Shadow Mountain High School

Summary:

Shadow Mountain High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 1,109. The school is part of the Paradise Valley Unified District, which is ranked 108 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shadow Mountain High School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Arizona high schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 81 out of 259 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state and district averages, with 53% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 41% proficient or better in mathematics. Additionally, the school has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 94% in 2019-2020 to 85.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Paradise Valley High School and Sunnyslope High School, Shadow Mountain High School performs similarly or better on key metrics like academic performance and graduation rates. The school's racial diversity, with a higher percentage of White and Hispanic students compared to some nearby schools, is also a notable differentiating factor.


Detail:

Public 8-12

 2902 E Shea Blvd
       Phoenix, AZ  85028-3207


(602) 449-3000

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
81st of 259 Arizona High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,427 Help


Feeder schools for Shadow Mountain High School:

Elementary:    Desert Cove Elementary School
    Hidden Hills Elementary School
    Larkspur Elementary School
    Mercury Mine Elementary School
Middle:    Shea Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  1,109

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.4%
Hispanic:
32.7%
Two or more races:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.9% Help


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Compare Details Shadow Mountain High School ranks better than 68.7% of high schools in Arizona. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked high schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.48. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Shadow Mountain High School 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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Shadow Mountain High School has the smallest high school student body size in the Paradise Valley Unified District. Racial makeup is: White (56.4%), Hispanic (32.7%), two or more races (4.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shadow Mountain High School is 14.6, which is the lowest among 5 high schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shadow Mountain High School is $9,427, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shadow Mountain High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Shadow Mountain High School 81st of 259 Arizona public high schools. (See Shadow Mountain High School in the ranking list.)

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Paradise Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Paradise Valley Unified District 108th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Shadow Mountain High School

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Rank History for all students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 81.71 79th 395 80.0%
2010 74.34 108th 403 73.2%
2011 76.67 101st 397 74.6%
2012 74.99 117th 471 75.2%
2013 73.97 132nd 491 73.1%
2014 69.03 135th 394 65.7%
2015 25.19 198th 261 24.1%
2016 45.22 171st 406 57.9%
2017 40.85 192nd 416 53.8%
2018 32.40 232nd 420 44.8%
2019 31.74 171st 285 40.0%
2021 63.85 143rd 509 71.9%
2022 66.59 113th 464 75.6%
2023 70.12 120th 469 74.4%
2024 64.48 81st 259 68.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.76 67th 76 11.8%
2021 27.83 243rd 374 35.0%
2022 41.54 158th 282 44.0%
2023 87.35 11th 199 94.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.58 29th 312 90.7%
2022 41.67 53rd 258 79.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.24 98th 155 36.8%
2019 55.07 1st 3 66.7%
2021 50.72 139th 422 67.1%
2022 52.72 94th 380 75.3%
2023 46.45 60th 172 65.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.91 179th 253 29.2%
2022 39.19 87th 168 48.2%
2023 60.28 104th 347 70.0%
2024 47.83 84th 168 50.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 77.29 16th 150 89.3%
2023 20.47 55th 60 8.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.61 226th 354 36.2%
2019 36.61 138th 247 44.1%
2021 64.26 136th 492 72.4%
2022 67.25 100th 456 78.1%
2023 74.26 82nd 406 79.8%
2024 53.71 87th 193 54.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.57 214th 370 42.2%
2019 24.89 173rd 238 27.3%
2021 62.24 135th 492 72.6%
2022 61.25 130th 455 71.4%
2023 66.95 115th 429 73.2%
2024 66.99 64th 207 69.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.13 155th 231 32.9%
2022 40.13 153rd 238 35.7%
2023 36.89 101st 146 30.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.69 105th 122 13.9%
2021 52.23 109th 306 64.4%
2022 71.58 47th 301 84.4%
2023 40.29 107th 201 46.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.86 240th 311 22.8%
2019 18.47 164th 183 10.4%
2021 55.46 157th 479 67.2%
2022 45.56 171st 441 61.2%
2023 48.91 166th 379 56.2%
2024 47.87 70th 164 57.3%
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Rank History for Native American students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.19 63rd 256 75.4%
2022 73.00 44th 255 82.7%
2023 71.25 30th 128 76.6%
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Rank History for White students at Shadow Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.73 215th 291 26.1%
2019 30.78 151st 217 30.4%
2021 64.56 138th 448 69.2%
2022 72.03 75th 409 81.7%
2023 61.87 126th 371 66.0%
2024 54.75 73rd 174 58.0%
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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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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Shadow Mountain High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2485 16 41 54 12 n/a n/a -156 2452
1989 2416 24 42 60 12 n/a n/a -294 2260
1990 2226 20 42 77 8 n/a n/a -236 2137
1991 1962 103 44 102 46 n/a n/a -104 2153
1992 1836 88 40 120 34 n/a n/a 0 2118
1993 1824 32 60 153 24 n/a n/a 0 2093
1994 1757 30 51 76 15 n/a n/a 0 1929
1995 1696 43 47 102 6 n/a n/a 0 1894
1996 1696 43 47 102 6 n/a n/a 0 1894
1997 1751 40 43 129 3 n/a n/a 0 1966
1998 1697 36 41 113 9 n/a n/a 0 1896
1999 1694 49 40 151 10 n/a n/a 0 1944
2000 1625 53 36 148 13 n/a n/a 0 1875
2001 1590 56 41 152 18 n/a n/a 0 1857
2002 1618 45 42 182 17 n/a n/a 0 1904
2003 1618 45 42 182 17 n/a n/a 0 1904
2004 1559 54 40 222 11 n/a n/a 0 1886
2005 1562 55 33 259 23 n/a n/a 0 1932
2006 1569 52 42 271 21 n/a n/a 0 1955
2007 1447 47 43 275 31 n/a n/a 0 1843
2008 1469 56 43 264 30 n/a n/a 0 1862
2009 1434 62 50 279 22 n/a n/a 0 1847
2010 1350 73 43 306 24 n/a n/a 0 1796
2011 1166 39 24 339 10 4 129 0 1711
2012 1072 50 26 326 13 5 114 0 1606
2013 1025 46 22 337 17 3 99 0 1549
2014 955 48 19 347 19 3 84 0 1475
2015 883 54 14 343 25 1 70 0 1390
2016 829 69 18 363 17 3 67 0 1366
2017 791 67 24 385 20 3 68 0 1358
2018 721 83 24 385 20 4 71 0 1308
2019 746 83 30 411 25 6 82 0 1383
2020 700 71 27 407 22 3 77 0 1307
2021 643 65 19 375 24 4 65 0 1195
2022 621 56 21 388 23 3 59 0 1171
2023 625 37 17 363 13 3 51 0 1109

