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Desert Shadows Middle School

Regular School · SCOTTSDALE, AZ

Desert Shadows Middle School is a regular school school in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, serving grades 05–08 with 791 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.1:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
05 – 08
Enrollment
791
Teachers (FTE)
39.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
20.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 547 69%
Hispanic/Latino 139 18%
Two or more races 51 6%
Asian 26 3%
Black or African American 14 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 13 2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 791 385M / 406F

English Language Learners: 6 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 45.0% +13.1pp 31.9% 826
Reading Proficiency 52.0% +13.1pp 38.9% 819

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
190 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
70
8.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
132
16.7% 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.) 791 100%

Contact & Location

5858 E SWEETWATER AVE

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254

Phone: (602)449-6800

http://desertshadowsms.pvschools.net/

District

Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,982

District enrollment: 27,427

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

040593000479

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