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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Copper Ridge School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4240)·NCES 040757002115
Copper Ridge School
10101 E THOMPSON PEAK PKWY, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255 · (480) 484-1400 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
69.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
52.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -20.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
554
-320 (-37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 18.4:1
% White
80%
was 85%
% Hispanic
9%
was 7%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Copper Ridge School
Copper Ridge School is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, one of the schools within Scottsdale Unified District (4240), instructing 554 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Copper Ridge School sits 23% above that benchmark.
Across the 30 schools in Scottsdale Unified District (4240) (20,682 students total), Copper Ridge School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Copper Ridge School shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Copper Ridge School shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Copper Ridge School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale, roughly 2.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Copper Ridge School.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 37%: 874 students in 2018 compared to 554 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 85% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for Copper Ridge School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
- Cheyenne Traditional SchoolElementary · 953 students
- Cocopah Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 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
- Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale2.3 mi · 1,079
- Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep2.5 mi · 898
- Desert Canyon Elementary2.8 mi · 453
- Desert Canyon Middle School2.8 mi · 423
- Grayhawk Elementary School3.1 mi · 408
- Pinnacle Peak Preparatory3.3 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Copper Ridge SchoolHow many students attend Copper Ridge School?
Copper Ridge School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Copper Ridge School serve?
Copper Ridge School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Copper Ridge School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Copper Ridge School is approximately 13.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Copper Ridge School?
Student demographics at Copper Ridge School are roughly 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Copper Ridge School in?
Copper Ridge School is part of Scottsdale Unified District (4240).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.