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Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
354:1
Student Diversity
Female
50.3%
Male
49.7%
White
72%
Asian or Pacific Islander
11.6%
Hispanic
9.4%
Black
3.2%
Two or more races
2.6%
Native American
1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Arizona State University819 Students
University of Arizona560 Students
Northern Arizona University390 Students
University of California - Los Angeles217 Students
University of San Diego162 Students
Grand Canyon University129 Students
University of Colorado Boulder119 Students
Scottsdale Community College110 Students
University of Southern California101 Students
New York University97 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business294 Students
Psychology159 Students
Biology138 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies107 Students
Computer Science82 Students
Marketing80 Students
Political Science and Government65 Students
Pre-Law Studies64 Students
Finance60 Students
Criminology52 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.8393 Reviews
5.0Senior
11/14/2024
Desert Mountain High School is a great school and I would recommend for anyone to go there. They have a wonderful environment and I greatly enjoyed my last 4 years here. All the teachers here are wonderful and genuinely care about the students education. They above and beyond to help the students. There are also plenty of resources here for students to use.
4.0Senior
1/7/2024
Overall this school is great. They help you in any way they can and offer afterschool help in certain areas. There is a wide variety of electives and fine arts programs. They care about you and your future and have many ways to help.
4.0Alum
12/12/2023
I enjoyed my time at Desert Mountain. I made many friends while also enjoying my classes.
Very little school spirit or sense of community. In other areas Homecoming is a time where people come together, they kids here barely care, there isn't a reason to care. The layout of the school is like an airport, long hallways are crowded, strange bathroom tiled walls. Bathrooms are either closed...
I’m a current sophomore at this school, been here for both years. The teaching is mediocre, with a lot of teachers dependent on premade slideshows or just 0 instructions/engaging teaching. Some of the teachers are condescending and rude if you ask questions. It’s hard to catch up if your teacher doe...
I go to school at DM and my teachers are caring, intelligent, and thoughtful. I had one really bad biology teacher last year but otherwise I have been happy. I think it’s sad the parents that come on here to vent. Sometimes it’s the students fall not the teacher or the schools. If you don’t do your...
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