Yavapai Elementary School

Yavapai Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-6
701 N Miller Rd,  Scottsdale, AZ
Scottsdale Unified School District
5.0
3.0
271 Students
B+
Niche Grade
Opened in 1961, Yavapai Elementary School (Yavapai) has been a local landmark since the early days of the mid-century housing boom in South Scottsdale. Today, the school overlooks a lake in a scenic stretch of the beautiful Vista del Camino Park within the greater Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt. Part of the Coronado Learning Community in the Scottsdale Unified School District, Yavapai is a public school serving students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Faculty here follow the school’s mission to “compassionately and respectfully educate the minds and hearts” of their students. Most notably, Yavapai complements rigorous academics with instruction in music, the arts, and physical education, in addition to integrating state-of-the-technology into the curriculum. Plus, the school offers academic support, tutoring, and acceleration opportunities through specialists in reading and math/science. Students can participate in a number of programs based on their needs, whether they’re suited for the gifted program or require special education — or just want to get a jump-start on the future on the school’s award-winning robotics team. Extracurriculars include band and orchestra for fourth- and fifth-graders, as well as a long roster of after-school Enrichment Zone classes, including dance, golf, Young Rembrandts, chess, and cooking, among many others. At Yavapai, students will find a wealth of opportunities to help develop their love of learning.

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Math Proficiency
52%
Reading Proficiency
27%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
A-
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
27%
Math Proficiency
52%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
26
Full Time Teachers
26
Teachers in First or Second Year
8.8%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
31%
State Average
48%
Science
21%
State Average
30%
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Student Diversity

Female
52.5%
Male
47.5%
Hispanic
65.4%
White
16.8%
Black
6.2%
Native American
5.2%
Two or more races
4.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
5.0 2 Reviews
5.0 NicheUser
10/30/2014
All staff members involved with each other which included us. Also, performances from the man who discovered the Titanic, not a funny story teller.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.0 5 Reviews
5.0 parent
1/15/2016
My son and I came to this school after a bad experience in a tempe school. My son is on the spectrim and is really hard to teach sometimes. I told them everything that was going on with my son and laid everything out. The school psychologist Ken Bauman was super friendly and helpful. When my son sta...
1.0 parent
9/2/2015
there is no communication and teachers I have had experience with just don't care.. too many children and not enough caring teachers.
3.0 parent
11/12/2012
New Principal lacks interaction with parents. She doesn't seem very approachable neither does the vice principal. I hope they both will become more supportive with PTA as the previous principal was. We really miss her.
5.0 other
5/30/2011
Yavapai is an amazing place for students to be themselves.The principal is very nice and fun.The school offers Thunderbird Acadamey which gives grades 2-6 a choice to join a before school or after school club. Therfore PROVES that Yavapai is a great school to enroll for. You can get an amazing home...

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