Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Set in Scottsdale, Arizona, Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep is a mid-tier secondary school, one of the schools within Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (89756). It hosts 898 students across grades 5 through 12. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep sits inside Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (89756), the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

In terms of school funding signals, Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep records 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site. Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep has grew 8%, going from 829 students in 2018 to 898 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 76% to 69% over that span.

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