Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Summary:

Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep is a high-performing public charter school serving grades 5-12 in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a student population of 875. The school is part of the Scottsdale Preparatory Academy district, which is ranked 29 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep consistently ranks among the top high schools in Arizona, with 92% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 90% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages of 38% and 30%, respectively. The school has maintained an impressive 96-100% four-year graduation rate over the past 5 years, far exceeding the state average. Additionally, the school's diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 68.11% White, 10.74% Hispanic, and 15.54% Asian, is notable compared to some nearby schools.

When compared to nearby public schools, such as Paradise Valley High School and Horizon High School, Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep stands out with significantly higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and overall school performance. The school's consistent top rankings in the state and its ability to support the success of various student subgroups make it a standout educational institution in the Scottsdale area.


Detail:

Public, Charter 5-12

 16537/16576 N. 92nd Street
       Scottsdale, AZ  85260


(480) 776-1970

District: Scottsdale Preparatory Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
6th of 259 Arizona High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  n/a Help
Number of students:  875

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.1%
Asian:
15.5%
Hispanic:
10.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  0% Help


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Compare Details Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep ranks better than 90.1% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.34. (See more...)
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Compare Details Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep ranks better than 97.7% of high schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 99.29. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep:

SchoolDigger ranks Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep 53rd of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep 6th of 259 Arizona public high schools. (See Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep in the ranking list.)

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Scottsdale Preparatory Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Scottsdale Preparatory Academy 29th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

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Rank History for all middle school students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 93.46 16th 663 97.6%
2010 94.48 14th 692 98.0%
2011 96.42 7th 685 99.0%
2012 92.49 16th 772 97.9%
2013 92.09 20th 787 97.5%
2014 96.20 12th 690 98.3%
2015 97.14 14th 521 97.3%
2016 97.60 18th 677 97.3%
2017 91.32 43rd 695 93.8%
2018 87.36 72nd 711 89.9%
2019 90.06 43rd 605 92.9%
2021 97.04 21st 832 97.5%
2022 86.38 52nd 605 91.4%
2023 91.07 51st 854 94.0%
2024 86.34 53rd 533 90.1%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.34 86th 650 86.8%
2022 74.53 31st 211 85.3%
2023 91.02 10th 384 97.4%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.30 53rd 789 93.3%
2023 34.94 206th 363 43.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 78.17 53rd 369 85.6%
2023 96.23 15th 717 97.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.39 73rd 624 88.3%
2019 83.90 53rd 466 88.6%
2021 93.02 37th 820 95.5%
2022 81.53 51st 494 89.7%
2023 88.73 54th 806 93.3%
2024 77.18 59th 379 84.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.58 74th 617 88.0%
2019 90.87 26th 435 94.0%
2021 98.39 12th 818 98.5%
2022 79.71 58th 476 87.8%
2023 90.52 51st 810 93.7%
2024 80.12 47th 356 86.8%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.21 18th 31 41.9%
2021 78.69 41st 404 89.9%
2022 70.24 44th 192 77.1%
2023 89.32 12th 247 95.1%
2024 52.35 15th 27 44.4%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.18 288th 573 49.7%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 94.85 22nd 802 97.3%
2023 89.36 35th 760 95.4%
2024 91.88 20th 322 93.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.57 91st 436 79.1%
2019 79.00 47th 337 86.1%
2021 89.65 29th 780 96.3%
2022 66.95 106th 446 76.2%
2023 75.14 108th 675 84.0%
2024 61.86 86th 273 68.5%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

