Schools · Scottsdale
Scottsdale, AZ schools
Scottsdale’s public schools score well above Arizona’s averages: 55% of students are proficient in reading against 38.5% statewide, and 81% of high schoolers graduate on time against 77.3%. Kids attend one of 16 schools through grade 8, then one of 7 middle schools and one of 5 high schools.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
A−
Scottsdale’s School Grade: A-
The public schools Scottsdale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
B+Test scoresB-Graduation
Arizona school districts we grade (567)Better than 76%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (61)Better than 75%
High confidence. Built on 16,190 tested students and a graduating class of 5,958; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Arizona only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Arizona with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Scottsdale kids go to school
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading (Phoenix Union High)15%
State average 38.5%
Reading (Cave Creek Unified)59%
State average 38.5%
Reading (grades PK–12, Scottsdale Unified)55%
State average 38.5%
Math (Phoenix Union High)10%
State average 31.2%
Math (Cave Creek Unified)57%
State average 31.2%
Math (grades PK–12, Scottsdale Unified)53%
State average 31.2%
Graduation · class of 2020
81% graduate on time
Graduation rate
81%
AZ: 77.3%
Graduating class
5,958
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years.
Districts
Three districts serve Scottsdale
Phoenix Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 21 schools · 25,800 students
$14,043 per studentAZ $12,318C+Cave Creek Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,821 students
$10,334 per studentAZ $12,318AScottsdale Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 33 schools · 20,682 students
$12,000 per studentAZ $12,318A-Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 64 schools in Scottsdale
Showing 1–30 of 64 schools
Cheyenne Traditional SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 953 students
A+PublicCochise Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 617 students
A+PublicSequoya Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 575 students
A+PublicSonoran Sky Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 567 students
A+PublicCopper Ridge SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 554 students
APublicBlack Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 496 students
APublicHohokam Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 495 students
APublicBASIS Scottsdale Primary - East CampusElementary · Grades K–5 · 489 students
A+CharterPinnacle Peak PreparatoryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 474 students
APublicNavajo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 473 students
B+PublicBASIS Scottsdale Primary - West CampusElementary · Grades K–4 · 464 students
A+CharterPueblo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 454 students
APublicDesert Canyon ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 453 students
A+PublicAnasazi ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 423 students
APublicRedfield Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 420 students
APublicGrayhawk Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 408 students
APublicYavapai Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 407 students
BPublicTonalea Middle SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 393 students
C+PublicLaguna Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 369 students
APublicPima Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 332 students
B+PublicDesert Sun AcademyElementary · Grades PK–6 · 191 students
APublicHirsch Academy A Challenge FoundationElementary · Grades K–6 · 160 students
B+CharterMission Montessori AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 129 students
A-CharterCandeo North ScottsdaleElementary · Grades K–8 · 70 students
ACharterCocopah Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 861 students
APublicMohave Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 753 students
A-PublicMountainside Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 518 students
APublicDesert Canyon Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 423 students
APublicMission Montessori Academy's Middle Years ProgramMiddle · Grades 4–8 · 43 students
ACharterDesert Mountain High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,905 students
A-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.