About Sonoran Desert School
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Sonoran Desert School is located in Mesa, AZ and is in Sonoran Desert School. It is a charter school that serves 82 students in grades 9-12.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Sonoran Desert School made AYP in 2008. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Sonoran Desert School's test results to learn more about school performance.
Sonoran Desert School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
85 %
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Hispanic
12 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 62%
- Female 38%
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About Mesa, AZ
- Population Median Age 34 years
- Median Household Income $42,817
- Average Household Size 2.68 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 31%
- % Owning / % Renting 67% / 33%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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