Desert Sonora Elementary School
301 North Carlisle Ave
Somerton AZ, 85350, Yuma County
Phone: 928-341-6000
Ranking: (843 out of 1,363, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Somerton Elementary District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 387 | 403 | 385 | 403 | 387 | 384 | 387 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 19.6% | 64 | 15.9% | 75 | 19.5% | 85 | 21.1% | 81 | 20.9% | 78 | 20.3% | 66 | 17.1% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 18.6% | 90 | 22.3% | 82 | 21.3% | 77 | 19.1% | 86 | 22.2% | 70 | 18.2% | 90 | 23.3% |
Grade 3: | 83 | 21.4% | 78 | 19.4% | 68 | 17.7% | 87 | 21.6% | 70 | 18.1% | 88 | 22.9% | 68 | 17.6% |
Grade 4: | 74 | 19.1% | 80 | 19.9% | 83 | 21.6% | 74 | 18.4% | 84 | 21.7% | 71 | 18.5% | 72 | 18.6% |
Grade 5: | 80 | 20.7% | 89 | 22.1% | 72 | 18.7% | 76 | 18.9% | 63 | 16.3% | 75 | 19.5% | 89 | 23.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 199 | 51.4% | 202 | 50.1% | 198 | 51.4% | 202 | 50.1% | 182 | 47.0% | 177 | 46.1% | 180 | 46.5% |
Female: | 188 | 48.6% | 201 | 49.9% | 187 | 48.6% | 201 | 49.9% | 197 | 50.9% | 199 | 51.8% | 203 | 52.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 375 | 96.9% | 388 | 96.3% | 372 | 96.6% | 387 | 96.0% | 378 | 97.7% | 381 | 99.2% | 379 | 97.9% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 11 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.3% | 12 | 3.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 299 | 74.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 382 | 98.7% | 268 | 69.8% | 273 | 70.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 384 | 99.2% | 42 | 10.4% | 382 | 99.2% | 400 | 99.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 51 | 13.3% | 59 | 15.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.74 | 19.95 | 20.70 | 19.10 | 19.25 | 23.10 | 18.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 440 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 343 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 351.41 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 364 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 356 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 453 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 447 | 443 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 445.65 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 455 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 448 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 475 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 376 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389 | 382.05 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391 | 392 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 390 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 459 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 462 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 469 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 462 | 470 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 471 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 480 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 486 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 477.11 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 479 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 475 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 500 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 380 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 388.73 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 384 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 383 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 484 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 482 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 491.28 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 482 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 483 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 526 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 521 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 487.9 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 487 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 481 | 501 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.6% | 81.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.4% | 18.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | 6.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 63.2% | 62.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 36.8% | 37.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $36,631.0 | $36,422.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,351.0 | $33,057.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,254.0 | $42,032.0 |
* Desert Sonora Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.