Summary:
ZIP code 85253 has five schools: four elementary schools and one high school. The reported English and math results are for 2025–26, while science results are from 2024–25; taken together, the scores show an area with several strong performers but meaningful differences between schools. The clearest overall finding is that Cherokee Elementary School leads in all-grades English and math and stays ahead of Kiva Elementary School in both subjects across grades 3–5.
Cherokee is the top all-grades scorer, with 80% proficient in English and 86% in math; Kiva follows at 71% and 73%. Chaparral High School reports 67% in English and 59% in math, while Scottsdale Country Day School has 63% and 58%. Montessori Academy is lowest at 49% and 39%, though those scores remain 8 points above the state in English and 6 points above in math. The top-to-bottom spread is 31 points in English and 47 points in math. Kiva stands out in fifth-grade science: 76% proficient, compared with 69% at Cherokee and 34% statewide.
SchoolDigger’s rankings show different paths rather than a shared trend: Chaparral improved from 55th of 270 schools in 2023–24 to 33rd of 256 in 2025–26, while Cherokee remained near the top, moving from 8th to 9th, and Kiva moved from 24th to 52nd. These rankings describe relative standing, not changes in test scores. School size and reported student–teacher ratios do not neatly match the score pattern: Montessori has the lowest ratio, 11.8:1, but the lowest scores, while Chaparral has the highest ratio, 21.3:1, and its 11th-grade English and math results are 29 and 28 points above state figures. Chaparral’s 11th-grade science result, 19%, matches the state figure.
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