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Desert Mesa Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2350 South Ave 7 1/2 East

Yuma AZ, 85365, Yuma County

Phone: 928-502-4352

Ranking:

(775 out of 1,363, bottom 43%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Yuma Elementary 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:	32		33		32		32		34		41		37
Total Students:	681		672		705		702		719		765		789
Prekindergarten:	24	3.5%	19	2.8%	17	2.4%	20	2.8%	23	3.2%	59	7.7%	53	6.7%
Kindergarten:	106	15.6%	103	15.3%	108	15.3%	119	17.0%	95	13.2%	106	13.9%	121	15.3%
Grade 1:	102	15.0%	96	14.3%	139	19.7%	98	14.0%	120	16.7%	117	15.3%	117	14.8%
Grade 2:	101	14.8%	135	20.1%	96	13.6%	119	17.0%	117	16.3%	125	16.3%	107	13.6%
Grade 3:	141	20.7%	95	14.1%	113	16.0%	113	16.1%	128	17.8%	102	13.3%	137	17.4%
Grade 4:	94	13.8%	115	17.1%	111	15.7%	124	17.7%	102	14.2%	129	16.9%	123	15.6%
Grade 5:	113	16.6%	109	16.2%	121	17.2%	109	15.5%	133	18.5%	127	16.6%	131	16.6%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	366	53.7%	357	53.1%	367	52.1%	349	49.7%	371	51.6%	393	51.4%	395	50.1%
Female:	315	46.3%	315	46.9%	338	47.9%	353	50.3%	340	47.3%	364	47.6%	390	49.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.9%	6	0.9%	7	1.0%	6	0.9%	4	0.6%	10	1.3%	6	0.8%
Asian:	10	1.5%	6	0.9%	8	1.1%	11	1.6%	12	1.7%	16	2.1%	5	0.6%
Hispanic:	432	63.4%	425	63.2%	437	62.0%	459	65.4%	467	65.0%	518	67.7%	512	64.9%
Black:	10	1.5%	12	1.8%	21	3.0%	19	2.7%	18	2.5%	20	2.6%	16	2.0%
White:	214	31.4%	219	32.6%	226	32.1%	205	29.2%	218	30.3%	201	26.3%	250	31.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	1.2%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	268	39.4%	305	45.4%	297	42.1%	354	50.4%	352	49.0%	377	49.3%	339	43.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	73	10.7%	53	7.9%	69	9.8%	52	7.4%	73	10.2%	89	11.6%	113	14.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.28		20.36		22.03		21.94		21.15		18.90		21.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	441	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	353	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	369.39	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	361	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	366	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	450	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	452	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	455.15	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	446	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	447	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	476	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	369	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	376.31	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	379	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	372	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	465	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	468	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	474.13	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	467	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	461	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	496	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	500	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	500.63	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	497	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	491	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	493	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	386	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	385.77	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	384	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	392	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	485	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	485	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	491.31	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	485	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	494	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	504	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	515	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	487.07	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	486	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	496	501

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	56.1%	58.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	43.9%	41.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	41.5%	48.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	58.5%	51.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,277.0	$36,544.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,161.0	$31,684.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$41,193.0	$41,172.0

* Desert Mesa 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.