Desert Mountain Elementary

Regular School · QUEEN CREEK, AZ

Desert Mountain Elementary is a regular school school in QUEEN CREEK, Arizona, serving grades PK–06 with 682 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

682

Teachers (FTE)

39.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	434	64%
Hispanic/Latino	161	24%
Two or more races	47	7%
Asian	20	3%
Black or African American	12	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	682	355M / 327F

English Language Learners: 14 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	63.0% +31.1pp	31.9%	502
Reading Proficiency	55.0% +16.1pp	38.9%	501

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)

+0.44 grade levels

Math

+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

48 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

253

37.1% 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.)	682	100%

Contact & Location

22301 S HAWES RD

QUEEN CREEK, AZ 85142

Phone: (480)987-5912

http://dme.qcusd.org/

District

Queen Creek Unified District (4245)

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,053

District enrollment: 13,205

Other Schools in District

Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School Elementary
Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary Elementary
Gateway Polytechnic Academy Elementary
Jack Barnes Elementary School Elementary
Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary Elementary
Queen Creek Elementary School Elementary
Schnepf Elementary School Elementary
Silver Valley Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85142) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040681001232

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