Boulder Creek High School

Summary:

Located in Anthem, Arizona, Boulder Creek High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 2,375 students. The school is part of the Deer Valley Unified District, which is ranked 91 out of 288 districts in the state.

Boulder Creek High School consistently ranks among the top 20% of high schools in Arizona, with strong academic performance on standardized tests. Between 54-76% of students are proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 39-79% are proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming state and district averages. The school also boasts a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.4% to 95.5% over the past five years, well above the state average. When compared to nearby high schools in the Deer Valley Unified District, such as Mountain Ridge High School and Sandra Day O'Connor High School, Boulder Creek High School performs similarly or slightly better on key metrics.

While Boulder Creek High School's overall performance is strong, there are a few areas where the school could potentially improve, such as the performance of its White and Multi-racial student subgroups, which rank lower compared to other subgroups. Additionally, the school's performance on the AzSCI science assessment, while still above the state average, could be an area of focus for improvement. Overall, Boulder Creek High School is a high-performing school that consistently delivers strong academic results and maintains high graduation rates, making it a standout in the Deer Valley Unified District and the state of Arizona.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 40404 N Gavilan Peak Pkwy
       Anthem, AZ  85086-2754


(623) 445-8600

District: Deer Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
83rd of 259 Arizona High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,007 Help


Feeder schools for Boulder Creek High School:

Elementary:    Anthem School
    Canyon Springs STEM Academy
    Desert Mountain School
    Diamond Canyon School
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Student/teacher ratio:  23.8 Help
Number of students:  2,375

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.1%
Hispanic:
14.6%
Two or more races:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13% Help


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Compare Details Boulder Creek High School ranks better than 68% of high schools in Arizona. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked high schools in the Deer Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.47. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Boulder Creek 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 Racial makeup is: White (77.1%), Hispanic (14.6%), two or more races (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 13% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Boulder Creek High School is 23.8. 2 high schools in the Deer Valley Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Boulder Creek High School employs 99.6 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Boulder Creek High School is $5,007. 3 high schools in the Deer Valley Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Boulder Creek High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Boulder Creek High School 83rd of 259 Arizona public high schools. (See Boulder Creek High School in the ranking list.)

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Deer Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Deer Valley Unified District 91st of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Boulder Creek High School

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Rank History for all students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 81.51 81st 395 79.5%
2010 88.20 49th 403 87.8%
2011 83.03 71st 397 82.1%
2012 80.89 79th 471 83.2%
2013 86.00 49th 491 90.0%
2014 84.38 59th 394 85.0%
2015 53.67 84th 261 67.8%
2016 63.59 96th 406 76.4%
2017 64.97 95th 416 77.2%
2018 71.16 83rd 420 80.2%
2019 67.77 58th 285 79.6%
2021 85.97 60th 509 88.2%
2022 75.67 84th 464 81.9%
2023 82.67 65th 469 86.1%
2024 63.47 83rd 259 68.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.10 8th 76 89.5%
2019 77.25 2nd 25 92.0%
2021 71.04 88th 374 76.5%
2022 54.96 105th 282 62.8%
2023 55.27 82nd 199 58.8%
2024 29.74 27th 36 25.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Boulder Creek 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 Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.70 104th 155 32.9%
2021 51.98 131st 422 69.0%
2022 47.87 117th 380 69.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.88 42nd 253 83.4%
2023 71.57 64th 347 81.6%
2024 57.97 61st 168 63.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.10 69th 168 58.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.90 75th 354 78.8%
2019 66.61 64th 247 74.1%
2021 84.13 70th 492 85.8%
2022 74.78 76th 456 83.3%
2023 83.23 50th 406 87.7%
2024 61.95 73rd 193 62.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 47.00 78th 125 37.6%
2023 74.96 11th 74 85.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.61 69th 370 81.4%
2019 69.95 53rd 238 77.7%
2021 84.54 59th 492 88.0%
2022 71.06 100th 455 78.0%
2023 78.43 77th 429 82.1%
2024 56.71 88th 207 57.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.90 57th 83 31.3%
2022 49.43 118th 238 50.4%
2023 68.57 38th 146 74.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.33 24th 122 80.3%
2021 44.33 129th 306 57.8%
2022 52.06 110th 301 63.5%
2023 76.56 38th 201 81.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.88 26th 311 91.6%
2019 80.35 16th 183 91.3%
2021 78.69 65th 479 86.4%
2022 64.71 97th 441 78.0%
2023 77.42 48th 379 87.3%
2024 53.02 60th 164 63.4%
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Rank History for Native American students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 59.48 68th 255 73.3%
2023 75.69 25th 128 80.5%
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Rank History for White students at Boulder Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.42 93rd 291 68.0%
2019 54.91 79th 217 63.6%
2021 77.75 83rd 448 81.5%
2022 59.52 132nd 409 67.7%
2023 67.65 105th 371 71.7%
2024 40.62 103rd 174 40.8%
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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.

