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What's one thing Desert Star Academy gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
686
Combined
STATE 550
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESERT STAR ACADEMY (92302)·NCES 040092203458
Desert Star Academy
5635 Hwy 95, Fort Mohave, AZ 86426 · (928) 770-4523 · Mohave County
GRADES KG–10COMBINED23-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Arizona public K-12 schools
- BTest 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.
- C+Three-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
61.2:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 22 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (71).
Student demographics
48%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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -12.0pp since 2017
Math
27.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -19.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 12 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 19 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
686
+181 (+36%) vs 2020
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 | 686 | 11.2 | 61.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 503 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 480 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 505 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 397 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 199 | N/A | N/A | 48% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Star Academy.
About Desert Star Academy
This page covers Desert Star Academy, a medium-sized combined-grade school in Fort Mohave, Arizona. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 10, with 686 students enrolled. The average among combined schools in Arizona is roughly 550 students; this school is 25% above that.
Desert Star Academy (92302) is the district for Desert Star Academy.
At Desert Star Academy, White students make up 65% of the student body. Next come 30% Hispanic. The county population is about 80% White. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 61.2 students per teacher and 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 21.4:1 average for combined schools in Arizona.
Desert Star Academy is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Arizona public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Desert Star Academy is located in Mohave County, where the median household income is $57,684, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides Desert Star Academy, Mohave County has 76 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Academy of Building Industries, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small. Desert Star Academy is a public charter school.
Enrollment has grown by 181 students since 2020-21, to 686.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Desert Star Academy. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Mohave County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
220,517
Census ACS
Median income
$57,684
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
23,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Mohave
- Fort Mohave Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Camp Mohave Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- CRUHSD AcademyHigh · 195 students
- Academy of Building IndustriesHigh · 108 students
Nearby schools
- Academy of Building Industries0.5 mi · 108
- Fort Mohave Elementary School0.7 mi · 400
- Camp Mohave Elementary School2.8 mi · 362
- Mohave Valley Junior High School2.9 mi · 451
- Young Scholars Academy3.0 mi · 412
- Mohave Valley Connections Academy5.5 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Desert Star AcademyHow many students attend Desert Star Academy?
Desert Star Academy enrolls approximately 686 students in grades KG-10.
Is Desert Star Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Desert Star Academy is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-10.
How many teachers does Desert Star Academy have?
Desert Star Academy employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 61.2:1.
How diverse is Desert Star Academy?
Desert Star Academy reports a student body of 65% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Desert Star Academy public or private?
Desert Star Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Desert Star Academy (92302).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.