Enrollment
231
High
STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESERT HILLS HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 040038401899
Desert Hills High School
1515 S VAL VISTA DR, GILBERT, AZ 85296 · (480) 813-1151 · Maricopa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 107 | 46% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
17.0%
own-school result
Math
6.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 6.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 13.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 2.0% | 7.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Desert Hills High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #271 of 510 | #158 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #122 of 279 | #65 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #5 of 284 | #4 of 163 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
231
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
-52% since 2010-11, when it was 481
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 231 | 12 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 245 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 264 | N/A | N/A | 48% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 186 | N/A | N/A | 53% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | N/A | N/A | 54% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | N/A | N/A | 20% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Hills High School.
About Desert Hills High School
Desert Hills High School is a small high school. Its address is in GILBERT, Arizona. Enrollment is 231 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 631-student average for high schools in Arizona, enrollment here is 63% lower.
Federal records list Desert Hills High School as its own district.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Desert Hills High School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 31%. Smaller groups are 31% White, 27% Native American, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Maricopa County is about 31% Hispanic. Desert Hills High School's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 12 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.3:1. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona.
Maricopa County census figures show that the median household income is $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, enrolling about 725,139 students in all.
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert is located less than a tenth of a mile from Desert Hills High School. The five-mile area around Desert Hills High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Desert Hills High School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Desert Hills High School as a charter school.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 16 more students in 2024-25.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GILBERT
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 2,992 students
- Gilbert High SchoolHigh · 2,418 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 2,373 students
- American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12Combined · 2,357 students
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Other Desert Hills High schools
One other US public school is named Desert Hills High. Desert Hills High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Desert Hills HighSAINT GEORGE, UT · 1,241 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert0.0 mi · 598
- Ashland Elementary0.8 mi · 741
- Leading Edge Academy Online1.2 mi · 70
- South Valley Jr. High1.4 mi · 875
- Settlers Point Elementary1.6 mi · 524
- Mesquite Elementary School1.6 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Desert Hills High SchoolHow large is Desert Hills High School?
Desert Hills High School enrolls approximately 231 students in grades 09-12.
Is Desert Hills High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Desert Hills High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Desert Hills High School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Desert Hills High School.
How diverse is Desert Hills High School?
Desert Hills High School reports a student body of 31% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Desert Hills High School public or private?
Desert Hills High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Desert Hills High School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.