📍 22301 S Hawes Rd, Queen Creek, Maricopa County, 85142
Desert Mountain Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Queen Creek, Maricopa County. The school has 793 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Queen Creek Unified District (4245) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Desert Mountain Elementary enrolls 793 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 550 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 793 students (17%) 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 Mountain Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-50.
Desert Mountain Elementary is one of 15 schools in Queen Creek Unified District (4245), based in QUEEN CREEK, Arizona. The district serves 15,065 students district-wide and employs 673 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 793 students, Desert Mountain Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 1,004 students per school.
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