Desert Sun Academy

Desert Sun Academy serves students in Scottsdale, Arizona, as a small elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 191 students. It has 58% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Arizona (about 451).

Cave Creek Unified District (4244) counts 8 schools and 3,821 students, including Desert Sun Academy.

More than half of enrollment at Desert Sun Academy is White: 73%. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points above the 59% share among Maricopa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.

The school lists 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona, this school's ratio is lower.

Desert Sun Academy earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Arizona public elementary schools.

The school's county is Maricopa County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Desert Sun Academy shares Maricopa County with 1,351 other public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Sonoran Trails Middle School is closest at about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Federal data place Desert Sun Academy in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Reported enrollment: 337 (2020-21) and 191 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.1:1 to 13.3:1.

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