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Desert Shadows Middle School

Regular School · Nogales, AZ

Desert Shadows Middle School is a regular school school in Nogales, Arizona, serving grades 06–08 with 784 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 23.1:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
784
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
23.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 779 99%
White 2 0%
Asian 2 0%
Black or African American 1 0%
Total enrollment 784 416M / 368F

English Language Learners: 110 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 14.0% -17.9pp 31.9% 663
Reading Proficiency 25.0% -13.9pp 38.9% 643

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)
-0.07 grade levels
Math
+0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
56
7.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
162
20.7% 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.) 784 100%

Contact & Location

340 Blvd. del Rey David

Nogales, AZ 85621

Phone: (520)377-2646

http://dsms.nusd.k12.az.us/

District

Nogales Unified District (4457)

Per-pupil expenditure: $10,310

District enrollment: 5,673

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

040553001238

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