Desert Hills High School
Gilbert · AZ · American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Desert (79872) · Public charter
Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep → Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep → Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College → EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert → San Tan Charter School → Canyon Valley High School → Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert → Sequoia Charter School →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- AP rigor: Bottom 37% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 48% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 32% in 2019 (Bottom 7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Keep this page current
Work at Desert Hills High School? If this page is missing your newest school profile, matriculation list, or college acceptances, send us the links. We read the document, copy the figures exactly as published, and cite it on this page.
Send us links
Links only, please. We can't take file uploads, and we never publish a number without the document it came from.
By sending this you agree that we may email you about your request. We write by email only, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
How Desert Hills High School compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep, Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep, Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
For Parents
Get alerts when Desert Hills High School's numbers change
New admissions results, enrollment shifts, test scores — a few alerts a year, no spam. Your email also saves your list across devices.
Objective, government-grade data — no school pays us for placement.
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 48% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Arizona
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -5.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 231 students:
≈ 59 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $11,484 per student in district revenue, the 59 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $677,556/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep CHANDLER |
Public · charter | 4.0 | 235 | +19.3% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep Gilbert |
Public · charter | 4.0 | 243 | -2.8% |
| Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College GILBERT |
Public · charter | 2.9 | 194 | -12.6% |
| EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert GILBERT |
Public · charter | 4.6 | 202 | -14.4% |
| San Tan Charter School GILBERT |
Public · charter | 3.4 | 283 | +12.7% |
| Canyon Valley High School GILBERT |
Public | 4.9 | 266 | — |
| Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert Gilbert |
Public · charter | 3.1 | 163 | -31.2% |
| Sequoia Charter School MESA |
Public · charter | 5.6 | 295 | -17.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantDesert Hills High School is a public high school in Gilbert, AZ, enrolling 231 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 20% from 2021 to 2024.
63 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 48% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 32% in the latest EDFacts release.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Desert Hills High School's graduation rate? Desert Hills High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 32% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Desert Hills High School? Desert Hills High School is a public high school in Gilbert, AZ, enrolling 231 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
What does AI tell parents about Desert Hills High School?
When a parent asks an AI assistant about Desert Hills High School, the answer is built from a handful of sources, and Reach is often one of them. We will send your school a short report on what AI says about Desert Hills High School and where it comes from. The first report is free.
Request the free report
Related reading
AP courses · October 2026
Test scores · October 2026