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Which teacher or staff member at Chaparral High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,773
High
DISTRICT 1,481 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4240)·NCES 040757000641
Chaparral High School
6935 E GOLD DUST AVE, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85253 · (480) 484-6500 · Maricopa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,773 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Arizona public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 378 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 444 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 458 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 493 | 28% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +12.0pp since 2017
Math
63.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +10.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 10 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 40.0% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Chaparral High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #21 of 268 ▼ 3 | #17 of 144 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #30 of 267 ▼ 6 | #23 of 143 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #122 of 220 | #71 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,773 | #79 of 510 | #62 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #193 of 279 | #116 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #209 of 284 | #124 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #39 of 132 | #25 of 80 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,773
-225 (-11%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,646
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,773 | 83.2 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,909 | 89.5 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,038 | 90.4 | 22.5:1 | 6% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 1,998 | 91 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,161 | 100 | 21.6:1 | 6% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 2,077 | 88 | 23.6:1 | 5% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 2,111 | 99 | 21.3:1 | 4% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 1,889 | 91 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,646 | 76 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chaparral High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (2,161 to 1,773); teachers down 17% (100 to 83.2).
About Chaparral High School
Chaparral High School is a public high school run by Scottsdale Unified District (4240) in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. It had 1,773 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Arizona average about 631 students, which makes this school 181% bigger than average.
Chaparral High School is a school in Scottsdale Unified District (4240). The district has 30 schools and 20,682 students.
About 76% of the student body at Chaparral High School is White. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 59% of Maricopa County residents are White. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Chaparral High School are from different groups.
The school's 83.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. High schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 20.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Chaparral High School lands at A, ahead of 90% of Arizona public high schools.
The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,300 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Chaparral High School, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Cocopah Middle School, is the closest to Chaparral High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Chaparral High School enrolled 1,998 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,773.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
- Desert Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Arcadia High SchoolHigh · 1,679 students
- Saguaro High SchoolHigh · 1,300 students
- Cheyenne Traditional SchoolElementary · 953 students
- Cocopah Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 students
- Ingleside Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
Other schools in SCOTTSDALE
- Desert Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Cactus Shadows High SchoolHigh · 1,362 students
- Saguaro High SchoolHigh · 1,300 students
- Great Hearts Academies - Archway ScottsdaleCombined · 1,079 students
- BASIS ScottsdaleCombined · 1,023 students
Other Chaparral High schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Chaparral High. Chaparral High School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Chaparral HighTemecula, CA · 3,136 students
- Chaparral High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,295 students
- Chaparral High SchoolKILLEEN, TX · 2,031 students
- Chaparral High SchoolPARKER, CO · 2,007 students
- CHAPARRAL HIGHANTHONY, NM · 1,067 students
Nearby schools
- Cocopah Middle School0.9 mi · 861
- Sequoya Elementary School1.3 mi · 575
- Scottsdale Country Day School1.7 mi · 133
- Cherokee Elementary School1.8 mi · 690
- Sonoran Sky Elementary School1.9 mi · 567
- Cochise Elementary School1.9 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Chaparral High SchoolHow many students attend Chaparral High School?
Chaparral High School enrolls approximately 1,773 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Chaparral High School serve?
Chaparral High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Chaparral High School?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Chaparral High School.
How diverse is Chaparral High School?
Chaparral High School reports a student body of 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Chaparral High School public or private?
Chaparral High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scottsdale Unified District (4240).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.