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Desert Willow Elementary School
4322 East Desert Willow Parkwa
Cave Creek AZ, 85331, Maricopa County
Phone: 480-575-2021
Ranking: (56 out of 1,363, top 4%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Cave Creek 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 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 673 | 705 | 731 | 727 | 657 | 646 | 622 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 89 | 13.2% | 96 | 13.6% | 116 | 15.9% | 102 | 14.0% | 128 | 19.5% | 121 | 18.7% | 93 | 15.0% |
Grade 1: | 89 | 13.2% | 115 | 16.3% | 94 | 12.9% | 121 | 16.6% | 118 | 18.0% | 99 | 15.3% | 101 | 16.2% |
Grade 2: | 115 | 17.1% | 98 | 13.9% | 125 | 17.1% | 108 | 14.9% | 97 | 14.8% | 104 | 16.1% | 104 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 99 | 14.7% | 118 | 16.7% | 102 | 14.0% | 102 | 14.0% | 104 | 15.8% | 111 | 17.2% | 108 | 17.4% |
Grade 4: | 114 | 16.9% | 103 | 14.6% | 98 | 13.4% | 100 | 13.8% | 110 | 16.7% | 112 | 17.3% | 98 | 15.8% |
Grade 5: | 92 | 13.7% | 81 | 11.5% | 104 | 14.2% | 100 | 13.8% | 100 | 15.2% | 99 | 15.3% | 118 | 19.0% |
Grade 6: | 75 | 11.1% | 93 | 13.2% | 92 | 12.6% | 94 | 12.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 348 | 51.7% | 382 | 54.2% | 390 | 53.4% | 379 | 52.1% | 348 | 53.0% | 328 | 50.8% | 300 | 48.2% |
Female: | 325 | 48.3% | 323 | 45.8% | 341 | 46.6% | 348 | 47.9% | 301 | 45.8% | 310 | 48.0% | 318 | 51.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 24 | 3.6% | 29 | 4.1% | 34 | 4.7% | 31 | 4.3% | 30 | 4.6% | 23 | 3.6% | 22 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 87 | 12.9% | 83 | 11.8% | 72 | 9.8% | 56 | 7.7% | 49 | 7.5% | 49 | 7.6% | 50 | 8.0% |
Black: | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% |
White: | 548 | 81.4% | 577 | 81.8% | 614 | 84.0% | 631 | 86.8% | 569 | 86.6% | 570 | 88.2% | 545 | 87.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 8.6% | 9 | 1.3% | 72 | 9.8% | 48 | 6.6% | 55 | 8.4% | 36 | 5.6% | 24 | 3.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.09 | 20.03 | 19.39 | 20.08 | 19.32 | 18.50 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 480 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 388 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 402.59 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 402 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 398 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 490 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 485 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 488.17 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 488 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 489 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 521 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 408 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 410.67 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 416 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 409 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 507 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 512 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 515.49 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 508 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 505 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 558 | 545 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 566 | 551 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 576 | 561.82 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 558 | 552 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 564 | 539 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 535 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 426 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 430.07 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 423 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 424 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 525 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 525 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 531.16 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 530 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 526 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 584 | 560 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 571 | 559 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 538.35 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 533 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 530 | 501 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 440.19 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437 | 437 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434 | 434 | 410 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 535.3 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 537 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 535 | 538 | 510 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 525.53 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 526 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 523 | 499 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 35.0% | 61.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 65.0% | 38.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.5% | 26.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.5% | 73.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,650.0 | $42,240.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,447.0 | $37,406.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,870.0 | $43,981.0 |
* Desert Willow Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.