Desert Shadows Middle School
340 Blvd Del Rey David
Nogales AZ, 85621, Santa Cruz County
Phone: 520-377-2646
Ranking: (551 out of 1,363, top 40%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Nogales Unified District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 34 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 762 | 757 | 769 | 769 | 801 | 770 | 800 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 249 | 32.7% | 234 | 30.9% | 277 | 36.0% | 245 | 31.9% | 271 | 33.8% | 276 | 35.8% | 279 | 34.9% |
Grade 7: | 240 | 31.5% | 282 | 37.3% | 240 | 31.2% | 255 | 33.2% | 271 | 33.8% | 261 | 33.9% | 254 | 31.8% |
Grade 8: | 273 | 35.8% | 241 | 31.8% | 252 | 32.8% | 269 | 35.0% | 259 | 32.3% | 233 | 30.3% | 267 | 33.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 396 | 52.0% | 397 | 52.4% | 410 | 53.3% | 414 | 53.8% | 408 | 50.9% | 385 | 50.0% | 392 | 49.0% |
Female: | 366 | 48.0% | 360 | 47.6% | 359 | 46.7% | 355 | 46.2% | 385 | 48.1% | 377 | 49.0% | 404 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 744 | 97.6% | 743 | 98.2% | 755 | 98.2% | 756 | 98.3% | 786 | 98.1% | 761 | 98.8% | 785 | 98.1% |
Black: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 15 | 1.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 475 | 62.7% | 457 | 59.4% | 497 | 64.6% | 483 | 60.3% | 439 | 57.0% | 456 | 57.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 95 | 12.5% | 97 | 12.6% | 98 | 12.7% | 106 | 13.2% | 148 | 19.2% | 126 | 15.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.41 | 21.63 | 24.81 | 24.03 | 24.27 | 23.30 | 25.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 399 | 394 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 0 | 499 | 498 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 520 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 415 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 423.95 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 417 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 419 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 497 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 514 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 521.31 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 507 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 509 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 542 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 533 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 501.36 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 500 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 504 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 555 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 422 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 432.1 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 442 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 426 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 518 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 521 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 534.08 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 540 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 525 | 532 |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 435 | 435 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 552 | 547 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 534 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 502.82 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 507 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 499 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 554 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 437 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 438 | 438.38 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 446 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 447 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 526 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 526 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 528.14 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 523 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 524 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 486 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 483 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 496.89 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 499 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 499 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.6% | 55.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.4% | 44.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.3% | 30.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.7% | 69.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,393.0 | $40,893.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,713.0 | $32,269.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,136.0 | $44,688.0 |
* Desert Shadows Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.