Deer Valley Unified School District

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For the 2021 school year, there are 39 public schools in Deer Valley Unified School District, serving 33,083 students. Deer Valley Unified School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Arizona.

Public schools in Deer Valley Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 60% (versus the Arizona public school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 44% statewide average). This district's average testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public schools in Arizona.

The top ranked public schools in Deer Valley Unified School District are Legend Springs Elementary School, Stetson Hills Elementary School and Sierra Verde Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arizona public school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is less than the Arizona public school average of 19:1.

Overview

School District Name	Deer Valley Unified School District
School District Website	http://dvusd.schoolwires.net/dvusd
School District Phone Number	(623) 445-5000
School District Grades Offered	PK - 12

2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	This State (AZ)
# of Schools	39 Schools	2,380 Schools
# of Students	33,083 Students	1,117,458 Students
# of Teachers	1,854 Teachers	47,820 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	19:1

District Comparison

Deer Valley Unified School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 641 school districts in Arizona (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2017-2018 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 91% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	State Average (AZ)
Overall Testing Rank	#134 out of 645 school districts (Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)	60%	45%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)	60%	44%

Graduation Rate	95%	78%

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score	0.49	0.65
# of American Indian Students	329 Students	62,127 Students
% American Indian Students	1%	6%
# of Asian Students	1,213 Students	32,009 Students
% Asian Students	4%	3%
# of Hispanic Students	6,334 Students	502,895 Students
% Hispanic Students	19%	45%
# of Black Students	1,189 Students	59,348 Students
% Black Students	4%	5%
# of White Students	22,791 Students	422,489 Students
% White Students	69%	38%
# of Hawaiian Students	150 Students	4,017 Students
% of Hawaiian Students	n/a	n/a
# of Two or more races Students	1,077 Students	34,453 Students
% of Two or more races Students	3%	3%

Students by Grade:

# of Students in Pre-Kindergarten:	782	12,779
# of Students in Kindergarten:	2,307	80,903
# of Students in 1st Grade:	2,271	81,467
# of Students in 2nd Grade:	2,281	82,195
# of Students in 3rd Grade:	2,402	85,836
# of Students in 4th Grade:	2,372	88,944
# of Students in 5th Grade:	2,511	89,621
# of Students in 6th Grade:	2,539	88,369
# of Students in 7th Grade:	2,616	87,282
# of Students in 8th Grade:	2,663	86,947
# of Students in 9th Grade:	2,799	86,190
# of Students in 10th Grade:	2,673	84,165
# of Students in 11th Grade:	2,510	78,432
# of Students in 12th Grade:	2,357	83,999
# of Ungraded Students:	-	329

Fiscal Data Comparison

The revenue/student of $8,739 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,250. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $8,477 is less than the state median of $9,802. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2016-2017	This School District	This State (AZ)
Total Revenue	$289 MM	$4 MM

Spending	$281 MM	$3 MM

Revenue / Student	$8,739	$10,250

Revenue / Student	$8,477	$9,802