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Scottsdale Online Learning

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

Summary

Scottsdale Online Learning is a public virtual school serving grades K-12 in the Scottsdale Unified District. The school has seen a shift in its racial demographics, with a decrease in White students and an increase in Hispanic students over the past few years.

Scottsdale Online Learning faces several challenges, including lower graduation rates (ranging from 63.3% to 70.8%) compared to the district average of around 90%, and higher dropout rates (9.1% to 10.8%) compared to the district's 2-3%. Academically, the school performs better in English Language Arts, with 7th-grade students scoring 88% proficient or better, compared to the district's 57% and the state's 42%. However, the school struggles in Mathematics, with only 13-20% of students in grades 7-8 scoring proficient or better, compared to the district's 47-50% and the state's 27-30%. The school's per-student spending has also fluctuated significantly, ranging from $234 to $11,510 over the past four years.

When compared to other nearby virtual schools, Scottsdale Online Learning performs better in terms of graduation rates and dropout rates. However, compared to traditional schools like Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas, the school lags behind in academic performance and student demographics. Interestingly, Scottsdale Online Learning has a more diverse student population compared to some nearby traditional schools, suggesting it may be providing an important educational option for families in the area. Further analysis and targeted interventions could help the school improve its overall outcomes and better serve its students.

141

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,528

Per pupil spending ?

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7601 E Oak St.
Scottsdale, AZ 85257

(480) 484-6897

District: Scottsdale Unified District

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

24.1%

Asian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 51st percentile in 2022 → 57th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (44% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2023) from a 51st-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (71% vs 80%)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (9% vs 5%)

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

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school44%

District avg56%

Arizona avg35%

Not ranked this year

Scottsdale Online Learning did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	74.9	292 of 1245	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.7	486 of 1000	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.3	246 of 1226	79.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	75.7	80 of 895	91.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	19.7	257 of 270	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	72.7	118 of 620	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	487 of 975	50.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	64.5	251 of 824	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.3	265 of 1219	78.3%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	94.9	3 of 306	99.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	69.9	261 of 1198	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.1	260 of 1216	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	242 of 1220	80.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	54.2	398 of 1027	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	63.3	106 of 654	83.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	75.0	104 of 1201	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	323 of 800	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	272 of 1161	76.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.7	371 of 854	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	187 of 832	77.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	54.0	170 of 573	70.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	63.9	57 of 192	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	35 of 404	91.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.8	306 of 806	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	153 of 494	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	224 of 820	72.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	51.9	168 of 392	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	343 of 802	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	81.2	45 of 369	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	27.7	333 of 476	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.2	198 of 818	75.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	54.9	250 of 650	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	48.9	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.6	34 of 390	91.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	88.4	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	27 of 789	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.5	95 of 675	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	170 of 446	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	202 of 780	74.1%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	91.6	30 of 464	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	76 of 509	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	49.0	149 of 420	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.3	198 of 416	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	88.5	32 of 406	92.1%	★★★★★
2014	66.9	143 of 394	63.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	129 of 306	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.9	107 of 231	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	91.2	29 of 456	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	46 of 492	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	57.7	139 of 479	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	88.9	20 of 168	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	78.2	76 of 455	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	127 of 492	74.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	98.2	1 of 374	99.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	99.5	1 of 255	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	88.1	32 of 409	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	45 of 448	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	49.0	124 of 291	57.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Foster Care (2021)99th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2021)91st percentile+11 vs school

African American (2021)91st percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2021)84th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)78th percentile~ school

Female (2022)70th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)61st percentile-19 vs school

White (2022)60th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)50th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2022)5th percentile-47 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)88th percentile

White (2023)86th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2022)83rd percentile

African American (2021)70th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2022)70th percentile

Female (2023)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2022)57th percentile

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-27 vs school

Native American (2022)39th percentile

Male (2022)30th percentile

High school

Multi-racial (2021)100th percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2022)100th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2022)94th percentile~ school

White (2022)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)91st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)88th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2022)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2021)71st percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2021)54th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2021)50th percentile-35 vs school

African American (2022)27th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts61%+22 vs state

Science44%+13 vs state

Mathematics27%-7 vs state

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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 English Language Arts 11th 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
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
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Veritas	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 489-7341	716	41	17.4		458 (64.0%)	18 (2.5%)	143 (20.0%)	40 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.7%)								(n/a)	64.0	74.0	65.0					69.0	66.0	69.0					62.0			$10,452	$245	$112	$602	$5,957	$4,138	$10,095
Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4837 E McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 244-9855	439	32	13.5		35 (8.0%)	238 (54.2%)	95 (21.6%)	48 (10.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)								(n/a)					30.0	32.0	46.0												$00			$00
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1130 E University Dr STE 230	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(844) 692-3372	3,850	230	16.7		1,714 (44.5%)	269 (7.0%)	1,282 (33.3%)	140 (3.6%)	178 (4.6%)	18 (0.5%)	249 (6.5%)								(n/a)	34.0	54.0	31.0	55.0	59.0	50.0	67.0	25.0	32.0	21.0	23.0	30.0	18.0	43.0	28.0	35.0	42.0		$00			$00
Great Hearts Online - Arizona	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4801 E Washington St Ste 250	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Trivium West	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(602) 438-7045	246	33	7.5		99 (40.2%)	15 (6.1%)	85 (34.6%)	18 (7.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.6%)								(n/a)		68.0	57.0		52.0	40.0			47.0	48.0					52.0
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)
Nueva Vista School / Arizona State Hospital	Public, Alternative	K-12	2500 E Van Buren St # G1181	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Arizona State Hospital	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 244-1331	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Heartwood AZ	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	207 N Mesa Dr	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Heartwood AZ	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 599-0137	204	11	18.8		91 (44.6%)	12 (5.9%)	86 (42.2%)	8 (3.9%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)		48.0				92.0			52.0
Learning Foundation	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	851 North Stapley Drive bld 6	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 834-6202	139	14	9.9		34 (24.5%)	9 (6.5%)	82 (59.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Mesa Digital Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1313 W Medina Ave	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 308-6015	165				64 (38.8%)	10 (6.1%)	78 (47.3%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)								(n/a)							49.0							28.0					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Scottsdale Online Learning

What is the racial makeup of Scottsdale Online Learning?

Students at Scottsdale Online Learning are 63% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Scottsdale Online Learning in?

Scottsdale Unified District

How many students attend Scottsdale Online Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Scottsdale Online Learning.

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