Desert Mountain Elementary
Queen Creek, AZ · Middle School · Grades -1-6
Desert Mountain Elementary is a middle school in Queen Creek, AZ with 793 students enrolled and a 70% proficiency rate. Part of Queen Creek Unified District (4245). NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Desert Mountain Elementary is a middle school located in Queen Creek, Arizona. The school serves 793 students in grades -1-6. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 70% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
17% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Desert Mountain Elementary is part of the Queen Creek Unified District (4245) in Arizona.
How This School Compares
Desert Mountain Elementary has 793 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Queen Creek Unified District (4245) (921 students). Its 70% proficiency rate is 7 percentage points above the district average of 63%. Compared to the Arizona state average of 48%, the school performs 22 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Desert Mountain Elementary has 793 students enrolled in grades -1-6. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1.
According to EDFacts data, 70% of students at Desert Mountain Elementary meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Desert Mountain Elementary is part of the Queen Creek Unified District (4245) in Queen Creek, Arizona. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.