Desert Sage Elementary School

Public PK, KG-6

 4035 W Alameda Rd
       Glendale, AZ  85310-3304


(623) 445-4700

District: Deer Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
232nd of 1,245 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,679 Help


Students who attend Desert Sage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hillcrest Middle School
High:    Sandra Day O'Connor High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  621

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.6%
Hispanic:
20.5%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.8% Help


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Compare Details Desert Sage Elementary School ranks better than 81.4% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 18th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.02. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.6%), Hispanic (20.5%), two or more races (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Desert Sage Elementary School is 14.4, which is the 5th best among 31 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Desert Sage Elementary School is $7,679, which is the 14th highest among 31 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Desert Sage Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Desert Sage Elementary School 232nd of 1245 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Desert Sage Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Deer Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Deer Valley Unified District 96th of 540 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Desert Sage Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 77.45 238th 1062 77.6%
2010 71.56 316th 1090 71.0%
2011 63.07 398th 1075 63.0%
2012 68.57 344th 1141 69.9%
2013 69.79 334th 1158 71.2%
2014 73.95 285th 1079 73.6%
2015 59.84 342nd 955 64.2%
2016 77.98 238th 1079 77.9%
2017 75.25 261st 1106 76.4%
2018 78.59 239th 1109 78.4%
2019 76.07 248th 1039 76.1%
2021 84.51 185th 1226 84.9%
2022 69.24 261st 1000 73.9%
2023 80.02 232nd 1245 81.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.66 306th 1027 70.2%
2022 44.06 274th 444 38.3%
2023 37.32 439th 617 28.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.56 940th 975 3.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.23 34th 417 91.8%
2021 60.61 268th 1201 77.7%
2023 50.01 335th 820 59.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.94 111th 820 86.5%
2022 75.83 127th 618 79.4%
2023 84.01 107th 1116 90.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.19 232nd 1023 77.3%
2019 69.70 228th 862 73.5%
2021 85.84 156th 1219 87.2%
2022 65.54 240th 824 70.9%
2023 79.82 216th 1219 82.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.74 232nd 239 2.9%
2023 68.97 27th 145 81.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.77 257th 1032 75.1%
2019 70.66 224th 850 73.6%
2021 81.28 203rd 1220 83.4%
2022 61.06 287th 830 65.4%
2023 76.72 253rd 1216 79.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.72 180th 620 71.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.18 596th 895 33.4%
2023 81.00 68th 607 88.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.49 332nd 911 63.6%
2021 81.61 131st 1198 89.1%
2022 58.72 291st 716 59.4%
2023 68.96 280th 1170 76.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.31 374th 654 42.8%
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Rank History for White students at Desert Sage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.28 255th 720 64.6%
2019 52.59 287th 595 51.8%
2021 77.63 205th 1161 82.3%
2022 55.44 333rd 800 58.4%
2023 68.68 279th 1024 72.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Open Quote Extremely unsatisfied. We relocated to the area from the far west valley and my daughter started 1st grade here. On many ocassions she was sent home with mis-spelt flash cards, she never had any homework, she told me that all they do is color and make arts n crafts. This isnt preschool or kindergarten. The teachers just leave the kids outside when they leave for the day (which is the second the bell rings) and many ocassions I found my daughter just wandering the campus alone even though school had only been out a few mins!! We're talking about a 7 year old! There are weirdos out there and when I brought this to the attention of the principal I was practically flagged as a "trouble maker". I never once had a parent-teacher meeting from August til I pulled her out in February! She used to make A+ grades at her previous school and it was FUN, she LOVED it. But here she was coming home in tears and being punished for "misbehaving" when all she did wrong was happen to be sitting at the wrong table with some rowdy kids, so the whole table was punished. Whatever happened to being interactive and involved with the students. The teacher wouldnt tie her shoes for her and told her to "do it herself". GOOD GRIEF PEOPLE! You chose this career, so get your head in the game! I ended up withdrawing her and sending her to her old school 40 mins away. And just in a few days she has done a 180 completely! Oh and her new teacher says her reading/writing and math skills are about the equivalency of a kindergartener! And shes supposed to be starting 2nd grade soon! Thanks Desert Sage! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Desert Sage Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 748 748
1993 863 16 17 30 1 n/a n/a 0 927
1994 867 10 21 29 1 n/a n/a 0 928
1995 930 11 26 45 0 n/a n/a 0 1012
1996 930 11 26 45 0 n/a n/a 0 1012
1997 1002 11 27 51 3 n/a n/a 0 1094
1998 979 11 25 50 4 n/a n/a 0 1069
1999 968 11 22 62 4 n/a n/a 0 1067
2000 981 11 24 60 4 n/a n/a 0 1080
2001 1001 16 31 79 5 n/a n/a 0 1132
2002 815 15 14 81 6 n/a n/a 0 931
2003 815 15 14 81 6 n/a n/a 0 931
2004 759 22 10 78 9 n/a n/a 0 878
2005 698 23 12 78 4 n/a n/a 0 815
2006 673 21 9 68 3 n/a n/a 0 774
2007 686 21 22 80 5 n/a n/a 0 814
2008 793 38 42 107 9 n/a n/a 0 989
2009 660 43 25 82 6 n/a n/a 0 816
2010 605 27 22 83 9 n/a n/a 0 746
2011 492 22 16 109 5 1 19 0 664
2012 492 16 16 91 9 0 18 0 642
2013 453 20 15 84 11 0 16 0 599
2014 435 13 11 71 5 0 11 0 546
2015 457 21 16 82 3 0 11 0 590
2016 477 19 15 86 3 1 14 0 615
2017 494 18 18 104 2 0 13 0 649
2018 485 16 19 94 2 0 14 0 630
2019 511 10 21 110 1 0 22 0 675
2020 527 15 25 110 4 0 21 0 702
2021 381 9 23 98 4 0 27 0 542
2022 445 11 23 117 8 0 38 0 642
2023 426 8 15 127 8 0 37 0 621