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 Shadow Mountain High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2452 101.0 24.2 n/a
1989 2260 108.8 20.7 n/a
1990 2137 96.7 22.0 n/a
1991 2153 96.7 22.2 n/a
1992 2118 101.8 20.8 n/a
1993 2093 98.4 21.3 n/a
1994 1929 87.6 22.0 n/a
1995 1894 86.6 21.9 n/a
1996 1894 86.6 21.9 n/a
1997 1966 83.7 23.5 n/a
1998 1896 85.1 22.3 n/a
1999 1944 82.8 23.5 n/a
2000 1875 81.8 22.9 n/a
2001 1857 80.2 23.2 n/a
2002 1904 83.7 22.7 14.3
2003 1904 83.7 22.7 14.3
2004 1886 79.2 23.8 15.7
2005 1932 85.0 22.7 20.3
2006 1955 86.4 22.6 11.6
2007 1843 85.8 21.5 17.5
2008 1862 84.8 22.0 19.2
2009 1847 82.2 22.5 21.1
2010 1796 72.2 24.8 20.9
2011 1711 72.2 23.6 22.1
2012 1606 71.6 22.4 26.8
2013 1549 68.4 22.6 n/a
2014 1475 66.3 22.2 13.3
2015 1390 68.0 20.4 28.3
2016 1366 71.0 19.2 29.6
2017 1358 71.4 19.0 39.2
2018 1308 71.8 18.2 36.9
2019 1383 73.0 18.9 36.9
2020 1307 75.4 17.3 30.9
2021 1195 73.7 16.2 n/a
2022 1171 76.4 15.3 15.7
2023 1109 75.8 14.6 27.9

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 Shadow Mountain High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2452 101.0 24.2 n/a
1989 2260 108.8 20.7 n/a
1990 2137 96.7 22.0 n/a
1991 2153 96.7 22.2 n/a
1992 2118 101.8 20.8 n/a
1993 2093 98.4 21.3 n/a
1994 1929 87.6 22.0 n/a
1995 1894 86.6 21.9 n/a
1996 1894 86.6 21.9 n/a
1997 1966 83.7 23.5 n/a
1998 1896 85.1 22.3 n/a
1999 1944 82.8 23.5 n/a
2000 1875 81.8 22.9 n/a
2001 1857 80.2 23.2 n/a
2002 1904 83.7 22.7 14.3
2003 1904 83.7 22.7 14.3
2004 1886 79.2 23.8 15.7
2005 1932 85.0 22.7 20.3
2006 1955 86.4 22.6 11.6
2007 1843 85.8 21.5 17.5
2008 1862 84.8 22.0 19.2
2009 1847 82.2 22.5 21.1
2010 1796 72.2 24.8 20.9
2011 1711 72.2 23.6 22.1
2012 1606 71.6 22.4 26.8
2013 1549 68.4 22.6 n/a
2014 1475 66.3 22.2 13.3
2015 1390 68.0 20.4 28.3
2016 1366 71.0 19.2 29.6
2017 1358 71.4 19.0 39.2
2018 1308 71.8 18.2 36.9
2019 1383 73.0 18.9 36.9
2020 1307 75.4 17.3 30.9
2021 1195 73.7 16.2 n/a
2022 1171 76.4 15.3 15.7
2023 1109 75.8 14.6 27.9

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 Shadow Mountain High School

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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 $225 (2.4%) $70 (0.8%) $519 (5.6%) $7,175 (78.0%) $1,730 (18.8%) $8,905 (96.8%) $9,199
2020 $00 (0.0%) n/a n/a $7,112 (89.9%) $801 (10.1%) $7,913 (100.0%) $7,913
2021 $202 (2.3%) $26 (0.3%) $430 (4.9%) $7,662 (87.1%) $902 (10.3%) $8,564 (97.4%) $8,792
2022 $496 (5.3%) $309 (3.3%) $1,302 (13.8%) $7,850 (83.3%) $770 (8.2%) $8,621 (91.5%) $9,426

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Shadow Mountain High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 171st of 285 High schoolsRanks 120th of 469 High schools
 34.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13831109
 19.8%
African American8337
 55.4%
American Indian2513
 48%
Asian3017
 43.3%
Hispanic411363
 11.7%
Pacific Islander63
 50%
White746625
 16.2%
Two or More Races8251
 37.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.9%27.9%
 9.1%


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Students at Shadow Mountain High School are 56% White, 33% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Shadow Mountain High School ranks 81st of 259 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,109 students attended Shadow Mountain High School.


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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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