Desert Mountain School

Regular School · DESERT HILLS, AZ

Desert Mountain School is a regular school school in DESERT HILLS, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 438 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

438

Teachers (FTE)

27.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	334	76%
Hispanic/Latino	74	17%
Two or more races	24	5%
Black or African American	3	1%
Asian	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	438	228M / 210F

English Language Learners: 7 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	55.0% +23.1pp	31.9%	308
Reading Proficiency	53.0% +14.1pp	38.9%	306

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)

+0.08 grade levels

Math

0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

45 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

103

23.5% 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.)	438	100%

Contact & Location

35959 N 7TH AVE

DESERT HILLS, AZ 85086

Phone: (623)445-3500

http://www.dvusd.org/desertmountain

District

Deer Valley Unified District (4246)

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,524

District enrollment: 32,177

Other Schools in District

Anthem School Elementary
Arrowhead Elementary School Elementary
Canyon Springs STEM Academy Elementary
Constitution Elementary School Elementary
Copper Creek Elementary School Elementary
Desert Sage Elementary School Elementary
Diamond Canyon School Elementary
Esperanza Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85086) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040775000622

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