SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the AZ proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 42%Projected 43%

Desert Ridge Jr. High Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the AZ proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the AZ average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 40%AZ 34%

English proficiency

School 54%AZ 39%

Science proficiency

School 33%AZ 33%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
2%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

0%
2%

Gold marks the AZ average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A-

14.15 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A-

1.75 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A-

8.61 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$110,987

AZ average $88,470

Median home value

$453,653

AZ average $382,092

Median rent

$2,106 /mo

AZ average $1,625

Unemployment rate

2.0%

AZ average 5.3%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 96.3%AZ 88.8%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

20:1

AZ average 17:1

Teachers

49

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$68,202

All teachers in Gilbert Unified District (4239).

Student to counselor ratio AZ average 412:1324:1
Support staff8
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff3

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%AZ 87%

Experienced teachers

School 83%AZ 79%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days179
Out-of-school suspension days86
Total days missed to suspension688
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based1
Sexual orientation0
Race-based3
Disability-based1
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$5384 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$11.05

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

57%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

4%

Latino

31%

Multiracial

5%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

1%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged28%
Students with disabilities14%
English as a second language2%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected2%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to Desert Ridge Jr. High

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Imagine East Mesa Middle

  • Actual: 40%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 1.6 mi
Imagine Superstition Middle

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 3.3 mi
Cactus Canyon Junior High

  • Actual: 15%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 3.6 mi
Smith Junior High School

  • Actual: 21%
  • Projected: 24%
  • Distance: 4.1 mi
Highland Jr High School

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 54%
  • Distance: 4.1 mi
Astravo Online Academy

  • Actual: 10%
  • Projected: 43%
  • Distance: 4.4 mi
Asu Preparatory Academy-polytechnic Middle School

  • Actual: 54%
  • Projected: 49%
  • Distance: 5.9 mi
Fremont Junior High School

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 5.9 mi
Cooley Middle School

  • Actual: 42%
  • Projected: 56%
  • Distance: 6.1 mi
Franklin Junior High School

  • Actual: 79%
  • Projected: 60%
  • Distance: 6.7 mi