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Saguaro High School

Q: Is Saguaro High School a good school?

Saguaro High School ranks 57 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 79% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Saguaro High School is a public high school in Scottsdale, Arizona, serving 1,423 students in grades 9-12. The school consistently performs well, ranking in the top 20% of Arizona high schools and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saguaro High School outperforms the Scottsdale Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores, with 65% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to 63% for the district and 40% for the state. The school also maintains a high graduation rate of 94.5%, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Saguaro High School's performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and White students, is also noteworthy, ranking in the top 50 among Arizona high schools for these groups.

Compared to nearby schools, Arcadia High School and Chaparral High School, both part of the Scottsdale Unified District, Saguaro High School outperforms them in academic performance and graduation rates. However, Coronado High School, another Scottsdale Unified District school, lags behind Saguaro High School in most metrics.

1,300

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,274

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6250 N 82nd St
Scottsdale, AZ 85250-5609

(480) 484-7100

District: Scottsdale Unified District

Feeder schools for Saguaro High School:

Elementary:	Kiva Elementary School
	Navajo Elementary School
	Pueblo Elementary School
Middle:	Mohave Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

Hispanic:

24.6%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2022 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (51% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Arizona high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2022) to 79th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg47%

Arizona avg30%

57^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Scottsdale Unified District

81^st of 289Scottsdale Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	57 of 271	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	92 of 270	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.2	80 of 469	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	65 of 464	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	95 of 509	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	63 of 285	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	65 of 420	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	65.8	90 of 416	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	61.6	103 of 406	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	40.8	130 of 261	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	85.4	53 of 394	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	102 of 491	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	83.4	69 of 471	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	82.1	74 of 397	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	86.3	59 of 403	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	89.2	41 of 395	89.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.9	119 of 201	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.8	46 of 301	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	43.0	145 of 306	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	20 of 122	83.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.0	117 of 146	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	120 of 238	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	66 of 231	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	33.6	63 of 83	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	49 of 207	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	72 of 200	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.3	66 of 406	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	58 of 456	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	90 of 492	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	65 of 247	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	63 of 354	82.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	46 of 176	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	60 of 170	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	60 of 379	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	61 of 441	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	92 of 479	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	42 of 183	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	76 of 311	75.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	71 of 150	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	34 of 180	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	58 of 172	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	96 of 347	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	37 of 168	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	34 of 253	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	52 of 223	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	86 of 219	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	89 of 429	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	56 of 455	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	98 of 492	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	65 of 238	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	58 of 370	84.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.1	99 of 199	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	159 of 282	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	162 of 374	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.4	38 of 128	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	89 of 255	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	36 of 256	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	3 of 68	95.6%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	94.0	1 of 129	99.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.7	34 of 172	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	17 of 380	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	58.5	89 of 422	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	10 of 155	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	34 of 178	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	66 of 184	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	68 of 371	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	47 of 409	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	104 of 448	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	50 of 217	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	46 of 291	84.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Pacific Islander (2022)99th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)80th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2023)70th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2022)53rd percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)50th percentile-33 vs school

African American (2023)41st percentile-42 vs school

Asian (2023)20th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+25 vs state

Mathematics56%+26 vs state

Science31%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Saguaro High School	Public	9-12	6250 N 82nd St	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-7100	1,300	70	18.5		721 (55.5%)	72 (5.5%)	320 (24.6%)	60 (4.6%)	62 (4.8%)	5 (0.4%)	60 (4.6%)	74.8	57^th of 271 public high schools	79.0%		61.7	92^nd of 270 public high schools	65.9%	35				65.0				56.0		31.0	$6,274	$02	$25	$30	$5,317	$929	$6,247
EVIT - Saguaro High School	Public	9-12	6250 N 82nd St	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-7100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7205 N Pima Rd	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	Cicero Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1790	507	46	10.9		320 (63.1%)	18 (3.6%)	101 (19.9%)	24 (4.7%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	86.6	35^th of 271 public high schools	87.1%		81.2	46^th of 270 public high schools	83.0%	11	35.0	57.0	53.0	82.0	35.0	51.0	38.0	60.0	44.0	41.0		$00			$00
EVIT - Coronado High School	Public	9-12	7501 E Virginia Ave	Scottsdale	85257	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Chaparral High School	Public	9-12	6935 E Gold Dust Ave	Scottsdale	85253	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6500	1,773	83	21.3		1,339 (75.5%)	40 (2.3%)	208 (11.7%)	122 (6.9%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (3.1%)	71.1	64^th of 271 public high schools	76.4%		76.3	55^th of 270 public high schools	79.6%	9				70.0				63.0		19.0	$5,935	$00	$14	$14	$5,098	$823	$5,922
EVIT - Chaparral High School	Public	9-12	6935 E Gold Dust Ave	Scottsdale	85253	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Coronado High School	Public	9-12	7501 E Virginia Ave	Scottsdale	85257	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-6800	747	48	15.7		103 (13.8%)	66 (8.8%)	478 (64.0%)	10 (1.3%)	70 (9.4%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	17.8	225^th of 271 public high schools	17.0%		17.4	226^th of 270 public high schools	16.3%	1				24.0				18.0		9.0	$11,764	$729	$214	$1,673	$9,255	$1,566	$10,821
Salt River Accelerated Learning Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4827 N Country Club Dr	Scottsdale	85256	Maricopa County	Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 362-2130	76	11	7.2		0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	11 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (82.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Veritas Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 263-1128	781	61	12.8		466 (59.7%)	17 (2.2%)	194 (24.8%)	45 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.8%)	90.6	22^nd of 271 public high schools	91.9%		86.5	36^th of 270 public high schools	86.7%	14	66.0	63.0	71.0	67.0	50.0	45.0	58.0	73.0	42.0	53.0		$00			$00
Arcadia High School	Public	9-12	4703 E Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6300	1,679	78	21.5		786 (46.8%)	88 (5.2%)	682 (40.6%)	41 (2.4%)	33 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	45 (2.7%)	60.5	90^th of 271 public high schools	66.8%		68	70^th of 270 public high schools	74.1%	20				57.0				49.0		20.0	$6,164	$32	$248	$312	$5,302	$582	$5,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Saguaro High School

What district is Saguaro High School in?

Scottsdale Unified District

Is Saguaro High School a good school?

Saguaro High School ranks 57^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Saguaro High School?

Students at Saguaro High School are 55% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% American Indian, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Saguaro High School?

Saguaro High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kiva Elementary School
Elementary : Navajo Elementary School
Elementary : Pueblo Elementary School
Middle : Mohave Middle School

How many students attend Saguaro High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,300 students attended Saguaro High School.

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