Boulder Creek High School Test Scores
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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Boulder Creek High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 659 7 15 38 2 n/a n/a 0 721
2006 1203 24 31 86 5 n/a n/a 0 1349
2007 1714 40 49 133 8 n/a n/a 0 1944
2008 1904 46 46 169 11 n/a n/a 0 2176
2009 1956 48 51 167 20 n/a n/a 0 2242
2010 2033 53 56 190 15 n/a n/a 0 2347
2011 1930 47 56 287 13 4 11 0 2348
2012 1973 44 53 270 16 7 27 0 2390
2013 2019 42 55 259 7 12 42 0 2436
2014 2108 49 46 274 9 14 53 0 2553
2015 2154 56 46 288 7 16 72 0 2639
2016 2103 57 43 280 4 9 80 0 2576
2017 2085 57 45 304 11 6 79 0 2587
2018 2021 54 50 295 13 7 93 0 2533
2019 2038 54 45 323 12 9 95 0 2576
2020 2048 44 25 320 10 7 123 0 2577
2021 1824 40 37 299 13 8 86 0 2307
2022 1909 49 37 342 13 10 96 0 2456
2023 1832 38 37 347 12 4 105 0 2375

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 Boulder Creek High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 721 27.1 26.6 6.4
2006 1349 55.5 24.3 5.9
2007 1944 79.9 24.3 4.7
2008 2176 91.3 23.8 n/a
2009 2242 97.4 23.0 7.7
2010 2347 96.0 24.4 11.1
2011 2348 95.0 24.7 9.2
2012 2390 100.2 23.8 9.9
2013 2436 101.4 24.0 15.4
2014 2553 97.8 26.0 16.3
2015 2639 106.0 24.8 12.6
2016 2576 103.0 25.0 12.9
2017 2587 110.2 23.4 13.7
2018 2533 108.8 23.2 14
2019 2576 109.8 23.4 15
2020 2577 112.2 22.9 13
2021 2307 111.4 20.7 n/a
2022 2456 98.8 24.8 4.1
2023 2375 99.6 23.8 13

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 Boulder Creek High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 721 27.1 26.6 6.4
2006 1349 55.5 24.3 5.9
2007 1944 79.9 24.3 4.7
2008 2176 91.3 23.8 n/a
2009 2242 97.4 23.0 7.7
2010 2347 96.0 24.4 11.1
2011 2348 95.0 24.7 9.2
2012 2390 100.2 23.8 9.9
2013 2436 101.4 24.0 15.4
2014 2553 97.8 26.0 16.3
2015 2639 106.0 24.8 12.6
2016 2576 103.0 25.0 12.9
2017 2587 110.2 23.4 13.7
2018 2533 108.8 23.2 14
2019 2576 109.8 23.4 15
2020 2577 112.2 22.9 13
2021 2307 111.4 20.7 n/a
2022 2456 98.8 24.8 4.1
2023 2375 99.6 23.8 13

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 Boulder Creek 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 $315 (4.4%) $67 (0.9%) $696 (9.8%) $5,403 (76.3%) $1,298 (18.3%) $6,701 (94.6%) $7,082
2020 $217 (4.5%) $37 (0.8%) $470 (9.7%) $4,219 (87.0%) $376 (7.8%) $4,595 (94.8%) $4,849
2021 $221 (4.3%) $448 (8.6%) $890 (17.1%) $4,639 (89.3%) n/a $4,523 (87.1%) $5,192
2022 $318 (6.4%) $59 (1.2%) $696 (13.9%) $4,264 (85.2%) $365 (7.3%) $4,629 (92.5%) $5,007

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Boulder Creek High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 58th of 285 High schoolsRanks 65th of 469 High schools
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students25762375
 7.8%
African American5438
 29.6%
American Indian1212
Asian4537
 17.8%
Hispanic323347
 7.4%
Pacific Islander94
 55.6%
White20381832
 10.1%
Two or More Races95105
 10.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients15%13%
 2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Boulder Creek High School

Boulder Creek High School ranks 83rd of 259 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,375 students attended Boulder Creek High School.

Students at Boulder Creek High School are 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Boulder Creek High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anthem School
Elementary : Canyon Springs STEM Academy
Elementary : Desert Mountain School
Elementary : Diamond Canyon School
Elementary : Gavilan Peak School
Elementary : New River Elementary School
Elementary : Sunset Ridge 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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