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What's the biggest difference between Yavapai Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTSDALE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4240)·NCES 040757000666
Yavapai Elementary School
701 N MILLER RD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85257 · (480) 484-3800 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Arizona public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- DThree-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
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -6.0pp since 2017
Math
18.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -30.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 30 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 48.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Yavapai Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #814 of 1,072 ▼ 244 | #505 of 646 ▼ 143 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #704 of 1,072 ▲ 3 | #438 of 646 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #59 of 930 | #36 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #696 of 1,223 | #504 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #86 of 991 | #44 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #427 of 1,007 | #293 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.6% | #35 of 256 | #23 of 138 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
407
+229 (+129%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 407 | 32.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 25.6 | 15.1:1 | 77% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 10 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 23.4 | 12.7:1 | 80% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 75% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 81% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 51 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 40 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yavapai Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (298 to 407); teachers up 39% (23.4 to 32.5).
About Yavapai Elementary School
Yavapai Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Arizona, with an address in SCOTTSDALE. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 407 students.
Enrollment across the 30 schools in Scottsdale Unified District (4240) totals 20,682 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Yavapai Elementary School, at 63%. Smaller groups are 14% White, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Native American. For comparison, the population of Maricopa County is roughly 31% Hispanic. Yavapai Elementary School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 12.5 students per teacher and 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.4 below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
The allk12 Grade for Yavapai Elementary School is C-. Compared with Arizona public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Maricopa County census figures show that the median household income is $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, enrolling about 725,139 students in all.
Nearest public school: Student Choice High School, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment figures are 178 for 2020-21 and 407 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.8:1 in 2020-21, and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Student Choice High School0.6 mi · 1,540
- Cecil Shamley School0.7 mi · 411
- Ombudsman - Charter Northeast1.1 mi · 93
- Scottsdale Online Learning1.2 mi · 141
- Tonalea Middle School1.2 mi · 393
- Coronado High School1.4 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Yavapai Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Yavapai Elementary School?
Yavapai Elementary School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Yavapai Elementary School serve?
Yavapai Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Yavapai Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Yavapai Elementary School.
How diverse is Yavapai Elementary School?
Yavapai Elementary School reports a student body of 14% White, 63% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Yavapai Elementary School?
Yavapai Elementary School is overseen by Scottsdale Unified District (4240) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.