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Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & Journalism

Regular School · PHOENIX, AZ

Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & Journalism is a regular school school in PHOENIX, Arizona, serving grades 06–08 with 510 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.5:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
510
Teachers (FTE)
27.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
18.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 437 86%
Black or African American 43 8%
White 14 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10 2%
Asian 3 1%
Two or more races 3 1%
Total enrollment 510 260M / 250F

English Language Learners: 80 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 7.0% -24.9pp 31.9% 408
Reading Proficiency 20.0% -18.9pp 38.9% 368

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.46 grade levels
Math
+0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
22 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
86
16.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
180
35.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 510 100%

Contact & Location

6308 W CAMPBELL AVE

PHOENIX, AZ 85033

Phone: (623)691-4900

http://www.csd83.org/Sands

District

Cartwright Elementary District (4282)

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,261

District enrollment: 13,790

NCES ID

040168000092

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD