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Desert Moon School

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Public Grades K-8
377
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
58.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 23251 North 166th Dr
       Surprise, AZ  85387

(623) 876-7000

District: Dysart Unified District

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.7%
Hispanic:
41.6%
African American:
3.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2009 → 73rd in 2013
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2009
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school68%
District avg70%
Arizona avg67%
Not ranked this year
Desert Moon School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
132nd of 289Dysart Unified District among Arizona districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
201354.5528 of 115854.4%★★★☆☆
201246.1647 of 114143.3%★★☆☆☆
201140.1654 of 107539.2%★★☆☆☆
201045.2590 of 109045.9%★★☆☆☆
200955.0484 of 106254.4%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
201368.7212 of 78773.1%★★★★☆
201248.7395 of 77248.8%★★☆☆☆
201130.0503 of 68526.6%★☆☆☆☆
201030.9517 of 69225.3%★☆☆☆☆
200930.6490 of 66326.1%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Arizona (2012-2013) ?
Reading80%~ state avg
Math68%+4 vs state
Science57%-5 vs state
Writing55%~ state avg

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Students at Desert Moon School are 51% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2012-13 school year, 377 students attended Desert Moon School.


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