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Best public schools in Scottsdale, AZ

59 public schools in Scottsdale: 25 elementary · 6 middle · 12 high · 10 K-8 · 6 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Arizona.

Elementary schools

25 schools in Scottsdale, best first
1
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus 99.4
BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (783027) · Grades K-4 · Charter · 465 students
ELA 86%Math 87%
#4 of 580 in Arizona
2
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - East Campus 99.1
BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92863) · Grades K-5 · Charter · 525 students
ELA 84%Math 79%
#6 of 580 in Arizona
3
Sequoya Elementary School 98.4
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-5 · 565 students
ELA 76%Math 85%Science 76%
#10 of 580 in Arizona
4
Cochise Elementary School 95.9
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-5 · 642 students
ELA 74%Math 77%Science 63%
#24 of 580 in Arizona
5
Sonoran Sky Elementary School 95.6
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades PK-6 · 515 students
ELA 77%Math 80%Science 56%
#26 of 580 in Arizona
6
Desert Canyon Elementary 94.7
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-5 · 470 students
ELA 74%Math 71%Science 66%
#31 of 580 in Arizona
7
Copper Canyon Elementary School 93.7
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades PK-6 · 422 students
ELA 67%Math 69%Science 74%
#37 of 580 in Arizona
8
Anasazi Elementary 90.1
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-5 · 420 students
ELA 72%Math 65%Science 53%
#58 of 580 in Arizona
9
North Ranch Elementary School 88.0
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades PK-6 · 479 students
ELA 70%Math 67%Science 51%
#70 of 580 in Arizona
10
Black Mountain Elementary School 87.5
Cave Creek Unified District (4244) · Grades PK-6 · 492 students
ELA 65%Math 67%Science 52%
#73 of 580 in Arizona
11
Arizona Language Preparatory 87.2
Arizona Language Preparatory (92566) · Grades K-6 · Charter · 77 students
ELA 60%Math 67%
#75 of 580 in Arizona
12
Desert Shadows Elementary School 86.8
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades PK-6 · 479 students
ELA 68%Math 62%Science 52%
#77 of 580 in Arizona
13
Grayhawk Elementary School 86.1
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades PK-6 · 380 students
ELA 71%Math 64%Science 46%
#81 of 580 in Arizona
14
Laguna Elementary School 82.5
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-5 · 363 students
ELA 58%Math 66%Science 48%
#102 of 580 in Arizona
15
Sandpiper Elementary School 82.0
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades PK-6 · 441 students
ELA 62%Math 57%Science 51%
#105 of 580 in Arizona
16
Pueblo Elementary School 81.6
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-6 · 418 students
ELA 64%Math 62%Science 41%
#107 of 580 in Arizona
17
Redfield Elementary School 77.2
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-6 · 438 students
ELA 54%Math 54%Science 53%
#133 of 580 in Arizona
18
Liberty Elementary School 74.4
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades PK-6 · 343 students
ELA 60%Math 52%Science 43%
#149 of 580 in Arizona
19
Navajo Elementary School 70.4
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-6 · 464 students
ELA 50%Math 51%Science 44%
#172 of 580 in Arizona
20
Hohokam Elementary School 68.0
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-6 · 459 students
ELA 43%Math 60%Science 34%
#186 of 580 in Arizona
21
Pima Elementary School 62.0
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-6 · 387 students
ELA 43%Math 43%Science 37%
#221 of 580 in Arizona
22
Desert Sun Academy 53.4
Cave Creek Unified District (4244) · Grades PK-6 · 241 students
ELA 40%Math 35%Science 35%
#271 of 580 in Arizona
23
Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation 51.1
Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation (91275) · Grades K-6 · Charter · 173 students
ELA 39%Math 25%Science 49%
#284 of 580 in Arizona
24
Yavapai Elementary School 18.9
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-6 · 408 students
ELA 20%Math 20%Science 27%
#471 of 580 in Arizona
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Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School —
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades PK-6 · 354 students
No published test results

Middle schools

6 schools in Scottsdale, best first
1
Cocopah Middle School 97.6
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades 6-8 · 851 students
ELA 70%Math 71%Science 54%
#5 of 188 in Arizona
2
Desert Canyon Middle School 97.1
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades 6-8 · 428 students
ELA 66%Math 64%Science 59%
#6 of 188 in Arizona
3
Desert Shadows Middle School 91.2
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades 5-8 · 734 students
ELA 61%Math 58%Science 45%
#17 of 188 in Arizona
4
Mountainside Middle School 87.5
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades 6-8 · 545 students
ELA 62%Math 48%Science 45%
#24 of 188 in Arizona
5
Sunrise Middle School 79.5
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades 5-8 · 387 students
ELA 53%Math 41%Science 43%
#39 of 188 in Arizona
6
Mohave Middle School 76.3
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades 6-8 · 798 students
ELA 51%Math 36%Science 38%
#45 of 188 in Arizona

