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Deer Valley Unified School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 39 public schools serving 33,083 students in Deer Valley Unified School District. This district's average testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public schools in Arizona.

Public Schools in Deer Valley Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 59% (versus the Arizona public school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 45% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Deer Valley Unified School District are Legend Springs Elementary School, Sonoran Foothills and Sierra Verde Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Deer Valley Unified School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Arizona.

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

Top Rankings

Deer Valley Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arizona for:

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

2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

This State (AZ)

# Schools

39 Schools

2,350 Schools

# Students

33,083 Students

1,105,218 Students

# Teachers

1,854 Teachers

47,587 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

District Rank

Deer Valley Unified School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 620 school districts in Arizona (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 92% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (AZ)

Overall District Rank

#129 out of 640 school districts
(Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

59%

45%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Deer Valley Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of AZ by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

61%

45%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Deer Valley Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of AZ by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

95%

78%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Deer Valley Unified School District and public school graduation rate of AZ by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.49

0.65

# American Indian Students

329 Students

61,491 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

1,213 Students

31,838 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

6,334 Students

497,757 Students

% Hispanic Students

19%

45%

# Black Students

1,189 Students

58,207 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

22,791 Students

417,623 Students

% White Students

69%

38%

# Hawaiian Students

150 Students

3,983 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

1,077 Students

33,882 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

782

12,624

# Students in K Grade:

2,307

79,836

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,271

80,587

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,281

81,293

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,402

84,898

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,372

87,786

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,511

88,387

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,539

87,202

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,616

86,107

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,663

85,623

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,799

85,693

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,673

83,671

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,510

77,920

# Students in 12th Grade:

2,357

83,263

# Ungraded Students:

328

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $9,021 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,358. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $8,542 is less than the state median of $10,827. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018

This School District

This State (AZ)

Total Revenue

$299 MM

$4 MM

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Spending

$283 MM

$4 MM

This chart display total spending of Deer Valley Unified School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in AZ by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$9,021

$11,358

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Deer Valley Unified School District and median value from average revenue per public school student of all school districts in AZ by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending / Student

$8,542

$10,827

This chart display average spending per public school student in Deer Valley Unified School District and median value from average spending per public school student of all school districts in AZ by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

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