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What do you wish you knew before starting at Desert Mountain Elementary?
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Enrollment
682
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN CREEK UNIFIED DISTRICT (4245)·NCES 040681001232
Desert Mountain Elementary
22301 S HAWES RD, QUEEN CREEK, AZ 85142 · (480) 987-5912 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Arizona public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (95).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -7.0pp since 2017
Math
62.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -8.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 8 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 62.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 70.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Desert Mountain Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #115 of 1,072 ▲ 3 | #95 of 646 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #196 of 1,072 ▲ 13 | #162 of 646 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #415 of 930 | #257 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #227 of 1,223 | #178 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #560 of 991 | #340 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #521 of 1,007 | #346 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #218 of 256 | #115 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
682
-130 (-16%) vs 2020
+61% since 2000-01, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 682 | 39.5 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 42.7 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 793 | 41.9 | 18.9:1 | 17% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 40 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 36.5 | 18.2:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 25 | 24.2:1 | 22% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 24 | 21.4:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 22 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Mountain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (665 to 682); teachers up 8% (36.5 to 39.5).
About Desert Mountain Elementary
Desert Mountain Elementary is a large elementary school that serves part of QUEEN CREEK, Arizona. The school enrolls 682 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Arizona enroll around 451, and this school is 51% bigger than that mark.
Desert Mountain Elementary reports to Queen Creek Unified District (4245), which has 15 schools and 15,065 students.
More than half of the students at Desert Mountain Elementary are White (64%). The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The diversity index for Desert Mountain Elementary is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Desert Mountain Elementary reported 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.3:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona is close to this figure.
Desert Mountain Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Arizona public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Maricopa County show that median household income comes to about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Maricopa County counts 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students.
Desert Mountain Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Queen Creek Virtual Academy, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Desert Mountain Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 16% across 4 years, from 812 in 2020-21 to 682 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.3:1 to 17.3:1.
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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 Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
- Crismon High SchoolHigh · 2,009 students
- Queen Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eastmark High SchoolHigh · 1,889 students
- Silver Valley ElementaryElementary · 1,384 students
- Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,153 students
- Schnepf Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,044 students
Other schools in QUEEN CREEK
- Dr. Camille Casteel High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12Combined · 2,356 students
- Crismon High SchoolHigh · 2,009 students
- Queen Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eduprize SchoolElementary · 1,733 students
- Heritage Academy GatewayCombined · 1,556 students
Nearby schools
- Queen Creek Virtual Academy0.9 mi · 265
- Queen Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 711
- American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-121.0 mi · 2,356
- Queen Creek Junior High School1.5 mi · 657
- Jack Barnes Elementary School1.9 mi · 621
- Sossaman Middle School1.9 mi · 1,094
Frequently asked questions
About Desert Mountain ElementaryHow large is Desert Mountain Elementary?
Desert Mountain Elementary enrolls approximately 682 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Desert Mountain Elementary serve?
Desert Mountain Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Desert Mountain Elementary?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Desert Mountain Elementary.
How diverse is Desert Mountain Elementary?
Desert Mountain Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Desert Mountain Elementary?
Desert Mountain Elementary is overseen by Queen Creek Unified District (4245) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.