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If you had an hour of school board time for Cheyenne Traditional School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
953
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4240)·NCES 040757001194
Cheyenne Traditional School
13636 N 100TH ST, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260 · (480) 484-5600 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL953 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Arizona public elementary 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.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (100).
Student demographics
37%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
79.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -2.0pp since 2017
Math
76.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -7.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 7 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 82.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 79.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 78.0% |
| 2018-19 | 82.0% | 82.0% |
| 2017-18 | 81.0% | 83.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cheyenne Traditional School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #33 of 1,072 ▲ 5 | #29 of 646 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #22 of 1,072 ▲ 5 | #21 of 646 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #450 of 930 | #288 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 953 | #49 of 1,223 | #40 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #780 of 991 | #492 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #770 of 1,007 | #505 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #215 of 256 | #112 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
953
+94 (+11%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 925
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 953 | 48.6 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 895 | 45.2 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 46.9 | 18.8:1 | 4% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 859 | 48 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 928 | 45.9 | 20.2:1 | 4% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 982 | 47 | 20.9:1 | 2% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 974 | 47 | 20.7:1 | 4% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 925 | 46 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cheyenne Traditional School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (928 to 953); teachers up 6% (45.9 to 48.6).
About Cheyenne Traditional School
In SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, part of Maricopa County, Cheyenne Traditional School is an elementary school. The school reports 953 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451 students.
Scottsdale Unified District (4240) has a total of 30 schools and 20,682 students, Cheyenne Traditional School among them.
At 78%, White students outnumber all other groups at Cheyenne Traditional School combined. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Maricopa County, the White share is about 59%. Cheyenne Traditional School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, lower than at this school.
Cheyenne Traditional School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Arizona public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Maricopa County has these Census figures: median household income is about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Cheyenne Traditional School is among the 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County.
Redfield Elementary School is located about 1.1 miles from Cheyenne Traditional School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
The student count in 2024-25 was 953, 11% above the 859 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.6:1, from 17.9:1.
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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
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 1,773 students
- Arcadia High SchoolHigh · 1,679 students
- Saguaro High SchoolHigh · 1,300 students
- Cocopah Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 students
- Ingleside Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
Other schools in SCOTTSDALE
- Desert Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 1,773 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
Nearby schools
- Redfield Elementary School1.1 mi · 420
- Desert Canyon Middle School1.2 mi · 423
- Desert Canyon Elementary1.2 mi · 453
- Mission Montessori Academy's Middle Years Program1.6 mi · 43
- Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep1.9 mi · 898
- Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale1.9 mi · 1,079
Frequently asked questions
About Cheyenne Traditional SchoolHow large is Cheyenne Traditional School?
Cheyenne Traditional School enrolls approximately 953 students in grades PK-08.
Is Cheyenne Traditional School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cheyenne Traditional School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Cheyenne Traditional School have?
Cheyenne Traditional School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cheyenne Traditional School?
At Cheyenne Traditional School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cheyenne Traditional School?
Cheyenne Traditional School is overseen by Scottsdale Unified District (4240) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.