 33.8% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 36.7% | 40.4% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 33.2% | 37.2% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 37.2% | 42.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 43.7% | 44.1% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 40.2% | 39.6% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 44.8% | 47.8% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 41.9% | 48.3% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 46.3% | 46.8% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 15.1% | 30% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 17.6% | 29.8% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 21.7% | 33.8% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 17.8% | 30.7% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 23.6% | 34.2% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 20.6% | 30.3% |
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* Desert Trails Elementary 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.