http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ Our family is going to be relocating to the Scottsdale area. We have not bought a house yet, but are looking seriously at 85254 zip & Paradise Valley. We have young children (Kindergarten & 2nd grade by the fall), so are of course researching schools. Scottsdale Unified School District seems very good, but I want to get more input about each school. There are some on this website, but not very many that are recent. Any wonderful experiences or horrible ones?! Even private school recommends are welcome. Thank you for any advice you might have... GreatSchools en-us brummerl Ignore the ratings -- the best public school in Arizona is still worse than 95% of the schools in the country. There are a few gems, but they are hard ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=1#comment_469294 5100.469294 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:30:57 -0700 momwdcl we live in the 85260 zip, and our children attend a smaller private school camelback desert, the scottsdale campus. the school has been going through some changes in the last ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=1#comment_425491 5100.425491 Wed, 13 May 2009 21:02:35 -0700 danichristakos I would go private if you can. The public Schools in AZ are not the best. I do not know where you are moving from but when we moved here ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=1#comment_337283 5100.337283 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:07:06 -0800 either I live in the 85254 zip code, I researched this site for months before making a decision. I can tell you from experience, Liberty Elementary, Sunrise Middle, and Horizon High ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=1#comment_330284 5100.330284 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:53:45 -0800 teachnmom If you don't have a child with special education needs, I would also look at the Cave Creek Unified School District. As a parent who recently relocated to Scottsdale with ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=1#comment_294782 5100.294782 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:16:28 -0800 tamtam30 Thanks april! http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=2#comment_294379 5100.294379 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:30:02 -0800 AprilMom Here is some information I found from Wikipedia regarding Chaparral High School: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral_High_School,_Scottsdale,_Arizona"Chaparral has one of the highest graduation rates in the state, with a 98% graduation rate, significantly higher ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=2#comment_294315 5100.294315 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:04:09 -0800 Anonymous Check out Horizon High School, it was listed in Newsweek's (if I remember the magazine correctly) best 1000 high schools in the nation. http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=2#comment_294269 5100.294269 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:04:57 -0800 tamtam30 i have heard good things about so many different elementary schools. any opinions on which high school is best in the area? http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=2#comment_294178 5100.294178 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:44:50 -0800 Anonymous Tam,Sonoran Sky is located in Scottsdale (east of Scottsdale Rd. on Sweetwater), but it is part of the Paradise Valley School District. It also has a gifted program and is ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=2#comment_294176 5100.294176 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:21:45 -0800 AprilMom Hi again Tam,No - unfortunately I don't know anything about those two schools you mentioned. Yes, Sequoya has a program for gifted children. I believe they start testing before/after second ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=3#comment_294000 5100.294000 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:23:32 -0800 tamtam30 Hi april: do you know anything about grayhawk or copper ridge elementary? Does your school have a program for gifted children? http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=3#comment_293945 5100.293945 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:05:53 -0800 AprilMom Hi again Tam,I noticed that someone had reported that Sonoran Sky is also a good elementary school -- I didn't know that it was in the Paradise Valley School District. ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=3#comment_293894 5100.293894 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:26:07 -0800 AprilMom Hi Tam,I am happy to report that I have nothing but great things to say about the school my daughters started this year...We are at Sequoya Elementary School, in the ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=3#comment_293892 5100.293892 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:18:37 -0800 tamtam30 hi aprilmom, we are in the same exact position now. did you move? did you find out anything regarding scottsdale unified schools vs paradise valley? http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=3#comment_293882 5100.293882 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:55:22 -0800 Anonymous Sonoran Sky Elementary school is in that zip code, it is part of the Paradise Valley Unified school district, but is located just east of Scottsdale Rd. on Sweetwater. It's ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=4#comment_283069 5100.283069 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:38:50 -0800 peregoy4 Dear AprilMom,I'd like to introduce myself...I'm Selena Peregoy, a Realtor in Annapolis, MD and just joined GreatSchools Parent Community as an involved and concerned mom of 4 myself (2 grown, ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/169105/Relocating-to-Scottsdale-AZ?cpage=4#comment_169178 5100.169178 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:24:15 -0700