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Deer Valley Unified District


At a glance
84thof 289 Arizona districts▲ 2
Better than 70% of Arizona districts
20402 N 15th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85027-3636
·(623) 445-5000·All Arizona district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 70.9% of districts
42
Schools
32,265
Students
6
5-star schools
Top rankedLegend Springs Elementary49th of 909 Arizona elementary schools
Biggest riser
Esperanza Elementary School up 134 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Deer Valley High School 9.2 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3★
2★
4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Deer Valley Unified District in Arizona operates 41 schools, including 31 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 5 high schools, and 2 alternative schools, serving students from preschool through 12th grade.

The district's top-performing high schools are Mountain Ridge High School, Sandra Day O'Connor High School, and Boulder Creek High School, all of which rank in the top 65 high schools statewide. At the elementary level, Sonoran Foothills School, Diamond Canyon School, and Legend Springs Elementary are the top performers, ranking in the top 115 elementary schools statewide. Hillcrest Middle School is the district's top-performing middle school, ranking in the top 92 middle schools statewide.

The Deer Valley Unified District as a whole performs well, with the majority of its schools ranking in the top half of their respective categories statewide. However, there is a significant gap in performance between the top-performing and lower-performing schools within the district, particularly at the elementary and middle school levels. The district's alternative schools, such as Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy, also have unique student populations and performance profiles compared to the traditional schools.

Ranking:
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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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