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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 MapThe High Schools:

Arcadia

Chaparral 

Copper Ridge Math & Science Academy

Coronado

Desert Mountain

Saguaro

 

The Middle Schools:

Cocopah

Copper Ridge

Desert Canyon

Ingleside

Mohave

Mountainside

Supai

 

The Elementary Schools:

Anasazi

Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center

Aztec

Cherokee

Cheyenne Traditional

Cochise

Copper Ridge

Saguaro High School

Desert Canyon

Hohokam

Hopi

Kiva

Laguna

Navajo

Pima

Pueblo

Chaparral High School

Sequoya

Tavan

Tonalea

Yavapai

Zuni

 

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 57.6533538515
Chaparral 75.0543561546
Coronado 17.7510535466
Desert Mtn 78.2546562528
Saguaro 59.5531530516
SCOTTSDALE 62.3539552527
ARIZONA 32.0519525502
NATION 48.0502515494

 

ACT - American College Testing

  No. of Students Taking Test English Math Reading Science Reasoning Composite
Arcadia 5222.122.523.521.422.5
Chaparral 15423.424.024.322.823.7
Coronado 1920.121.321.122.421.3
Desert Mtn 14922.824.524.123.523.9
Saguaro 5323.023.723.822.923.5
SCOTTSDALE 42722.8

23.8

23.922.923.5
ARIZONA 11,08421.121.922.221.421.8
NATION 1,300,59920.721.021.521.021.2
  
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/
030405 0607  030405 0607  030405 0607  030405 0607  030405 0607
NATION 20.320.420.420.620.7 20.620.720.720.821.0 21.221.321.321.421.5 20.820.920.920.921 20.820.920.921.121.2
ARIZONA 20.620.920.920.921.1 21.421.621.721.921.9 21.822.021.922.022.2 21.221.221.221.321.4 21.421.521.521.621.8
SCOTTSDALE 22.623.123.323.222.8 23.123.923.923.923.8 23.623.723.823.623.9 22.622.822.922.722.9 23.123.523.623.523.5

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 Comments on The Scottsdale Unified School District

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

02/03/2008 10:45 PM by


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.

02/03/2008 10:59 PM by Blogger To Be Named Later


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

Ginger 

02/03/2008 11:16 PM by Wilmington NC Real Estate Ginger & Roger Sala Keller Williams (Keller Williams Wilmington North Carolina)


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! 

 

02/03/2008 11:40 PM by Paul Slaybaugh, Scottsdale AZ Real Estate (Realty Executives)


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. 

02/04/2008 12:10 AM by Julie Neerings~Lifting Hearts ♥ Building Dreams~Utah REALTOR® (Keller Williams Salt Lake City)


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. 

 

02/04/2008 06:54 AM by Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Real Estate


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.

02/04/2008 07:09 AM by Linda Scanlan (A Fan of AR)


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.

02/04/2008 09:21 AM by Paul Slaybaugh, Scottsdale AZ Real Estate (Realty Executives)


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

02/04/2008 10:36 AM by Elena Thurston, Family Real Estate Specialist (Keller Williams Legacy One)


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

02/04/2008 02:21 PM by Paul Slaybaugh, Scottsdale AZ Real Estate (Realty Executives)


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.

02/04/2008 02:39 PM by Kathy Passarette, L.I. Staging/Decorating (Creative Home Expressions)


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!

02/04/2008 03:59 PM by Adam Waldman - Long Island REALTOR® (RE/MAX Best)


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.  :)

02/04/2008 08:55 PM by Judi Morgan, San Antonio, TX Real Estate (Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper, Realtors)


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! 

02/09/2008 01:05 AM by Nestor & Katerina Gasset Realtors® Wellington Florida Luxury Homes (International Properties and Investments, Inc.)


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