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Desert Ridge High School

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

Tel: (480)497-3452

Grades: 9-12 | 2,514 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Desert Ridge High School serves 2,514 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 21:1 is higher than the AZ state average of 18:1.
The school's 85% graduation rate is high than the AZ state average of 74%.
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body.
Desert Ridge High School is one of 69 public high schools within Mesa, and operates within the Gilbert Unified School District.

The nearest elementary school is Augusta Ranch Elementary School (0.8 miles away), the nearest middle school is Desert Ridge Junior High School (0.3 miles away), and the nearest high school is Superstition High School (1.5 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, AZ Dept. of Educ.	Desert Ridge High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	2,514 students

% Male / % Female	50% / 50%
Total Classroom Teachers	118 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(AZ) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	21:1	18:1

	This School	(AZ) School Average
% American Indian	1%	7%

% Asian	4%	3%

% Hispanic	18%	41%

% Black	6%	6%

% White	70%	42%

Unknown	1%	1%


	This School	(AZ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	19%	36%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	8%	10%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Gilbert Unified School District
	This School's Agency	(AZ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	42	1
Number of Students Managed	38,796 students	257 students

District Total Revenue	$281,331,000	$2,409,000

District Expenditure	$357,954,000	$2,139,000

District Revenue / Student	$7,252	$9,374

District Expenditure / Student	$9,227	$8,323

District Graduation Rates	85%	74%

Nearby Schools:

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Desert Ridge High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Desert Ridge Junior High School
Grades: 7-8 | 0.3 mi. away

Augusta Ranch Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 0.8 mi. away

Canyon Rim Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 1 mi. away

Imagine Charter Elementary School At East Mesa
Grades: KG-6 | 1.4 mi. away

Imagine Middle At East Mesa
Grades: 7-8 | 1.4 mi. away

View all schools in: Mesa, Maricopa County, Zip 85212

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