📍 10045 e Madero Ave, Mesa, Maricopa County, 85209
Desert Ridge High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mesa, Maricopa County. The school has 2,284 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gilbert Unified District (4239) school district. It serves grades 8–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 98.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
Desert Ridge High enrolls 2,284 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 98.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,349 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 678 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 102 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 58 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
524 of the school's 2,284 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desert Ridge High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-50.
Desert Ridge High is one of 38 schools in Gilbert Unified District (4239), based in GILBERT, Arizona. The district serves 31,560 students district-wide and employs 1,878 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,284 students, Desert Ridge High is larger than the district average of about 831 students per school.