Desert Sky Middle School

Regular School · TUCSON, AZ

Desert Sky Middle School is a regular school school in TUCSON, Arizona, serving grades 06–08 with 743 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

743

Teachers (FTE)

36.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	328	44%
White	288	39%
Two or more races	67	9%
Black or African American	32	4%
Asian	16	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5	1%
Total enrollment	743	383M / 360F

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

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45.0% +13.1pp	31.9%	740
Reading Proficiency	50.0% +11.1pp	38.9%	740

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)

+0.50 grade levels

Math

+0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

47 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

136

18.3% 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.)	743	100%

Contact & Location

9850 E RANKIN LOOP

TUCSON, AZ 85747

Phone: (520)879-2700

http://dsms.vailschooldistrict.org/

District

Vail Unified District (4413)

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,248

District enrollment: 14,308

Other Schools in District

Acacia Elementary School Elementary
Civano Community K-8 School Elementary
Copper Ridge Elementary Elementary
Cottonwood Elementary School Elementary
Desert Willow Elementary School Elementary
Esmond Station School Elementary
Mesquite Elementary School Elementary
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary Elementary

View all 22 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85747) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040885002194

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