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Salk Elementary School vs DESERT SHADOWS MONTESSORI

Salk Elementary School and DESERT SHADOWS MONTESSORI are very closely rated, both scoring around 3.8 out of 10. Salk Elementary School is significantly larger with 540 students, about 15.4× the size of DESERT SHADOWS MONTESSORI (35).

Ratings Comparison

MetricSalk Elementary SchoolDESERT SHADOWS MONTESSORI
Overall Rating3.8 / 104.0 / 10
Academic Score3.9
Growth Score1.9
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch0.1%
Environment Score8.6
State Rank#1,859 of 2,006#222 of 225
State Percentile7th2th

Test Scores

SubjectSalk Elementary SchoolDESERT SHADOWS MONTESSORI
Math Proficiency61.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency77.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailSalk Elementary SchoolDESERT SHADOWS MONTESSORI
TypeElementary SchoolElementary School
GradesPre-K – 6thPre-K – Kindergarten
Enrollment54035
Student-Teacher Ratio15.0:135.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)37.0%
DistrictMesa Unified District (4235)
CityMesaMesa

Student Demographics

Salk Elementary School

Not available

DESERT SHADOWS MONTESSORI

White
80.0%
Black
20.0%

Neighborhood

MetricMesa (85207)Mesa (85205)
Median Household Income$99,439$71,294
Median Home Value$460,800$301,200
Median Rent$1,595$1,363
College Educated (Bachelor's+)36.2%29.5%
Poverty Rate8.6%9.7%
Avg Commute26 min24 min