Desert Heights Charter School
5821 West Beverly Ln
Glendale AZ, 85306, Maricopa County
Phone: 602-896-2900
Ranking: (416 out of 1,363, top 31%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
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: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Total Students: | 412 | 755 | 720 | 641 | 531 | 485 | 442 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 116 | 28.2% | 72 | 9.5% | 80 | 11.1% | 86 | 13.4% | 77 | 14.5% | 65 | 13.4% | 83 | 18.8% |
Grade 1: | 75 | 18.2% | 85 | 11.3% | 83 | 11.5% | 89 | 13.9% | 63 | 11.9% | 73 | 15.1% | 86 | 19.5% |
Grade 2: | 86 | 20.9% | 75 | 9.9% | 86 | 11.9% | 74 | 11.5% | 57 | 10.7% | 81 | 16.7% | 68 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | 62 | 15.0% | 85 | 11.3% | 90 | 12.5% | 60 | 9.4% | 82 | 15.4% | 69 | 14.2% | 45 | 10.2% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 17.7% | 75 | 9.9% | 63 | 8.8% | 75 | 11.7% | 68 | 12.8% | 47 | 9.7% | 40 | 9.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 198 | 48.1% | 365 | 48.3% | 341 | 47.4% | 301 | 47.0% | 250 | 47.1% | 228 | 47.0% | 197 | 44.6% |
Female: | 214 | 51.9% | 390 | 51.7% | 379 | 52.6% | 340 | 53.0% | 273 | 51.4% | 249 | 51.3% | 241 | 54.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 15 | 3.6% | 17 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.5% | 20 | 3.1% | 29 | 5.5% | 23 | 4.7% | 25 | 5.7% |
Hispanic: | 80 | 19.4% | 172 | 22.8% | 172 | 23.9% | 153 | 23.9% | 107 | 20.2% | 93 | 19.2% | 87 | 19.7% |
Black: | 17 | 4.1% | 47 | 6.2% | 46 | 6.4% | 46 | 7.2% | 68 | 12.8% | 75 | 15.5% | 70 | 15.8% |
White: | 267 | 64.8% | 467 | 61.9% | 432 | 60.0% | 374 | 58.3% | 321 | 60.5% | 289 | 59.6% | 257 | 58.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 26 | 6.3% | 41 | 5.4% | 41 | 5.7% | 39 | 6.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 149 | 36.2% | 192 | 25.4% | 224 | 31.1% | 193 | 30.1% | 154 | 29.0% | 126 | 26.0% | 117 | 26.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 9.0% | 75 | 9.9% | 53 | 7.4% | 46 | 7.2% | 45 | 8.5% | 61 | 12.6% | 51 | 11.5% |
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 | ||||||
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 504 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 505 | 496 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 715 | 715 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 695 | 695 | 707 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434 | 434 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 473 | 478 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 504 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 504 | 504 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 454 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 361 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 381.97 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 377 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 387 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 476 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 467 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 473.52 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 483 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 478 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 518 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 396 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 388.07 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 383 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 386 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 495 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 500 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 493.74 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 492 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 499 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 543 | 543 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 545 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 540.54 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 532 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 528 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 534 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 406 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 394.92 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 381 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 375 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 516 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 505 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 509.05 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 493 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 541 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 548 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 503.89 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 510 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 530 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 419 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 409.74 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 403 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 401 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 506 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 514 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 520.73 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 517 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 521 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 542 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 548 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 506.29 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 498 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 551 | 551 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 421 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 428.86 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 440 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437 | 437 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 527 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 527 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 533.02 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 534 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 538 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 559 | 559 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 544 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 499.78 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 513 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 497 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 547 | 547 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 435 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 439.18 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 442 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 449 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 531 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 536 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 533.07 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 526 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 524 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 518 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 515 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 518.48 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 520 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 516 | 511 |
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* Desert Heights Charter School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.