High schools

12 schools in Scottsdale, best first
1
Desert Mountain High School 93.4
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades 9-12 · 1,940 students
ELA 77%Math 66%Science 27%
#15 of 219 in Arizona
2
Cactus Shadows High School 89.3
Cave Creek Unified District (4244) · Grades 8-12 · 1,566 students
ELA 68%Math 58%Science 29%
#24 of 219 in Arizona
3
Saguaro High School 88.4
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades 9-12 · 1,423 students
ELA 65%Math 56%Science 31%
#26 of 219 in Arizona
4
Horizon High School 87.4
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades 7-12 · 1,863 students
ELA 72%Math 56%Science 24%
#28 of 219 in Arizona
5
Chaparral High School 86.1
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades 9-12 · 1,909 students
ELA 70%Math 63%Science 19%
#31 of 219 in Arizona
6
Coronado High School 20.8
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades 9-12 · 730 students
ELA 24%Math 18%Science 9%
#174 of 219 in Arizona
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EVIT - Chaparral High School —
East Valley Institute of Technology (4516) · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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EVIT - Coronado High School —
East Valley Institute of Technology (4516) · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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EVIT - Desert Mountain High School —
East Valley Institute of Technology (4516) · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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EVIT - Saguaro High School —
East Valley Institute of Technology (4516) · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Salt River Accelerated Learning Academy —
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Schools (4320) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 64 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Horizon High School —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 6 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

10 schools in Scottsdale, best first
1
Candeo North Scottsdale 99.5
Candeo Schools Inc. (1001161) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 144 students
ELA 83%Math 80%Science 79%
#3 of 494 in Arizona
2
Cheyenne Traditional School 98.1
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-8 · 895 students
ELA 79%Math 76%Science 71%
#10 of 494 in Arizona
3
Mission Montessori Academy 96.9
Little Lamb Community School (79050) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 125 students
ELA 73%Math 76%
#16 of 494 in Arizona
4
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory 93.8
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · Grades PK-8 · 457 students
ELA 68%Math 70%Science 54%
#31 of 494 in Arizona
5
Scottsdale Country Day School 90.4
Scottsdale Country Day School (91110) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 131 students
ELA 66%Math 57%Science 52%
#48 of 494 in Arizona
6
Copper Ridge School 88.4
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-8 · 588 students
ELA 69%Math 52%Science 48%
#58 of 494 in Arizona
7
Echo Canyon K-8 58.2
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-8 · 344 students
ELA 47%Math 27%Science 29%
#207 of 494 in Arizona
8
Tonalea Middle School 33.3
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades PK-8 · 407 students
ELA 28%Math 18%Science 24%
#330 of 494 in Arizona
9
Noah Webster Schools-Pima 22.4
Noah Webster Schools-Pima (92374) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 257 students
ELA 30%Math 11%
#384 of 494 in Arizona
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Albert Einstein Academy —
Albert Einstein Academy of Arizona (1002310) · Grades K-9 · Charter
No published test results

Combined schools

6 schools in Scottsdale, best first
1
BASIS Scottsdale 97.1
BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (81078) · Grades 4-12 · Charter · 981 students
ELA 87%Math 82%Science 80%
#4 of 121 in Arizona
2
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale 87.2
Archway Classical Academy Scottsdale (90857) · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,072 students
ELA 70%Math 68%Science 65%
#16 of 121 in Arizona
3
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep 78.1
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (89756) · Grades 5-12 · Charter · 892 students
ELA 70%Math 57%Science 45%
#27 of 121 in Arizona
4
Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep 63.2
Cicero Preparatory Academy (92316) · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 492 students
ELA 53%Math 43%Science 43%
#45 of 121 in Arizona
5
Scottsdale Online Learning 60.7
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) · Grades K-12 · 170 students
ELA 48%Math 48%
#48 of 121 in Arizona
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Cave Creek Academy of Excellence —
Cave Creek Unified District (4244) · Grades K-12 · 18 students
Math 41%

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