Desert Ridge High School - Mesa, Arizona/AZ

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Desert Ridge High School

10045 E Madero Ave, Mesa, AZ, 85212-1397 -

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Definition of Terms

Desert Ridge High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Maricopa County, AZ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2023 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

112 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 545 students

Grade 10 - 568 students

Grade 11 - 518 students

Grade 12 - 392 students

This School

(AZ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(AZ) School Average

% American Indian	1%	13%
% Asian	3%	1%
% Hispanic	17%	34%
% Black	7%	5%
% White	71%	47%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(AZ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

13%

23%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(AZ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Gilbert Unified School District

This School's Agency

(AZ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	38	2
Number of Students Managed	37,686 students	505 students
District Total Revenue	$260,032,000	$3,309,000
District Expenditure	$227,936,000	$2,717,000
District Revenue / Student	$6,900	$6,552
District Expenditure / Student	$6,048	$5,380
District Graduation Rates	89%	50%

Highland band takes top spot in state (The Arizona Republic)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:16:24 pm
Hawks win marching title; Gilbert High takes third.
Arizona baseball, softball players honored (East Valley Tribune)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 06:42:54 am
During the Arizona Major League Baseball Alumni Association's Inaugural Awards Banquet, Arizona proved it was the baseball capital of the world as it honored its top baseball and softball players from around the state from the high school level to the major leagues on Saturday.
City Council expected to OK deals for school-zone lights (12 News Phoenix)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 03:54:12 pm
The Mesa City Council next week is expected to approve agreements with the Mesa and Gilbert public school districts to install flashing lights to warn drivers they're in school zones.
City Council expected to OK deals for school-zone lights (The Arizona Republic)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 07:33:00 am
The Mesa City Council next week is expected to approve agreements with the Mesa and Gilbert public school districts to install flashing lights to warn drivers they're in school zones.
2 GPS schools to get school-zone warning lights (The Arizona Republic)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 04:31:08 pm
Flashing displays to go up near Desert Ridge High and Highland Junior High.

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Desert Ridge High School (DRHS) was founded in 2002 in Mesa, Arizona and is part of the Gilbert Unified School District.
Overview
DRHS is home to Air Force JROTC unit AZ-20022.
For the 2004-2005 school year Desert Ridge High School received an "Excelling" from the Arizona Department of Education and has met all No Child Left Behind requirements since the school opened.
In 2005 chemistry and engineering teacher Sylvia Grace was honored with a $25,000 Milken National Educator Award. Through her involvement with Project Lead the Way, which she brought to Desert Ridge, Grace distinguished herself as a teacher who is intelligent, patient, and has a sense of humor, all of the qualities needed to win such an award. She was the only Arizona recipient of the award among the 100 educators honored nationwide.
In 2007 the DRHS Drama Department's production of The Odd Couple was selected to go the Arizona Thespian Society's Annual State Conference as a main stage performance, to be performed in front of the estimated 1,900 thespians attending the event in November. In spring 2007 they had a production of the musical Footloose, and their production of Romeo and Juliet debuted on April 3, 2008.
The 2007-2008 Boys Varsity Basketball team is widely known for having a number of recruited players from various other schools in the East Valley. They have been openly criticized in a number of newspapers and articles on the internet. Journalists and columnists agree with these accusations mainly because of the amount of unknown players on the team from the last 2006-2007 team, and throughout the program the number of players missing from this year's roster.
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