Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 85086 include seven schools: six elementary schools serving grades PK–8 or K–8 and Boulder Creek High School, which serves grades 7–12. The six elementary schools are part of Deer Valley Unified District; Stepping Stones Academy is listed in its own district. Across the elementary schools, average all-grades proficiency is 57% in English and 55% in math, compared with 41% and 33% statewide. The clearest area-wide strength is math relative to the state: the elementary average is 22 points above the state rate, versus 16 points in English.
Diamond Canyon School leads the elementary group, with 72% proficient in English and 65% in math; those results are 15 and 10 points above the elementary-school averages. SchoolDigger ranks it in the 91st percentile and gives it five stars. At the lower end, Stepping Stones Academy has the lowest elementary all-grades English result, 48%, while Gavilan Peak School has the lowest math result, 50%. Boulder Creek High School stands out in its reported results, at 67% in English and 54% in math—26 and 21 points above state rates—and a 98% graduation rate, compared with 80% statewide.
SchoolDigger’s average percentile ranking for the seven schools fell from 85 to 80 between 2023–24 and 2025–26, though results differed: Boulder Creek rose 7 points and Anthem School rose 6, while Stepping Stones fell 16. Grade-specific results can also change the picture: Stepping Stones has the highest third-grade math result at 92%, while Desert Mountain School scores 36% in both fifth-grade subjects, below the 38% state rate. Ratios vary too: Diamond Canyon reports 16.6 students per teacher and Gavilan Peak 13.1, but these figures do not form a simple pattern with results. The available test scores cover one year, so they cannot show whether achievement is rising or falling.
Thank you for your feedback!