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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 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 English Language Arts All Grades	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 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
Desert Canyon Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	10203 E McDowell Mountain Ranc	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-1700	453	35	13.1	7.3%	314 (69.3%)	9 (2.0%)	55 (12.1%)	27 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	41 (9.1%)	89.2	85^th of 900 public elementary schools	90.6%		92	56^th of 909 public elementary schools	93.8%	29	76.0	78.0	56.0				70.0	72.0	71.0	61.0				68.0	$7,545	$274	$01	$549	$6,863	$408	$7,271
Cheyenne Traditional School	1.2mi	Public	PK, KG-8	13636 N 100th St	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-5600	953	49	19.6	4.6%	748 (78.5%)	6 (0.6%)	91 (9.5%)	62 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.7%)	96.2	25^th of 900 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.1	10^th of 909 public elementary schools	98.9%	15	76.0	84.0	76.0	73.0	91.0	82.0	81.0	69.0	80.0	89.0	75.0	69.0	59.0	73.0	$5,968	$80	$482	$642	$5,322	$85	$5,406
Redfield Elementary School	1.6mi	Public	PK, KG-6	9181 E Redfield Rd	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-4000	420	36	11.6	19.3%	237 (56.4%)	25 (6.0%)	71 (16.9%)	51 (12.1%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)	70.4	239^th of 900 public elementary schools	73.4%		69.9	253^rd of 909 public elementary schools	72.2%	14	62.0	55.0	60.0				59.0	47.0	49.0	58.0				51.0	$8,690	$60	$656	$776	$7,896	$78	$7,974
Copper Ridge School	2.8mi	Public	PK, KG-8	10101 E Thompson Peak Pkwy	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-1400	554	40	13.8	5.2%	444 (80.1%)	9 (1.6%)	52 (9.4%)	19 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	73.6	210^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.7%		81.4	145^th of 909 public elementary schools	84.0%	65	54.0	78.0	46.0	67.0	68.0	68.0	63.0	61.0	78.0	49.0	42.0	38.0	39.0	48.0	$7,613	$185	$499	$870	$6,365	$563	$6,928
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus	3.3mi	Public, Charter	K-4	7496 E Tierra Buena Ln	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 900-1858	464	25	18.5	—	87 (18.8%)	13 (2.8%)	43 (9.3%)	291 (62.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.0%)	98.9	5^th of 900 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.5	6^th of 909 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	84.0	89.0					86.0	88.0	88.0					88.0	$10,691	$382	$45	$808	$6,686	$3,578	$10,264
Laguna Elementary School	3.4mi	Public	PK, KG-5	10475 E Lakeview Dr	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-2400	369	31	11.9	10.8%	262 (71.0%)	4 (1.1%)	52 (14.1%)	30 (8.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	72.2	220^th of 900 public elementary schools	75.6%		80.8	150^th of 909 public elementary schools	83.5%	70	56.0	62.0	60.0				60.0	60.0	48.0	52.0				53.0	$10,408	$295	$761	$1,351	$9,050	$301	$9,352
Anasazi Elementary	3.5mi	Public	PK, KG-5	12121 N 124th St	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-7300	423	29	14.6	13.5%	293 (69.3%)	8 (1.9%)	59 (13.9%)	28 (6.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)	89	86^th of 900 public elementary schools	90.4%		88.3	81^st of 909 public elementary schools	91.1%	5	63.0	71.0	69.0				69.0	59.0	69.0	71.0				68.0	$7,345	$91	$996	$1,178	$6,354		$6,258
Sonoran Sky Elementary School	3.8mi	Public	PK, KG-6	12990 N 75th St	Scottsdale	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6500	567	36	15.5	10.1%	405 (71.4%)	13 (2.3%)	75 (13.2%)	25 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	95.9	26^th of 900 public elementary schools	97.1%		95.1	33^rd of 909 public elementary schools	96.4%	7	80.0	83.0	67.0	78.0			78.0	84.0	84.0	71.0	70.0			78.0	$8,366	$269	$127	$665	$7,557	$413	$7,970
Sandpiper Elementary School	4.4mi	Public	PK, KG-6	6724 E Hearn Rd	Scottsdale	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6300	429	29	15.0	11.7%	217 (50.6%)	2 (0.5%)	172 (40.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	83.9	122^nd of 900 public elementary schools	86.4%		74.5	207^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.2%	85	78.0	72.0	62.0	62.0			70.0	77.0	48.0	64.0	54.0			61.0	$10,275	$539	$154	$1,231	$9,129	$453	$9,583
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - East Campus	4.4mi	Public, Charter	K-5	7214 E Jenan Dr	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 391-1099	489	34	14.3	—	156 (31.9%)	12 (2.5%)	46 (9.4%)	231 (47.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.4%)	97.2	15^th of 900 public elementary schools	98.3%		97	11^th of 909 public elementary schools	98.8%	4	76.0	84.0					81.0	82.0	81.0					82.0	$11,713	$383	$90	$855	$6,967	$4,274	$11,241

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