Desert View Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to ungraded · San Luis, Arizona
Desert View Elementary in San Luis, Arizona enrolled 760 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 30.4 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
757 students in 2022-23, 751 students in 2023-24, 760 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 757 | 28.0 | 27.0 |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 22.0 | 34.1 |
| 2024-25 | 760 | 25.0 | 30.4 |
30.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools
Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 581 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Desert View Elementary enrolled 697 students and had 1.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.2, one per 581 of the 697 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent18.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
99.6% of students were Hispanic, 0.4% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic99.6%
- White0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Desert View Elementary scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 39% | 29% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 51% | 27% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in San Luis
7 public elementary schools in San Luis report 2024-25 enrollment; Desert View Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Elementary | 766 | 30.6 | 78.9% |
| Desert View Elementary | 760 | 30.4 | 74.9% |
| Arizona Desert Elementary School | 662 | 26.5 | 91.9% |
| Ed Pastor Elementary 4 | 646 | 28.1 | 64.9% |
| Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ | 575 | 15.5 | 68.9% |
| Rio Colorado Elementary School | 523 | 24.9 | 89.9% |
| Sun Valley Elementary School | 260 | 21.7 | 3.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Desert View Elementary
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 766 students, 30.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 575 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Desert View Elementary with Cesar Chavez ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gadsden Elementary District (4505) spends per student$10,364 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,364
- The largest public schools in ArizonaDesert View Elementary is the number 147 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#147 of 1,211
- Arizona schools by students per teacher30.4 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.30.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Desert View Elementary
How many students attend Desert View Elementary?
760 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 757 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in San Luis, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert View Elementary?
30.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Desert View Elementary a Title I school?
Desert View Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Desert View Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Desert View Elementary scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Desert View Elementary in?
Gadsden Elementary District (4505), NCES district ID 0403240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040324003116 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.