Desert Knolls Elementary School

18213 Symeron Dr, Apple Valley, CA 92307 | (760) 242-3441

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 469

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 469 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 2606th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 18213 Symeron Dr., Apple Valley, CA 92307

School District Details

Apple Valley Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,280
Graduation Rate: 80.6%
Dropout Rate: 4.6%
Students Per Teacher: 24.2
Enrolled Students: 15,012

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 469
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 21.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 22.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 249 (53.1%)
Females: 220 (46.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 49 (10.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 241 (51.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 290 (61.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Desert Knolls Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	39	8.3%
Asian	18	3.8%
Hispanic	181	38.6%
White	226	48.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	92	19.6%
1st Grade	79	16.8%
2nd Grade	71	15.1%
3rd Grade	72	15.4%
4th Grade	80	17.1%
5th Grade	75	16.0%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

24.0%

District:

50.0%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 25.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 15.2

Average Age

School:

44.9

District:

47.7

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on July 29, 2010
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this is a very excellent school

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Desert Knolls Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST English-Language Arts
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: Yes

Math AYP Met: No

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	55.0%	59.0%	53.0%
2009	38.0%	53.0%	53.0%
2008	41.0%	46.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	58.0%	69.0%	62.0%
2009	62.0%	67.0%	63.0%
2008	55.0%	60.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	37.0%	40.0%	43.0%
2009	37.0%	41.0%	44.0%
2008	42.0%	40.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	48.0%	64.0%	65.0%
2009	46.0%	59.0%	64.0%
2008	65.0%	61.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	62.0%	62.0%	63.0%
2009	59.0%	64.0%	61.0%
2008	63.0%	57.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	59.0%	63.0%	68.0%
2009	70.0%	70.0%	66.0%
2008	67.0%	63.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	73.0%	56.0%	58.0%
2009	51.0%	51.0%	54.0%
2008	52.0%	46.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	71.0%	58.0%	61.0%
2009	63.0%	55.0%	57.0%
2008	47.0%	48.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	67.0%	67.0%	56.0%
2009	61.0%	61.0%	49.0%
2008	64.0%	58.0%	46.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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