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Desert Sage Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 748 34.7 21.5 n/a
1993 927 42.9 21.6 n/a
1994 928 42.9 21.6 n/a
1995 1012 48.9 20.7 n/a
1996 1012 48.9 20.7 n/a
1997 1094 48.1 22.7 n/a
1998 1069 49.0 21.8 n/a
1999 1067 48.1 22.2 n/a
2000 1080 53.1 20.3 n/a
2001 1132 52.1 21.7 n/a
2002 931 47.2 19.7 10.6
2003 931 47.2 19.7 10.6
2004 878 42.5 20.7 13.1
2005 815 41.0 19.9 6.9
2006 774 39.5 19.6 7.1
2007 814 41.0 19.9 10.9
2008 989 47.2 21.0 n/a
2009 816 44.8 18.2 13.4
2010 746 43.8 17.0 14.9
2011 664 38.5 17.2 16.3
2012 642 36.5 17.5 18.5
2013 599 33.5 17.8 n/a
2014 546 33.8 16.1 34.6
2015 590 35.0 16.8 29.5
2016 615 35.0 17.5 29.3
2017 649 41.1 15.7 26.2
2018 630 38.5 16.3 25.9
2019 675 41.3 16.3 22.8
2020 702 42.0 16.7 22.9
2021 542 46.0 11.7 n/a
2022 642 42.8 14.9 8.4
2023 621 43.1 14.4 24.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Desert Sage Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 748 34.7 21.5 n/a
1993 927 42.9 21.6 n/a
1994 928 42.9 21.6 n/a
1995 1012 48.9 20.7 n/a
1996 1012 48.9 20.7 n/a
1997 1094 48.1 22.7 n/a
1998 1069 49.0 21.8 n/a
1999 1067 48.1 22.2 n/a
2000 1080 53.1 20.3 n/a
2001 1132 52.1 21.7 n/a
2002 931 47.2 19.7 10.6
2003 931 47.2 19.7 10.6
2004 878 42.5 20.7 13.1
2005 815 41.0 19.9 6.9
2006 774 39.5 19.6 7.1
2007 814 41.0 19.9 10.9
2008 989 47.2 21.0 n/a
2009 816 44.8 18.2 13.4
2010 746 43.8 17.0 14.9
2011 664 38.5 17.2 16.3
2012 642 36.5 17.5 18.5
2013 599 33.5 17.8 n/a
2014 546 33.8 16.1 34.6
2015 590 35.0 16.8 29.5
2016 615 35.0 17.5 29.3
2017 649 41.1 15.7 26.2
2018 630 38.5 16.3 25.9
2019 675 41.3 16.3 22.8
2020 702 42.0 16.7 22.9
2021 542 46.0 11.7 n/a
2022 642 42.8 14.9 8.4
2023 621 43.1 14.4 24.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Desert Sage Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $295 (3.3%) $58 (0.6%) $648 (7.2%) $7,417 (82.1%) $1,262 (14.0%) $8,680 (96.1%) $9,033
2020 $150 (2.1%) $66 (0.9%) $365 (5.1%) $6,427 (89.0%) $583 (8.1%) $7,010 (97.0%) $7,225
2021 $185 (2.4%) $429 (5.5%) $798 (10.2%) $7,424 (94.5%) n/a $7,247 (92.2%) $7,860
2022 $493 (6.4%) $10 (0.1%) $997 (13.0%) $6,942 (90.4%) $234 (3.0%) $7,176 (93.4%) $7,679

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Desert Sage Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 248th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 232nd of 1245 Elementary schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students675621
 8%
African American108
 20%
American Indian18
 700%
Asian2115
 28.6%
Hispanic110127
 15.5%
Pacific Islander00
White511426
 16.6%
Two or More Races2237
 68.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22.8%24.8%
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Students who attend Desert Sage Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillcrest Middle School
High : Sandra Day O'Connor High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 621 students attended Desert Sage Elementary School.

Students at Desert Sage Elementary School are 69% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Desert Sage Elementary School ranks 232nd of 1245 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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