Sonoran Desert School
4448 East Main St
Mesa AZ, 85205, Maricopa County
Phone: 480-396-5463
Ranking: 
(282 out of 409, bottom 31%)*
(282 out of 409, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Total Students: | 32 | 30 | 75 | 69 | 106 | 88 | 94 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 5 | 15.6% | 6 | 20.0% | 2 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 3 | 3.4% | 4 | 4.3% |
| Grade 10: | 9 | 28.1% | 10 | 33.3% | 9 | 12.0% | 6 | 8.7% | 10 | 9.4% | 11 | 12.5% | 20 | 21.3% |
| Grade 11: | 11 | 34.4% | 8 | 26.7% | 19 | 25.3% | 17 | 24.6% | 32 | 30.2% | 37 | 42.0% | 37 | 39.4% |
| Grade 12: | 7 | 21.9% | 6 | 20.0% | 45 | 60.0% | 46 | 66.7% | 63 | 59.4% | 37 | 42.0% | 33 | 35.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 14 | 43.8% | 12 | 40.0% | 41 | 54.7% | 38 | 55.1% | 57 | 53.8% | 46 | 52.3% | 42 | 44.7% |
| Female: | 18 | 56.3% | 18 | 60.0% | 34 | 45.3% | 31 | 44.9% | 41 | 38.7% | 34 | 38.6% | 48 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 4.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 8 | 7.5% | 2 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 2 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 3.1% | 3 | 10.0% | 21 | 28.0% | 9 | 13.0% | 21 | 19.8% | 30 | 34.1% | 17 | 18.1% |
| Black: | 1 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 5.3% | 6 | 8.7% | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 2.3% | 5 | 5.3% |
| White: | 30 | 93.8% | 27 | 90.0% | 47 | 62.7% | 51 | 73.9% | 74 | 69.8% | 54 | 61.4% | 70 | 74.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 3.1% | 6 | 20.0% | 46 | 61.3% | 26 | 37.7% | 51 | 48.1% | 25 | 28.4% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 6.3% | 6 | 20.0% | 6 | 8.0% | 8 | 11.6% | 17 | 16.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 671 | 671 | 707 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 467.28 | 501.09 |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 461 | 496 |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 481 | 496 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 673 | 673 | 707 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 667 | 667 | 710 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 686 | 686.14 | 711.72 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 679 | 679 | 707 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 717 | 717 | 707 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446 | 445.84 | 485.06 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 438 | 438 | 480 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 477 | 478 |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 637 | 637 | 696 |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 667 | 667 | 702 |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 470.8 | 499.58 |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 475 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 509 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Sonoran Desert School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.