Description: 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, with 13 citizens voting "yes" and zero citizens voting "no." The amount of the bond, $5,000, was used to build our 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. Our boundaries are not coterminous with city of Scottsdale boundaries. We serve most of the town of Paradise Valley and parts of Tempe and Phoenix in addition to most of Scottsdale. The District has about 25,668 students and 1,551 teachers. We have 5 comprehensive high schools, 1 online high school with Scottsdale Online Learning, 6 middle schools, 3 K-8 schools, 16 elementary schools and 3 Early Childhood campuses.
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| Inspection # | Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSP-0167364 | 2026-01-29 | Compliance (Annual) | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The following deficiencies were found at the time of the Compliance Inspection conducted on 1/29/2026, and are subject to changes pending programmatic review. The Plan of Corrections is required to be submitted through the Licensing Portal within 10 days of the receipt of the Statement of Deficiencies. The following was discussed but is not limited to: *Ensure brooms are inaccessible to enrolled children, and *Ensure evacuation plans are posted in all activity areas. There were 2 staff files reviewed. 2 of the 2 fingerprint clearance cards were verified to be valid through the DPS website. The Compliance Officer provided a paper copy of the Notice of Inspection Rights and the Small Business Bill of Rights to the Facility Director at the time of the inspection. | |||
| INSP-0052619 | 2025-02-04 | Compliance (Annual) | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The following deficiency was observed at the time of the Compliance Inspection conducted on 2/4/2025 and is subject to changes pending programmatic review. Please submit the Plan of Corrections via the LMS portal within 10 days of receipt of the Statement of Deficiencies. The Compliance Officer provided a paper copy of the Notice of Inspection Rights to the provider at the time of inspection. The Empower Self Assessment was emailed to the provider. The Emergency Disaster Contact Form was provided to the provider. Please complete and return within 10 days of the inspection. The fingerprint clearance cards for 2 of 2 staff members were verified to be valid through the DPS website at the time of the inspection. The following was discussed but not limited to: 1). Ensuring parents/guardians use a signature upon admission and release of their child/children. Compliance Officer is AuReyon Thompson | |||
| INSP-0039151 | 2024-02-21 | Compliance (Annual) | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The following deficiency was observed at the time of the Compliance inspection conducted on 2/21/2024 and is subject to changes pending programmatic review. Please submit the Written Documentation of Corrections within 10 days of receipt of this Statement of Deficiencies. 3 of 3 Fingerprint clearance cards reviewed were valid via a DPS website search. The Empower Survey was completed online at the time of the inspection. Compliance Officer: Archana Navin | |||
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This is the WORST school with no moral values,respect for others and provide very little quality in education! It is a negative aggressive environment. The teacher's cuss and swear at the students..after cussing..Mr Meigh spends more time out in the hallway talking to Ms.Foley and leaving the students unattended in the class room. This behavior is not acceptable!
The middle school Administration is lead by some very questionable staff and have no accountability for their actions! The Admin staff worry more about their image than doing their jobs!
The dress code is a joke they only do on a case by case flavor of the day no consistency!
I WOULD NEVER recommend Copper Ridge school.