City: Phoenix, AZ
Category: Education
17. Paradise Valley Unified School District
City: Phoenix, AZ
Category: Education
Telephone: (602) 449-2000
Address: 15002 N. 32nd St.
Description: This district—the state’s seventh largest—encompasses all kinds of neighborhoods, from low-income housing to multimillion-dollar hillside homes. With some parts of the district experiencing high growth, most of the schools were built in the last 20 years. Organized in 1919, the district became a unified elementary and high school district in 1976 and currently boasts 31 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 high schools. It also runs an alternative high school and middle school. There are more than 33,000 students.
City: Phoenix, AZ
Category: Education
Address: 4502 N. Central Ave.
19. Scottsdale Unified School District
City: Phoenix, AZ
Category: Education
Telephone: (480) 484-6100
Address: 3811 N. 44th St.
Description: This district of about 26,000 students celebrated its centennial in 1996. It enjoys a good reputation, although you may find newer schools in the growth areas of north Scottsdale are at an advantage in facilities and programs over older schools in south Scottsdale. The district incorporates Paradise Valley, most of Scottsdale, and portions of Tempe and east Phoenix. It has 16 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 5 high schools, 3 K–8 schools, and one alternative school. One of the elementary schools is a “learning center,” where the emphases are on hands-on learning, whole-language reading, and cross-grade classrooms in a multicultural environment. Another elementary school focuses on back-to-basics instruction.
20. All Saints’ Episcopal Day School
City: Phoenix, AZ
Category: Education
Telephone: (602) 274-4866
Address: 6300 N. Central Ave.
Description: All Saints’ philosophy is to identify academically talented youth and develop their abilities through a curriculum that balances academic excellence, physical education, and spiritual awareness. There are many enriching programs, such as computers and drama, as well as extracurricular activities, such as chorus, sports, and community service. The school opened in 1963 and now serves kindergartners through 8th-graders. The student–teacher ratio is 9-to-1.
21. Brophy College Preparatory
City: Phoenix, AZ
Category: Education
Telephone: (602) 264-5291
Address: 4701 N. Central Ave.
Description: Brophy Prep sits on a 17-acre campus near Central Avenue and Camelback Road and encompasses a historically significant private chapel built when the school opened in 1928. The all-male Catholic Jesuit high school serves 9th- through 12th-grade students. The school’s curriculum is college prep, and 99 percent of its graduates go on to 4-year colleges and universities. The ratio of students to teachers is 20-to-1.
22. Scottsdale Christian Academy
City: Phoenix, AZ
Category: Education
Telephone: (602) 992-5100
Address: 14400 N. Tatum Blvd.
Description: The Scottsdale Christian Academy, founded in 1968, boasts top-notch facilities on a sprawling campus in north Phoenix. Current enrollment is approximately 900 students, preschool through high school. All students must sign a statement of faith in Christianity before admission. Older students receive a college-preparatory curriculum.