 With this, the band also is in the top 3 best 3A bands in the state in 2018, scoring a 73.2625 at the AZMBA State Championships, and the top 10 Division 2 bands in the ABODA circuit.Desert Ridge won the Class 5A baseball state championship in 2009 (Division II) and 2010 (Division I).As of the 2017–18 school year Desert Ridge High School had a 28% participation rate for AP Tests and a college-ready index rating of 20.3 out of 100.