Desert Meadows Elementary School
6855 West Meadows Loop East
Laveen AZ, 85339, Maricopa County
Phone: 602-304-2020
Ranking: (846 out of 1,363, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Laveen Elementary 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: | 42 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 918 | 850 | 1,089 | 991 | 898 | 856 | 430 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 97 | 10.6% | 109 | 12.8% | 106 | 9.7% | 135 | 13.6% | 81 | 9.0% | 93 | 10.9% | 61 | 14.2% |
Grade 1: | 116 | 12.6% | 83 | 9.8% | 139 | 12.8% | 114 | 11.5% | 93 | 10.4% | 99 | 11.6% | 35 | 8.1% |
Grade 2: | 83 | 9.0% | 109 | 12.8% | 119 | 10.9% | 103 | 10.4% | 97 | 10.8% | 87 | 10.2% | 50 | 11.6% |
Grade 3: | 116 | 12.6% | 85 | 10.0% | 126 | 11.6% | 100 | 10.1% | 83 | 9.2% | 93 | 10.9% | 51 | 11.9% |
Grade 4: | 94 | 10.2% | 105 | 12.4% | 119 | 10.9% | 93 | 9.4% | 109 | 12.1% | 96 | 11.2% | 53 | 12.3% |
Grade 5: | 127 | 13.8% | 87 | 10.2% | 110 | 10.1% | 105 | 10.6% | 110 | 12.2% | 88 | 10.3% | 54 | 12.6% |
Grade 6: | 98 | 10.7% | 82 | 9.6% | 124 | 11.4% | 122 | 12.3% | 101 | 11.2% | 107 | 12.5% | 50 | 11.6% |
Grade 7: | 92 | 10.0% | 92 | 10.8% | 134 | 12.3% | 102 | 10.3% | 112 | 12.5% | 104 | 12.1% | 39 | 9.1% |
Grade 8: | 95 | 10.3% | 98 | 11.5% | 112 | 10.3% | 116 | 11.7% | 112 | 12.5% | 89 | 10.4% | 37 | 8.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 510 | 55.6% | 476 | 56.0% | 583 | 53.5% | 521 | 52.6% | 464 | 51.7% | 453 | 52.9% | 229 | 53.3% |
Female: | 408 | 44.4% | 374 | 44.0% | 506 | 46.5% | 470 | 47.4% | 426 | 47.4% | 395 | 46.1% | 197 | 45.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 22 | 2.4% | 24 | 2.8% | 29 | 2.7% | 29 | 2.9% | 32 | 3.6% | 26 | 3.0% | 18 | 4.2% |
Asian: | 18 | 2.0% | 26 | 3.1% | 36 | 3.3% | 41 | 4.1% | 45 | 5.0% | 50 | 5.8% | 28 | 6.5% |
Hispanic: | 513 | 55.9% | 471 | 55.4% | 600 | 55.1% | 518 | 52.3% | 456 | 50.8% | 411 | 48.0% | 240 | 55.8% |
Black: | 208 | 22.7% | 180 | 21.2% | 243 | 22.3% | 231 | 23.3% | 210 | 23.4% | 212 | 24.8% | 69 | 16.0% |
White: | 122 | 13.3% | 120 | 14.1% | 153 | 14.0% | 149 | 15.0% | 155 | 17.3% | 157 | 18.3% | 75 | 17.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 2.9% | 24 | 2.8% | 19 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 597 | 65.0% | 535 | 62.9% | 422 | 38.8% | 555 | 56.0% | 512 | 57.0% | 414 | 48.4% | 99 | 23.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 8.0% | 96 | 11.3% | 103 | 9.5% | 100 | 10.1% | 127 | 14.1% | 124 | 14.5% | 53 | 12.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.08 | 21.66 | 25.58 | 23.60 | 21.89 | 21.70 | 25.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 439 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 364 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 366.63 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369 | 368 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 356 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 449 | 445 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 454 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 450 | 451.66 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 451 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 445 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458 | 472 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 371 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 387.59 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 376 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 375 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 462 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 468 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 475.09 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 465 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 469 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 490 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 496 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 502.05 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 493 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 494 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 498 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 384 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 393.17 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 396 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 387 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 486 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 482 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 490 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 491 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 485 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 520 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 507 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 485.64 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 492 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 492 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 516 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 409 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 408.87 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409 | 406 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 406 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 487 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 501 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 504.96 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 500 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 501 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 525 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 532 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 489.86 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 493 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 488 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 542 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 408 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 422.71 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 429 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 421 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 505 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 512 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 522.01 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 526 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 525 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 542 | 529 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 512 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 491.92 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 491 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 487 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 543 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 427 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 428.42 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426 | 438 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 435 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 511 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 517 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 518.38 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 518 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 511 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 487 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 492 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 500.41 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 503 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 496 | 511 |
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* Desert Meadows Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.