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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 85327

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At a glance

Schools

3,445

Students

Top rankedHorseshoe Trails Elementary School101^st of 909 Arizona elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Black Mountain Elementary School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Desert Sun Academy 13.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2023)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Black Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	33606 N 60th St	Scottsdale	85327	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 575-2100	496	32	15.5	7.7%	382 (77.0%)	7 (1.4%)	66 (13.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	85.3	114^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.5%		81.7	151^st of 912 public elementary schools	83.4%	37	67.0	81.0	65.0	51.0				69.0	75.0	75.0	48.0				52.0			$2,686	$103	$48	$254	$2,064	$470	$2,535
Desert Sun Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	27880 N. 64th Street	Scottsdale	85327	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 575-2900	191	14	13.2	13.7%	139 (72.8%)	3 (1.6%)	39 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)								(n/a)		55.0	37.0							39.0					35.0			$2,495	$80	$57	$216	$1,867	$491	$2,358
Cactus Shadows High School	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	5.9%	1,090 (80.0%)	13 (1.0%)	167 (12.3%)	33 (2.4%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	48 (3.5%)	75.4	55^th of 271 public high schools	79.7%		68.6	67^th of 270 public high schools	75.2%	12							68.0							58.0			29.0	$2,314	$60	$114	$234	$1,669	$471	$2,140
Sonoran Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	5555 East Pinnacle Vista Drive	Phoenix	85327	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 272-8600	615	32	19.4	6.8%	486 (79.0%)	4 (0.7%)	88 (14.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.6%)	55	207^th of 552 public middle schools	62.5%		70	131^st of 550 public middle schools	76.2%	76					47.0	44.0						40.0	36.0			39.0		$2,721	$60	$60	$181	$2,035	$566	$2,600
Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4322 E Desert Willow Parkway	Cave Creek	85327	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 575-2800	338	23	14.7	5.7%	237 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (21.0%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	75.2	204^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.6%		83	144^th of 912 public elementary schools	84.2%	60	66.0	61.0	60.0	60.0				39.0	46.0	70.0	58.0				54.0			$2,222	$129	$50	$308	$1,544	$499	$2,043
Horseshoe Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5405 E. Pinnacle Vista Drive	Phoenix	85327	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 272-8500	424	24	17.7	3.9%	339 (80.0%)	8 (1.9%)	38 (9.0%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	86.7	101^st of 909 public elementary schools	88.9%		86.7	104^th of 912 public elementary schools	88.6%	3	57.0	79.0	73.0	46.0				68.0	78.0	78.0	52.0				70.0			$2,778	$105	$60	$271	$1,959	$653	$2,612
Cave Creek Academy of Excellence	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	33016 N 60th St	Scottsdale	85327	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 575-2042	19				13 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														41.0				$863	$04	$324	$332	$531	$04	$535

Cities Near Zip Code 85327

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scottsdale	2.53 mi	62	12^th
Cave Creek	2.87 mi	3	9^th
Phoenix	6.02 mi	494	57^th
Desert Hills	6.72 mi	1	18^th
Anthem	7.96 mi	8	8^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.