The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in English language arts. The lowest is 19% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Desert Oasis Elementary School
Desert Oasis Elementary School serves students in prekindergarten through eighth grade as a regular public school in the Tolleson Elementary District, on the western edge of Phoenix. It is not a charter school. The school sits within a large, car-oriented metropolitan area that has grown rapidly over many decades and now functions as a major hub for services, technology, manufacturing, and tourism. Housing in the surrounding zip code is valued well above the national benchmark and has seen a modest recent decline in home prices, while rents are slightly above the national norm.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a much smaller share of Black students, a small white population, and a trace of other racial groups. The school enrolls roughly the number of students typical for a PK through eighth grade campus in a large city district. No free or reduced-price meal data was available, and no information on special education or English learner counts was provided.
State assessment results for the 2024-25 school year present a mixed but predominantly low picture. In English language arts, proficiency rates for the grades with reported data fell in the upper teens to mid-twenties percent range. Math results were lower across the board, with proficiency rates roughly in the lower to mid-twenties for some early grades and dropping further for eighth graders. Science results for eighth graders showed a similar pattern to math. Several grade-level results in math and science were suppressed by the state, which may reflect small tested populations in those cells. The school’s overall proficiency index, which aggregates performance across tested subjects and grades, places Desert Oasis in the bottom quartile relative to districts across Maricopa County. A parent considering the school will want to discuss academic support and intervention programs directly with the school to understand how it addresses these attainment levels.
The school has no high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, or course access was provided, so a reader cannot assess those aspects from this record.
The district brief found no evidence of recent referendums, curriculum changes, or property tax shifts that would be relevant to a parent’s decision. No program offerings were listed for Desert Oasis itself, such as gifted education, arts, or career-oriented pathways, so it is not possible to speak to extracurricular or specialized academic opportunities from this data.
For a family weighing academic outcomes, the available state test results are the central fact. The school’s proficiency levels are well below the county median in both math and reading. A family with a child who has strong academic skills or who has received specialized instruction in the past may want to investigate what tiered support or enrichment is available. The school’s setting in a vast, fast-growing city means it is part of a large public school ecosystem, but with limited public information on the district’s current direction or the school’s specific programmatic assets beyond the core curriculum. The housing market in the area is expensive, and the typical rent suggests that this is not a low-cost neighborhood.
The core takeaway is that Desert Oasis serves a PK through eight population and the limited academic data available shows results that are well below the midpoint for the county. Much of the context a family would normally rely on to judge fit, such as program offerings, discipline climate, and English learner or special education supports, is absent from the available record. Anyone considering the school should ask the school directly for that missing information and for a clear description of how it supports students who are not yet at grade level.
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