Desert Willow Elementary School
Desert Willow Elementary School
About This School
Public School | Grades K-5 | Vail Unified District
Desert Willow Elementary School is located in Tucson, AZ and is one of 10 elementary schools in Vail Unified District. It is a public school that serves 839 students in grades K-5.
Desert Willow Elementary School did not make AYP in 2011. 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 Desert Willow Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Desert Willow Elementary School had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Arizona average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Desert Willow Elementary School's students and teachers. more
Desert Willow Elementary School did not make AYP in 2011. 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 Desert Willow Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Desert Willow Elementary School had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Arizona average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Desert Willow Elementary School's students and teachers. more
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| School Name distance | TestRating | Community Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mesquite Elementary School 0.2 miles |  |
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| Cottonwood Elementary School 1.3 miles |  |
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| The Vail High School 1.7 miles | |
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| Senita Valley Elementary School 2.5 miles | |
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| Civano Charter School 2.9 miles |  |
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Desert Willow Elementary School
The School is good.... But the way they try to control your every move in trying to drop off your child, or which way you can turn is a bite frustrating.. City planners and developers designed the school for the traffic to enter and exit. The school loves to micro-manage everything from they way you park, to where you can drop kids off at and they have none of this posted anywhere other than the no left turns. which is just a poster board with marker... Which causes more traffic in the surrounding neighborhoods.
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I am very well impressed with this school standards. This was my first childs move and it was hard for her at first but at the end she pulled though and made high honor roll and the end of the year. I like the high standards on the reading goals that they have every month.
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 839
47%
53%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Desert Willow Elementary School had 23% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Arizona had 45% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
White
57%
Hispanic
30%
Black
7%
Asian/Pacific Islander
4%
American Indian/Alaskan Native
1%
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Vail Unified District District Spending
$6,579Per Pupil
The Vail Unified District spends $6,579 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 58% on instruction, 37% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Vail Unified District District
21:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Desert Willow Elementary School had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Arizona average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the TERRANOVA
What is it?
The TerraNova is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 2 through 9 are assessed in reading, language arts and math.
How is it Scored?
Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.
About the AIMS
What is it?
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 are assessed in reading, writing and math.
How is it Scored?
Students score at one of four levels: falls far below standard, approaches the standard, meets the standard or exceeds the standard. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards.
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TestRating
8 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Arizona, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results for all subjects tested.
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