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The Scottsdale Unified School District

The Scottsdale Unified School District is one of the primary drivers for relocation to Scottsdale, Arizona. Consistently ranked at the top of school districts across the state, it is little wonder that many new Arizona residents with families opt to begin their searches for a new home here.

With composite test scores that outpace state and national averages by a wide margin, the Scottsdale Unified School District consists of 5 high schools, 7 middle schools, 20 elementary schools and 1 alternative school. Total student population is approximately 27,000.

Scottsdale Unified School District Boundary Map The High Schools:

Arcadia

Chaparral

Copper Ridge Math & Science Academy

Coronado

Desert Mountain

Saguaro

The Middle Schools:

The Elementary Schools:

Anasazi

Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center

Saguaro High School

Chaparral High School

Alternative School:

Sierra Vista Academy (Grades 6-12)

Cocopah Middle School Mohave Middle School

Cochise Elementary School Cochise Elementary School fields

Cherokee Elementary School Cherokee Elementary School playground

** Hover over photos with cursor for school names

To keep up with the rapidly expanding population of Scottsdale, new schools and major renovations to existing facilities have come on line in recent years. Three of the longer tenured high schools, Saguaro, Chaparral and Arcadia, are currently in the throes of massive overhaul. Please visit each school through the links provided to view the scheduled revitalization and progress.

Following are the latest available test result comparisons.

SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test

	% of Students Taking Test	Average Critical Rdg.	Average Math	Average Writing
Arcadia	57.6	533	538	515
Chaparral	75.0	543	561	546
Coronado	17.7	510	535	466
Desert Mtn	78.2	546	562	528
Saguaro	59.5	531	530	516
SCOTTSDALE	62.3	539	552	527
ARIZONA	32.0	519	525	502
NATION	48.0	502	515	494

ACT - American College Testing

	No. of Students Taking Test	English	Math	Reading	Science Reasoning	Composite
Arcadia	52	22.1	22.5	23.5	21.4	22.5
Chaparral	154	23.4	24.0	24.3	22.8	23.7
Coronado	19	20.1	21.3	21.1	22.4	21.3
Desert Mtn	149	22.8	24.5	24.1	23.5	23.9
Saguaro	53	23.0	23.7	23.8	22.9	23.5
SCOTTSDALE	427	22.8	23.8	23.9	22.9	23.5
ARIZONA	11,084	21.1	21.9	22.2	21.4	21.8
NATION	1,300,599	20.7	21.0	21.5	21.0	21.2

Release Date: August 15th, 2007

ACT Five Year History	ENGLISH		MATHEMATICS		READING		SCIENCE REASONING		COMPOSITE
02/	03/	04/	05/	06/		02/	03/	04/	05/	06/		02/	03/	04/	05/	06/		02/	03/	04/	05/	06/		02/	03/	04/	05/	06/
03	04	05	06	07		03	04	05	06	07		03	04	05	06	07		03	04	05	06	07		03	04	05	06	07
NATION	20.3	20.4	20.4	20.6	20.7		20.6	20.7	20.7	20.8	21.0		21.2	21.3	21.3	21.4	21.5		20.8	20.9	20.9	20.9	21		20.8	20.9	20.9	21.1	21.2
ARIZONA	20.6	20.9	20.9	20.9	21.1		21.4	21.6	21.7	21.9	21.9		21.8	22.0	21.9	22.0	22.2		21.2	21.2	21.2	21.3	21.4		21.4	21.5	21.5	21.6	21.8
SCOTTSDALE	22.6	23.1	23.3	23.2	22.8		23.1	23.9	23.9	23.9	23.8		23.6	23.7	23.8	23.6	23.9		22.6	22.8	22.9	22.7	22.9		23.1	23.5	23.6	23.5	23.5

Click here to visit the Scottsdale Unified School District's website to view the district calendar, information on open enrollment, curiculum, faculty, AIMS test results and more.

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Paul Slaybaugh with Realty Executives is your source for Scottsdale AZ Real Estate. An Arizona native and 2nd generation Scottsdale Realtor, Paul has been selling the land that he loves since 1999. For all of your local and relocation needs, please visit my site or call me today at (480) 948-9450.

Paul attended Cochise Elementary, Cocopah Middle and Chaparral High School. Don't let that deter you, though! The schools really are terrific.

Posted by Paul Slaybaugh, Scottsdale AZ Real Estate on 02/03/2008 10:23 PM

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Originally posted at: The Scottsdale Real Estate Files: The Scottsdale Unified School District

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14 Comments on The Scottsdale Unified School District

FEB

2008

Great post Paul. Very informative for anyone new or looking to get into the Scottsdale area.

Paul, without a doubt this is the most comprehensive, researched School Report I have ever read by a REALTOR. Obvious you put a lot of time and thought into your post.

Paul, Excellent, Work putting this together. Is there a trick to putting that map in there?

Ginger

Anonymous: Thanks a bunch!

Andrew: I did put a lot of effort into this. Thanks for noticing. The most time-consuming part? All of the school links. Never again!

Ginger: The map is actually available to the public at the district's website. Just had to save it, convert it to a JPEG and voila!

FEB

2008

Paul~This is outstanding information on the schools in the Scottsdale Unified School District. I was reading a city search blog and one of the first questions every person that was relocating asked was "what are the schools like?". The testing scores in Scottsdale are fantastic.

Very impressive. We have particular school districts that make homes in those districts very much in demand. Certain zip codes in my market, due to high school rankings, are worth from $20,000 to $50,000 in additional market value.

Paul, what a fantastic post! This is such an informative post that will be invaluable for anyone moving to your area with school aged children.

Julie: Thank you very much. The schools in Scottsdale are incredible. Arizona does not have the best reputation for schools, but that certainly does not apply here. My own graduating class had a very high number of students that attended Ivy League schools, including the class valedictorian attending Harvard. Many of the schools have open enrollment policies, as well, allowing students to cross district lines to attend a particular school. That info is available at the district's website.

Lenn: The same holds true here. In a planned community that I work heavily, there are two high schools. The boundary is one East/West street. Go North of this street, and the values are slightly higher on average than their counterparts to the South. It is a bit tricky to attribute 100% to the schools, however, as there are other factors at play such as lakefront and gold course locations that affect value as well. I do find that most families I work with opt to stay North of this boundary if possible. Thanks for reading, Lenn.

Linda: Thank you very much. I probably violated every single rule of SEO with all of the outbound links leading away from my blog, but I don't mind with this one. Parents really need to do as much research on this subject as possible.

Paul, amazing post. Seriously. I have what will probably seem like a stupid question. How did you do those awesome graphs?

Hi Elena: Those came courtesy of the Scottsdale Unified School District.

Paul ~ Great information here regarding the schools. You really put a lot into this. The school district is so important to families with children. I know it instigated our first move.

PAUL - You've gone above and beyond with this one. This obviously took a very long time to put together, but you have touched on one of the most important parts of relocation - schools. Great job!

Paul, I know you did a lot of research and work putting this together. But it's well worth the time and effort you devoted to it. The schools in Scottsdale are incredible schools. I used to live in Scottsdale and was President of the PTA at Laguna Elementary. Of course, that's the first place I went to when I saw your post -- nice to visit Laguna again. :)

FEB

2008

Paul- That was a lot of research! And a lot of links to put in! Some moms are going to be very happy when they get your blog in their search on Google!

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