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Desert Sky Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9850 E Rankin Loop
Tucson, AZ 85747
Phone
(520) 879-2700
District
Vail Unified District (4413)
County
PIMA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
764
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.2% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Desert Sky Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
40%
62%
44%
58%
36%
60%
40%
62%
44%
58%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
65%
38%
66%
43%
64%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
35%
63%
38%
51%
31%
57%
35%
63%
38%
51%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
18
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 235 30.8%
Grade 7 253 33.1%
Grade 8 276 36.1%
Total 764 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.0% 52.4% 36.4%
Black 3.7% 4.0% 5.9%
Hispanic 50.4% 41.1% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 1.9% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.6% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 23.8% 22.0% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 19.9% 17.1% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.9% 4.9% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 66,900 7,431,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 171.6 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.6% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.8% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.4% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,418 2,796,790
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.5% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.5% 32.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.5% 19.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.8% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.3% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.4% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.7% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.1% 9.6%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,200 $61,045,000 41.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $637 $9,253,000 6.2%
Staff $625 $9,078,000 6.1%
General Administration $66 $964,000 0.6%
School Administration $505 $7,345,000 4.9%
Operation $953 $13,844,000 9.3%
Transportation $334 $4,853,000 3.3%
Other $276 $4,012,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,396 $49,349,000 33.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,652 $38,541,000 25.9%
Total Expenditures $10,248 $148,935,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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