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Best Alternative Schools in Scottsdale, AZ

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Scottsdale Online Learning 11.5 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Cave Creek Academy of Excellence	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	33016 N 60th St	Scottsdale	85266	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 575-2042	19				13 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													41.0				$863	$04	$324	$332	$531	$04	$535
BASIS Scottsdale	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10400 N 128th St	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 451-7500	1,023	61	16.9		275 (26.9%)	18 (1.8%)	64 (6.3%)	573 (56.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (8.5%)								(n/a)			80.0	80.0	89.0	94.0			73.0	69.0	89.0	98.0		70.0	87.0	98.0	$10,234	$173	$40	$385	$5,841	$4,180	$10,021
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16648 N 94th St	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Scottsdale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-0413	1,079	57	18.9		700 (64.9%)	10 (0.9%)	154 (14.3%)	102 (9.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (10.1%)								(n/a)	68.0	77.0	65.0				68.0	70.0	66.0					65.0				$00			$00
Scottsdale Online Learning	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7601 E Oak St.	Scottsdale	85257	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 484-6897	141	12	11.5		89 (63.1%)	5 (3.5%)	34 (24.1%)	7 (5.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)																	$10,528	$00	$00	$00	$9,030	$1,498	$10,528
Albert Einstein Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	8250 E Rose Ln	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	Albert Einstein Academy of Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 721-6610	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Scottsdale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Paradise Valley	1.51 mi	3	3^rd
Phoenix	4.06 mi	495	57^th
Tempe	4.72 mi	58	43^rd
Mesa	6.62 mi	169	47^th
Guadalupe	11.03 mi	1	94^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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