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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4240)·NCES 040757001561

Echo Canyon K-8

4330 N 62ND ST, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251 · (480) 484-7500 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Arizona public elementary schools
  • BTest 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 elementary schools

Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3310%
Kindergarten268%
Grade 1289%
Grade 2237%
Grade 33611%
Grade 43712%
Grade 53912%
Grade 6248%
Grade 7299%
Grade 84213%

This year's kindergarten class (26) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (42).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
10633%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
16251%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
248%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
93%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
124%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
Male
15649%
Female
16151%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
47.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +7.0pp since 2017
Math
27.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -15.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 15 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.0%27.0%
2023-2447.0%25.0%
2022-2347.0%36.0%
2021-2245.0%33.0%
2020-2142.0%27.0%
2018-1944.0%38.0%
2017-1840.0%42.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Echo Canyon K-8 ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Maricopa County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#597 of 1,072
▲ 42
#379 of 646
▲ 21
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#341 of 1,072
▲ 24
#247 of 646
▲ 18
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.0pp#393 of 930#245 of 577
Enrollment
ranked largest first
317#854 of 1,223#577 of 692
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#80 of 991#40 of 615
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.9%#240 of 1,007#169 of 627
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.3%#277 of 721#174 of 456
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 2024-25
Enrollment
317
+55 (+21%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531725.612.4:1N/A
2023-243442513.8:1N/A
2022-2332030.210.6:154% (172)
2020-21262289.4:1N/A
2017-184033013.4:148% (193)
2015-164743015.8:142% (199)
2010-115253116.9:135% (182)
2000-015173216.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Echo Canyon K-8.

Since 2017-18: students down 21% (403 to 317); teachers down 15% (30 to 25.6).

About Echo Canyon K-8

Echo Canyon K-8 is a small elementary school found in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. It had 317 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Arizona enroll about 451 students on average.

Echo Canyon K-8 is in Scottsdale Unified District (4240), a district with 20,682 students across 30 schools.

Hispanic students are 51% of those enrolled at Echo Canyon K-8. The rest of enrollment is 33% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Maricopa County's population at about 31%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.

Its ratio of 12.4:1 is based on 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.

On the allk12 Grade, Echo Canyon K-8 lands at B, ahead of 55% of Arizona public elementary schools.

Maricopa County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Echo Canyon K-8 shares Maricopa County with 1,351 other public schools.

Echo Canyon K-8's nearest public school is Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation (about 1.0 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

The federal government classifies Echo Canyon K-8's location as City: Large.

Enrollment was 317 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 262. The ratio was 9.4:1 in 2020-21 and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.

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Maricopa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Echo Canyon K-8
District
Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
Address
4330 N 62ND ST, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251
Phone
(480) 484-7500
County
Maricopa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
317
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040757001561
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Echo Canyon K-8
How many students attend Echo Canyon K-8?
Echo Canyon K-8 enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Echo Canyon K-8 serve?
Echo Canyon K-8 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Echo Canyon K-8?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Echo Canyon K-8.
How diverse is Echo Canyon K-8?
Echo Canyon K-8 reports a student body of 33% White, 51% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Echo Canyon K-8 in?
Echo Canyon K-8 is part of Scottsdale Unified District (4240).
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