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High Desert Middle School, 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: | 15 | 13 | 17 | NA | NA | 19 | 18 | 23 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 325 | 332 | 399 | 430 | 423 | 462 | 436 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 93 | 28.6% | 99 | 29.8% | 129 | 32.3% | 132 | 30.7% | 109 | 25.8% | 148 | 32.0% | 135 | 31.0% |
| Grade 7: | 104 | 32.0% | 128 | 38.6% | 124 | 31.1% | 149 | 34.7% | 157 | 37.1% | 158 | 34.2% | 145 | 33.3% |
| Grade 8: | 128 | 39.4% | 105 | 31.6% | 146 | 36.6% | 148 | 34.4% | 157 | 37.1% | 156 | 33.8% | 156 | 35.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 173 | 53.2% | 162 | 48.8% | 194 | 48.6% | 220 | 51.2% | 204 | 48.2% | 226 | 48.9% | 204 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 152 | 46.8% | 170 | 51.2% | 205 | 51.4% | 210 | 48.8% | 219 | 51.8% | 236 | 51.1% | 228 | 52.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 103 | 31.7% | 101 | 30.4% | 137 | 34.3% | 125 | 29.1% | 120 | 28.4% | 108 | 23.4% | 110 | 25.2% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% |
| White: | 198 | 60.9% | 188 | 56.6% | 231 | 57.9% | 272 | 63.3% | 266 | 62.9% | 279 | 60.4% | 311 | 71.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 3.4% | 32 | 9.6% | 19 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.2% | 23 | 5.4% | 61 | 13.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 23.4% | 63 | 19.0% | NA | NA | 119 | 27.7% | 116 | 27.4% | 88 | 19.0% | 87 | 20.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 8.9% | 21 | 6.3% | NA | NA | 23 | 5.3% | 26 | 6.1% | 26 | 5.6% | 23 | 5.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.41 | 26.56 | 24.18 | NA | NA | 22.26 | 21.50 | 19.20 | ||||||
* High Desert Middle School, Students and Teachers was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.