Desert Mountain High School

High school·Grades 9-12 Scottsdale, Arizona·85259
Score
93.4/100
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#15
Among 219 Arizona high schools
#1
In Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
#1
In Scottsdale
Top 7%
In Arizona

Score 93.4/100: better than 93% of Arizona high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% passing on state tests in Arizona, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Arizona schools.

English language arts
77%
Similar Arizona schools ≈ 43%, better than 96% of them
434 students tested
Math
66%
Similar Arizona schools ≈ 33%, better than 96% of them
436 students tested
Science
27%
Similar Arizona schools ≈ 21%, better than 72% of them
440 students tested
All Arizona schools (ELA / math)
41% / 34%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 6 published results by grade and test

As published by Arizona Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11AASA/ACT/MSAA77434
English language artsAll gradesAASA/ACT/MSAA77434
MathGrade 11AASA/ACT/MSAA66436
MathAll gradesAASA/ACT/MSAA66436
ScienceGrade 11AzSCI27440
ScienceAll gradesAzSCI27440

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,940
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,940
Typical high school: 61
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Maricopa County

Contact

Address
12575 E. Via Linda
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Arizona. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby high schools

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Desert Mountain High School at a glance

Desert Mountain High School is a public high school in Scottsdale, Arizona, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Scottsdale Unified District (4240). It has about 1,940 students (a typical Arizona high school has 61).

In 2024-25 state tests, 77% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 66% in math (similar schools: 33%) reached the state standard (% passing). On our score, which compares it only with other Arizona high schools, it scores 93.4 out of 100: better than 93% of them, ranking #15 of 219. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.