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Desert Ridge Jr. High

(480) 497-3452

Physical Address:
10211 East Madero Ave
Mesa, AZ  85212
Mailing Address:
10211 E. Madero Ave.
Mesa, AZ  85212

School Information

District:
Gilbert Unified District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Maricopa County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
7 - 8
Number of Students:
1280

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Desert Ridge Jr. High

This School County Average State Average
White 69.22% 44.59% 45.10%
Hispanic 19.69% 42.24% 42.33%
Black 5.47% 8.63% 7.03%
Asian/Pacific 4.45% 3.89% 3.26%
American Indian 1.17% 3.60% 9.80%

Genders in Desert Ridge Jr. High

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.50% 42.68% 39.39%
Female 47.5% 57.32% 60.61%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Desert Ridge Jr. High

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 848 852 886
Hispanic 220 229 252
Black 79 86 70
Asian/Pacific 41 58 57
American Indian 4 13 15
Others 0 0 0
Total 1192 1238 1280

Enrollment by Gender for Desert Ridge Jr. High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 578 619 672
Female 614 619 608
Total 1192 1238 1280

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Desert Ridge Jr. High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1192 1238 1280
# Eligible for free lunch 202 (17%) 264 (21%) 245 (19%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 96 (8%) 94 (8%) 132 (10%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 298 (25%) 358 (29%) 377 (29%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Desert Ridge Jr. High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1192 1238 1280
Fulltime teachers 60.0 63.0 60.2
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.90 19.70 21.28
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.96 18.56 18.59