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Desert Mountain High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
12575 E. Via Linda
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Phone
(480) 484-7000
District
Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1880
Classroom Teachers
87

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.8% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.0% of all U.S. schools.


Desert Mountain High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
71%
40%
75%
44%
67%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
16
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 468 24.9%
Grade 10 472 25.1%
Grade 11 482 25.6%
Grade 12 458 24.4%
Total 1880 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.9% 63.5% 36.4%
Black 3.3% 4.1% 5.9%
Hispanic 9.6% 24.3% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.9% 5.4% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 2.6% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 7.9% 23.0% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 6.0% 18.0% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 5.0% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 235,726 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,131.1 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.8% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.1% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.2% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 22.5% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 112,218 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 4.6% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 60.7% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 33.2% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.1% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.4% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.8% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.0% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,331 $112,905,000 39.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $939 $19,888,000 7.0%
Staff $504 $10,666,000 3.8%
General Administration $123 $2,610,000 0.9%
School Administration $512 $10,852,000 3.8%
Operation $1,211 $25,649,000 9.0%
Transportation $309 $6,550,000 2.3%
Other $254 $5,369,000 1.9%
Total Support $3,852 $81,584,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,221 $89,395,000 31.5%
Total Expenditures $13,405 $283,884,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%