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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	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	380	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	384.03	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	384	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	388	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	474	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	474	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	474.68	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	472	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	479	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	499	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	391	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	398.67	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	397	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	394	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	494	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	497	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	500.7	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	495	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	526	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	533	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	544.87	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	536	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	531	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	517	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	403	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	408.92	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	404	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	406	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	510	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	510	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	515.77	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	513	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	515	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	536	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	512.22	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	515	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	517	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	544	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	420	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	425.53	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	423	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	423	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	519	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	523	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	531.56	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	527	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	527	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	549	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	565	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	517.86	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	520	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	513	499

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.