Desert Star Academy

Summary:

Desert Star Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 480 students in grades K-8 in Fort Mohave, Arizona. This school stands out from its nearby counterparts in several key areas, including academic performance and subgroup achievement.

Desert Star Academy consistently outperforms the nearby public schools in academic test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, 44-56% of Desert Star Academy students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to just 23-35% at Sunrise Elementary and 26-34% at Desert Valley School. Additionally, Desert Star Academy's Hispanic and Special Education students perform significantly better than their counterparts at the nearby schools.

While Desert Star Academy outperforms the nearby public schools, it is interesting to note that the nearby Mohave Accelerated Elementary School, a charter school, also performs well and is ranked higher than Desert Star Academy in the state. Additionally, Desert Star Academy spends approximately $8,581 per student, which is higher than the nearby public schools, suggesting the school may have access to more resources and funding, which could contribute to its academic success.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 5635 Hwy 95
       Fort Mohave, AZ  86426


(928) 770-4523

District: Desert Star Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
400th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  n/a Help
Number of students:  480

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.3%
Hispanic:
22.7%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.8% Help


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Compare Details Desert Star Academy ranks better than 55.8% of elementary schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.03. (See more...)
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Compare Details Desert Star Academy ranks better than 52.3% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.94. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.3%), Hispanic (22.7%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Desert Star Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Desert Star Academy 400th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Desert Star Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Desert Star Academy 254th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Desert Star Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Desert Star Academy 139th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Desert Star Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.53 439th 1106 60.3%
2018 64.27 374th 1109 66.3%
2019 50.72 471st 1039 54.7%
2021 61.13 429th 1226 65.0%
2022 51.81 419th 1000 58.1%
2023 65.40 388th 1245 68.8%
2024 50.03 400th 904 55.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.97 369th 1027 64.1%
2022 25.31 406th 444 8.6%
2023 48.73 324th 617 47.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.30 343rd 1201 71.4%
2023 49.54 341st 820 58.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.20 154th 820 81.2%
2022 70.44 172nd 618 72.2%
2023 65.11 293rd 1116 73.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.09 356th 1023 65.2%
2019 48.17 416th 862 51.7%
2021 59.05 436th 1219 64.2%
2022 54.15 372nd 824 54.9%
2023 63.24 397th 1219 67.4%
2024 49.57 283rd 593 52.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Foster Care students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.48 140th 306 54.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.88 409th 1032 60.4%
2019 53.14 373rd 850 56.1%
2021 59.12 445th 1220 63.5%
2022 52.11 385th 830 53.6%
2023 63.18 396th 1216 67.4%
2024 35.13 387th 609 36.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.04 199th 911 78.2%
2021 67.40 289th 1198 75.9%
2023 51.88 490th 1170 58.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.26 442nd 720 38.6%
2019 33.34 425th 595 28.6%
2021 48.64 582nd 1161 49.9%
2022 35.88 559th 800 30.1%
2023 55.08 433rd 1024 57.7%
2024 19.27 416th 477 12.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Desert Star Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 38.44 384th 695 44.7%
2018 58.19 254th 711 64.3%
2019 32.66 371st 605 38.7%
2021 43.61 388th 832 53.4%
2022 35.48 340th 605 43.8%
2023 56.61 290th 854 66.0%
2024 42.94 254th 533 52.3%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.25 530th 650 18.5%
2023 60.20 125th 384 67.4%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 196th 606 67.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.68 207th 789 73.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.21 172nd 503 65.8%
2022 42.97 192nd 369 48.0%
2023 46.33 318th 717 55.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.26 183rd 624 70.7%
2021 38.63 440th 820 46.3%
2022 18.32 416th 494 15.8%
2023 52.59 298th 806 63.0%
2024 43.43 193rd 379 49.1%
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Rank History for middle school Foster Care students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.69 86th 166 48.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.39 260th 617 57.9%
2021 48.62 328th 818 59.9%
2023 52.97 311th 810 61.6%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.10 360th 802 55.1%
2022 59.60 137th 392 65.1%
2023 55.68 263rd 760 65.4%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.75 285th 390 26.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Desert Star Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.72 290th 436 33.5%
2021 37.31 506th 780 35.1%
2022 14.06 409th 446 8.3%
2023 40.50 381st 675 43.6%
2024 21.19 221st 273 19.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, January 11, 2019

Open Quote They allow sexual abuse and bullying on their premises. They have a history of saying children are at the school when they are absent, allowing children too young to be admitted into the school, leaving children unattended in classrooms and outside for long periods of time (which is illegal). Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, May 28, 2018

Open Quote Not happy with grading system.Our 2 grade kid went from honor roll to fail in 3 weeks. A substitute teacher was sent in when they let their teacher go 3 weeks before school ended. Then neglected to tell us of the drastically different scholastic changes to my son. How cab a child go from honors every semester to fail in 3 weeks? Close Quote



Enrollment information for Desert Star Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2015 63 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 84
2016 140 2 1 52 1 1 2 0 199
2017 249 3 1 70 1 3 3 0 330
2018 283 4 2 95 2 1 10 0 397
2019 311 2 2 117 2 1 7 0 442
2020 315 3 2 116 2 1 14 0 453
2021 353 4 3 129 3 2 11 0 505
2022 366 2 2 107 4 0 11 0 492
2023 347 4 2 109 3 0 15 0 480

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Desert Star Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 84 n/a n/a n/a
2016 199 n/a n/a 48.2
2017 330 n/a n/a 55.8
2018 397 n/a n/a n/a
2019 442 n/a n/a n/a
2020 453 n/a n/a n/a
2021 505 n/a n/a n/a
2022 492 n/a n/a n/a
2023 480 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Desert Star Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 84 n/a n/a n/a
2016 199 n/a n/a 48.2
2017 330 n/a n/a 55.8
2018 397 n/a n/a n/a
2019 442 n/a n/a n/a
2020 453 n/a n/a n/a
2021 505 n/a n/a n/a
2022 492 n/a n/a n/a
2023 480 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Desert Star Academy

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $526 (6.1%) $157 (1.8%) $1,210 (14.1%) $5,224 (60.9%) $2,673 (31.2%) $7,897 (92.0%) $8,581

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Desert Star Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 471st of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 388th of 1245 Elementary schools
 14.2%
Ranks 371st of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 290th of 854 Middle schools
 27.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students442480
 8.6%
African American24
 100%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian22
Hispanic117109
 6.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White311347
 11.6%
Two or More Races715
 114.3%


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Students at Desert Star Academy are 72% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Desert Star Academy ranks 400th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 480 students attended Desert Star Academy.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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