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5.00 (1 review)

10045 E Madero Ave

Mesa, AZ 85212
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Tel: (480)497-3300

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Desert Ridge High School serves 2,752 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is higher than the AZ average of 20:1.
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 60%.
Desert Ridge High School operates within the Gilbert Unified School District.
Gilbert Unified School District's 2% graduation rate is lower than the AZ state average of 77%.

School Overview

The student population of 2752 students has grown by 10% over five years.
The teacher population of 119 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	2,752 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	119 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 has increased from 22:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.48 is more than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AZ) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	23:1	20:1

American Indian	n/a	5%

Asian	3%	3%

Hispanic	21%	45%

Black	5%	5%

White	69%	40%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.48	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	5%

District Comparison

Gilbert Unified School District's student population of 37,055 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 2% has decreased from 99% over five years.
The revenue/student of $7,546 in this district is less than the state average of $8,166. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $7,130 is less than the state average of $8,440. The district spending/student has declined by 22% over four years.

School District Name	Gilbert Unified School District
Number of Schools Managed	42	1
Number of Students Managed	37,055	325

Graduation Rate	2%	77%

District Total Revenue	$286 MM	$3 MM

District Spending	$270 MM	$3 MM

District Revenue / Student	$7,546	$8,166

District Spending / Student	$7,130	$8,440

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, AZ Dept. of Education

School Reviews

11/11/2013

We are writing to say as a former teachers,now retired and the grandparents of kyle Scalzo we couldn't be more proud of the education our grandson has received the past four years! He has been afforded so many wonderful opportunities at your school! All of his teachers have afforded him so many opportunities,especially his marketing teachers,band,calculus and others! Thanks so much for a wonderful education the past four years for our grandson!

- Posted by Parent - sre66

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