Impact of COVID-19 on Desert Ridge Academy
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
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 1723rd of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 2116th of 2788 Middle schools | 12.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Ridge Academy) | 36.5 | 28.4 | 8.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified) | 42.6 | 32.6 | 9.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Desert Ridge Academy) | 28.7 | 17.2 | 11.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified) | 32.5 | 23.5 | 9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38.5 | 33.2 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Ridge Academy) | 39.8 | 27 | 12.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified) | 46.2 | 41.4 | 4.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Desert Ridge Academy) | 23.4 | 11.2 | 12.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified) | 29.4 | 24 | 5.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Ridge Academy) | 42.2 | 30.6 | 11.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Desert Sands Unified) | 46.2 | 35.7 | 10.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Desert Ridge Academy) | 24.4 | 13.2 | 11.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Desert Sands Unified) | 28.2 | 21.4 | 6.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Desert Ridge Academy) | 17.2 | 18.6 | 1.4% |
8th Grade Science (Desert Sands Unified) | 22.8 | 22.7 | 0.1% |
8th Grade Science (California) | 30.8 | 28.8 | 2.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1377 | 1030 | 25.2% |
African American | 14 | 12 | 14.3% |
American Indian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Asian | 8 | 13 | 62.5% |
Hispanic | 1146 | 892 | 22.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 132 | 74 | 43.9% |
Two or More Races | 71 | 34 | 52.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 71% | 81% | 9.9% |