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Desert Winds Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

19825 North 15th Ave

Phoenix AZ, 85027, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-445-5000

Ranking:

(766 out of 1,363, bottom 44%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Deer 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:	30		28		29		32		35		39		38
Total Students:	374		431		398		429		481		566		553
Prekindergarten:	14	3.7%	14	3.2%	14	3.5%	19	4.4%	21	4.4%	51	9.0%	53	9.6%
Kindergarten:	52	13.9%	58	13.5%	43	10.8%	52	12.1%	62	12.9%	74	13.1%	60	10.8%
Grade 1:	48	12.8%	55	12.8%	51	12.8%	55	12.8%	67	13.9%	58	10.2%	74	13.4%
Grade 2:	38	10.2%	56	13.0%	64	16.1%	65	15.2%	58	12.1%	76	13.4%	64	11.6%
Grade 3:	53	14.2%	72	16.7%	63	15.8%	48	11.2%	67	13.9%	66	11.7%	65	11.8%
Grade 4:	58	15.5%	66	15.3%	49	12.3%	65	15.2%	63	13.1%	72	12.7%	83	15.0%
Grade 5:	65	17.4%	49	11.4%	53	13.3%	62	14.5%	72	15.0%	88	15.5%	75	13.6%
Grade 6:	46	12.3%	61	14.2%	61	15.3%	63	14.7%	71	14.8%	81	14.3%	79	14.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	196	52.4%	236	54.8%	210	52.8%	226	52.7%	265	55.1%	295	52.1%	309	55.9%
Female:	178	47.6%	195	45.2%	188	47.2%	203	47.3%	208	43.2%	263	46.5%	240	43.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	1.1%	5	1.2%	3	0.8%	10	2.3%	9	1.9%	6	1.1%	10	1.8%
Asian:	7	1.9%	6	1.4%	8	2.0%	12	2.8%	18	3.7%	18	3.2%	16	2.9%
Hispanic:	147	39.3%	160	37.1%	137	34.4%	163	38.0%	162	33.7%	197	34.8%	175	31.6%
Black:	10	2.7%	15	3.5%	12	3.0%	13	3.0%	13	2.7%	19	3.4%	13	2.4%
White:	190	50.8%	231	53.6%	223	56.0%	217	50.6%	279	58.0%	326	57.6%	339	61.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	1.1%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	12	3.2%	13	3.0%	13	3.3%	14	3.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	220	58.8%	241	55.9%	167	42.0%	194	45.2%	205	42.6%	207	36.6%	3	0.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	36	9.6%	25	5.8%	21	5.3%	26	6.1%	34	7.1%	43	7.6%	0	0.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.47		15.23		13.92		13.28		13.90		14.50		14.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	464	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	380	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	384.03	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	384	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	388	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	474	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	474	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	474.68	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	472	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	479	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	499	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	391	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	398.67	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	397	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	394	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	494	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	497	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	500.7	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	492	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	495	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	526	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	533	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	544.87	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	536	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	531	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	517	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	403	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	408.92	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	404	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	406	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	510	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	510	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	515.77	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	513	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	515	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	536	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	547	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	512.22	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	515	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	517	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	544	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	420	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	425.53	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	423	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	423	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	519	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	523	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	531.56	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	527	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	527	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	549	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	565	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	517.86	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	520	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	513	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.1%	74.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.9%	25.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	31.4%	31.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	68.6%	68.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,577.0	$45,515.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,810.0	$32,908.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,970.0	$51,293.0

* Desert Winds Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.