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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)			AASA Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
Cactus Shadows High School	0.0mi	Public	8-12	5802 E. Dove Valley Rd.	Scottsdale	85327	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 575-2400	1,362	65	20.8	8.3%	1,090 (80.0%)	13 (1.0%)	167 (12.3%)	33 (2.4%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	48 (3.5%)	86.1	38^th of 256 public high schools	85.2%		75.4	55^th of 271 public high schools	79.7%	17		61.0	61.0		61.0	61.0	$2,314	$60	$114	$234	$1,669	$471	$2,140
EVIT Cactus Shadows High School	0.0mi	Public	10-12	5802 E Dove Road	Cave Creek	85331	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 575-2400	7			—	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
West-MEC - Pinnacle High School	7.9mi	Public	9-12	3535 E Mayo Blvd	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)								$00			$00
Pinnacle High School	7.9mi	Public	7-12	3535 E Mayo Blvd	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4000	2,430	102	23.8	10.2%	1,706 (70.2%)	47 (1.9%)	397 (16.3%)	122 (5.0%)	9 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	142 (5.8%)	84.5	39^th of 256 public high schools	84.8%		86.6	36^th of 271 public high schools	86.7%	3		58.0	59.0	92.0	62.0	62.0	$5,381	$176	$125	$478	$4,467	$613	$5,080
AAEC - Paradise Valley	9.4mi	Public, Charter	9-12	3775 E Union Hills Dr	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-8004	269	13	20.6	—	209 (77.7%)	9 (3.3%)	30 (11.2%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	92.8	20^th of 256 public high schools	92.2%		90	23^rd of 271 public high schools	91.5%	3		81.0	81.0		59.0	59.0		$00			$00
West-MEC Paradise Valley Community College	9.8mi	Public	10-12	18401 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 787-7352	1			—	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West-MEC - Paradise Valley High School	10.2mi	Public	9-12	3950 E Bell Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)								$00			$00
Paradise Valley High School	10.2mi	Public	7-12	3950 E Bell Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7000	1,900	99	19.2	31.6%	664 (34.9%)	65 (3.4%)	802 (42.2%)	246 (12.9%)	38 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (4.4%)	73.6	63^rd of 256 public high schools	75.4%		61	87^th of 271 public high schools	67.9%	24		52.0	52.0		51.0	51.0	$7,360	$318	$179	$815	$6,141	$721	$6,863
West-MEC - North Canyon High School	10.2mi	Public	9-12	1700 E Union Hls Dr	Phoenix	85024	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-5000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)								$00			$00
North Canyon High School	10.3mi	Public	7-12	1700 E Union Hls Dr	Phoenix	85024	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5000	1,560	81	19.1	50.9%	305 (19.6%)	125 (8.0%)	997 (63.9%)	24 (1.5%)	35 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.7%)	23.4	175^th of 256 public high schools	31.6%		21.5	209^th of 271 public high schools	22.9%	34		30.0	30.0		18.0	18.0	$6,368	$393	$199	$986	$5,124	$652	$5,775

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