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Rank History for all high school students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 95.28 11th 403 97.3%
2011 96.59 5th 397 98.7%
2012 89.82 35th 471 92.6%
2013 72.86 140th 491 71.5%
2014 93.46 12th 394 97.0%
2015 96.69 7th 261 97.3%
2016 97.35 6th 406 98.5%
2017 95.96 16th 416 96.2%
2018 95.83 16th 420 96.2%
2019 93.99 16th 285 94.4%
2021 98.89 20th 509 96.1%
2022 93.20 29th 464 93.8%
2023 99.16 14th 469 97.0%
2024 99.29 6th 259 97.7%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 89.07 37th 374 90.1%
2022 89.85 32nd 282 88.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.49 11th 354 96.9%
2019 92.05 17th 247 93.1%
2021 98.33 20th 492 95.9%
2022 88.59 36th 456 92.1%
2023 97.31 11th 406 97.3%
2024 98.26 4th 193 97.9%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.30 16th 370 95.7%
2019 91.73 17th 238 92.9%
2021 98.18 26th 492 94.7%
2022 96.13 21st 455 95.4%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.85 9th 83 89.2%
2021 80.34 45th 231 80.5%
2022 70.79 67th 238 71.8%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.26 84th 306 72.5%
2022 99.09 1st 301 99.7%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 99.84 12th 479 97.5%
2022 99.73 9th 441 98.0%
2023 98.32 6th 379 98.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.47 15th 291 94.8%
2019 87.83 18th 217 91.7%
2021 94.46 25th 448 94.4%
2022 88.20 28th 409 93.2%
2023 96.07 11th 371 97.0%
2024 98.92 1st 174 99.4%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Sunday, November 14, 2021

Open Quote Our family has been at SPA for several years. The incredible teachers & accelerated curriculum are why we love SPA. However, the teachers have excessive demands put on them, including the expectations to sub for absent teachers, and to work during their breaks. Teachers are busy enough without unreasonable additional pressures. These burdens are to blame for the high turn over. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Open Quote my son attend SPA and he really likes the environment. Sports is also encouraged here and he gets to play basketball, football,... etc.

I think it provides a holistic approach to educating young men and women.

Now they will start having K-5 this coming fall. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2009 243 6 15 17 1 n/a n/a 0 282
2010 322 11 23 29 1 n/a n/a 0 386
2011 372 11 26 19 0 0 5 0 433
2012 543 14 44 58 1 0 18 0 678
2013 631 17 58 73 1 0 23 0 803
2014 660 13 69 72 1 2 35 0 852
2015 688 12 78 79 1 3 30 0 891
2016 680 11 79 75 1 2 38 0 886
2017 646 9 80 72 2 5 43 0 857
2018 632 7 82 63 2 6 37 0 829
2019 596 6 82 61 2 9 38 0 794
2020 605 6 111 70 2 8 42 0 844
2021 608 3 126 80 2 5 41 0 865
2022 584 6 126 89 1 3 42 0 851
2023 596 5 136 94 1 1 42 0 875

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 282 n/a n/a n/a
2010 386 n/a n/a n/a
2011 433 n/a n/a 0
2012 678 n/a n/a n/a
2013 803 n/a n/a n/a
2014 852 n/a n/a n/a
2015 891 n/a n/a n/a
2016 886 n/a n/a n/a
2017 857 n/a n/a n/a
2018 829 n/a n/a n/a
2019 794 n/a n/a n/a
2020 844 n/a n/a n/a
2021 865 n/a n/a n/a
2022 851 n/a n/a n/a
2023 875 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 282 n/a n/a n/a
2010 386 n/a n/a n/a
2011 433 n/a n/a 0
2012 678 n/a n/a n/a
2013 803 n/a n/a n/a
2014 852 n/a n/a n/a
2015 891 n/a n/a n/a
2016 886 n/a n/a n/a
2017 857 n/a n/a n/a
2018 829 n/a n/a n/a
2019 794 n/a n/a n/a
2020 844 n/a n/a n/a
2021 865 n/a n/a n/a
2022 851 n/a n/a n/a
2023 875 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $00 (0.0%) $00 (0.0%) $5,408 (54.3%) $4,546 (45.7%) $9,954 (100.0%) $9,954

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 43rd of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 51st of 854 Middle schools
 1.1%
Ranks 16th of 285 High schoolsRanks 14th of 469 High schools
 2.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students794875
 10.2%
African American65
 16.7%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian82136
 65.9%
Hispanic6194
 54.1%
Pacific Islander91
 88.9%
White596596
Two or More Races3842
 10.5%


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Students at Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep are 68% White, 16% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 875 students attended Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep.

Yes! Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 6th of 259 Arizona high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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