- Scottsdale Unified School District
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The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) in Scottsdale, Arizona 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.
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History
The Scottsdale Unified School District was founded in 1896 by Major Winfield Scott, also the founder of the city of Scottsdale. The first classes were taught by Aliza Bount, who, for health reasons, moved to Arizona from Illinois with her husband George and their three children. Classes were held in their adobe home, which was just south of what is now Civic Center Plaza and Second Street. Aliza Bount was paid $40 a month to teach the 8-10 students from the seven families who resided in Scottsdale at that time.
The district's first bond election was held May 1, 1909,[1] with all 13 citizens voting "yes". The amount of the bond, $5,000, was used to build the district's 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 (290 km2), including some areas not part of the City of Scottsdale itself; specifically, the district includes 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; five comprehensive high schools, six middle schools, three K-8 schools, sixteen elementary schools, and one alternative school.[2]
Elementary schools
- Anasazi Elementary School
- Cherokee Elementary School
- Cochise Elementary School
- Copper Ridge School
- Desert Canyon Elementary School
- Hohokam Elementary School
- Hopi Elementary School
- Kiva Elementary School
- Laguna Elementary School
- Navajo Elementary School-S.T.E.M
- Pima Elementary School
- Pueblo Elementary School
- Redfield Elementary School
- Sequoya Elementary School
- Tavan Elementary School
- Tonalea Elementary School
- Yavapai Elementary School
Middle schools
K-8 and middle schools in Scottsdale USD School Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center Cheyenne Traditional Cocopah MS Copper Ridge Desert Canyon MS Ingleside MS Mohave MS Mountainside MS Supai MS Location Scottsdale Scottsdale Scottsdale Scottsdale Scottsdale Phoenix Scottsdale Scottsdale Scottsdale Grade range K-8 K-8 6-8 K-8 6-8 6-8 7-8 6-8 7-8 Year opened 1990 1997 1965 2001 1996 1956 1962 1991 1959[notes 1] School colors Purple, teal, black Dark navy, gold Blue, gold Black, teal, copper Blue, silver Blue, white Black, white Black, red Eagle School mascot Jaguar Roadrunner Mustang Trailblazer Mountain Lion Trojan Wildcat Cougar Eagle Principal Charles Grisier Mike Duff Susan Thomas Sheila Burnham Eileen Nilson Tanya Beckwith Robert Aguilar Chris Asmussen Dawn Ewan Thompson The Scottsdale Unified School District is converting Mohave and Supai middle schools to 6th-8th grades in the near future.[3]
High schools
High schools in Scottsdale USD School Arcadia Chaparral Coronado Desert Mountain[notes 2][notes 3] Saguaro Location Phoenix Scottsdale Scottsdale Scottsdale Scottsdale Year opened[notes 4] 1958 1974 1961 1995 1966 School colors Red, blue Red, gold Scarlet, navy blue Maroon, gray Black, gold School mascot Titans Firebirds Don Wolves Sabercats Principal Anne-Marie Woolsey Gale Holland John Biera Greg Milbrandt Brian Corte Athletic conference 4A-II 5A-II 4A-II 5A-I 4A-I Enrollment 1,680 2,090 1,435 2,665 1,400 Alternative schools
- Sierra Vista Academy
Notes
- ^ As a K-8 school; converted in 1981 to 7th and 8th grade. Buildings replaced Nov. 2001-Aug. 2002. Supai Middle School - Supai History
- ^ An International Baccalaureate program school
- ^ The library is a dual-use facility with the City of Scottsdale
- ^ Each of the SUSD high schools except DMHS were recently renovated. All renovations were completed by the end of 2008.
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External links
Categories:- School districts in Maricopa County, Arizona
- Education in Scottsdale, Arizona
- Educational institutions established in 1896
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