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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep administration to hear?
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Enrollment
898
High
STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTSDALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY (89756)·NCES 040074702795
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep
16537/16576 N. 92nd Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 · (480) 776-1970 · Maricopa County
GRADES 05–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL898 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Arizona public high schools
- A+Test 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
12.3:1
73 FTE teachers
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 6 | 187 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 179 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 9% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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% . -5.0pp since 2017
Math
57.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -21.0pp 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 57 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 5 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 21 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2018-19 | 74.0% | 83.0% |
| 2017-18 | 75.0% | 78.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #32 of 268 ▼ 13 | #26 of 144 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #27 of 267 ▼ 13 | #20 of 143 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #45 of 220 | #27 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 898 | #140 of 510 | #94 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #16 of 279 | #13 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #183 of 284 | #109 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #93 of 128 | #47 of 68 |
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
898
+33 (+4%) vs 2020
+107% since 2010-11, when it was 433
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 | 898 | 73 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 892 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 875 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 865 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 829 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 886 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 433 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep.
About Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep is a mid-sized high school located in Scottsdale, Arizona. In all, 898 students attend the school in grades 5 through 12. The school is 42% above the average for high schools in Arizona.
Federal records list Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (89756) as the district for Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep.
White students are 69% of those enrolled at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep. Other reported shares: 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 59% White among all Maricopa County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
On staff are 73 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. High schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 20.2:1.
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of Arizona public high schools.
In the surrounding county, Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools.
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale is about 0.2 miles from Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep is run as a public charter school.
The school grew from 865 students in 2020-21 to 898 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- 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 Scottsdale0.2 mi · 1,079
- Desert Canyon Middle School1.2 mi · 423
- Desert Canyon Elementary1.3 mi · 453
- Redfield Elementary School1.4 mi · 420
- Cheyenne Traditional School1.9 mi · 953
- BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus2.1 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale PrepHow large is Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep?
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep enrolls approximately 898 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep serve?
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep is approximately 12.3:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep?
Student demographics at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep are roughly 69% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep public or private?
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (89756).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.