Desert Mountain School

Located at 35959 N 7TH AVE, in DESERT HILLS, Arizona, Desert Mountain School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that teaches 438 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of Deer Valley Unified District (4246).

Within Deer Valley Unified District (4246), which oversees 41 schools and 32,265 students, Desert Mountain School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Desert Mountain School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Desert Mountain School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Desert Mountain School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Stepping Stones Academy, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Desert Mountain School's enrollment has decreased 26% since 2018, when it stood at 594 (now 438). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 5% to 1%.

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