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 The Scottsdale Unified School District has 31 schools serving about 26,000 students. More than 3,000 persons are employed by the district, including about 1,700 teachers. The district celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1996. Its boundaries include most, but not all, of the city of Scottsdale, almost all of the town of Paradise Valley, a section of the city of Phoenix and a section of the city of Tempe.  How to Open EnrollDistrict Vision, Mission, Goals and Beliefs
The District's first bond election was held May 1, 1909, with 13 citizens voting "yes" and zero citizens voting "no." The amount of the bond, $5,000, was used to build our first school, now known as the "Little Red Schoolhouse." This building, also known at the time as Coronado School, is a historic site on Scottsdale Mall and now the home of the Scottsdale Historical Society. Today, the District covers 112 square miles. Our boundaries are not coterminous with city of Scottsdale boundaries. We serve most of the town of Paradise Valley and parts of Tempe and Phoenix in addition to most of Scottsdale. The District has about 27,000 students and approximately 1,800 certified and 1,000 classified employees. We have 5 comprehensive high schools, 6 middle schools, 3 K-8 schools, 16 elementary schools, and 1 alternative school. |
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 SUSD is Arizona’s Most Excelling School District, with 22 schools earning the State’s highest rating, Excelling. All SUSD schools are rated as Performing, Performing Plus, Highly Performing or Excelling by the Arizona Department of Education. Why choose Scottsdale? All of our schools have made the grade with the Arizona Department of Education – all of our schools are rated as Performing or better. We have special programs for gifted students, an International Baccalaureate program and offerings, such as band and strings for children as young as the fourth grade, that aren’t available in most other districts. |
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