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Desert Shadows Elementary School
5902 E Sweetwater, Scottsdale, AZ, 85254-4399 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Desert Shadows Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 6
County Maricopa County, AZ
Students & Faculty
Total Students 556 students
% Male / % Female 54%  /  46%
Total Classroom Teachers 33 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 19 students
Kind - 64 students
Grade 1 - 72 students
Grade 2 - 73 students
Grade 3 - 62 students
Grade 4 - 82 students
Grade 5 - 98 students
Grade 6 - 86 students
This School
(AZ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(AZ) School Average
% American Indian 1% 9%
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 5% 37%
% Black 2% 5%
% White 91% 46%
Additional Student Information
This School
(AZ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 4% 41%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(AZ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Paradise Valley Unified School District
This School's Agency
(AZ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 47 2
Number of Students Managed 35,048 students 414 students
District Total Revenue $272,593,000 $2,645,000
District Expenditure $248,491,000 $2,345,000
District Revenue / Student $7,778 $6,389
District Expenditure / Student $7,090 $5,664
In the News:
  • NEW VIDEO: (ABC 15 Phoenix)
    posted on July 31, 2009 at 06:45:23 am
    SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- When Cori Bachler found out that her friend's mother had brain cancer, she did what she always does, try to help. The 11-year-old Scottsdale resident decided to start a lemonade stand with the help of some of her friends from Desert Shadows Elementary School.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (85254)
School Zip (85254)
(AZ) State Average
Population (Approximate) 49,904 people 5,005,418 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 55% 25%
Population Average Age 38 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $73,758 $40,312
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.7 rooms 4.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 23 years old 30 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (85254)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 77% / 23% 63% / 37%
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1. Liberty Elementary School - 606 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
2. Patriot Academy Soaring Eagles Campus - 37 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
3. Stars Prep Academy - Scottsdale, Inc. - 169 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
4. Sequoya Elementary School - 610 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
5. Desert Springs Elementary School - 460 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
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