BASIS Scottsdale
Scottsdale · AZ · BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (81078) · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Fountain Hills High School → Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep → Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep → Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep → EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology → East Valley Academy → BASIS Phoenix → Sequoia Charter School →At a glance
- 27 AP courses offered — Elite
- 10 calculus classes · 3 physics · 3 chemistry
- AP rigor: 70th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 54th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How BASIS Scottsdale compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 70th percentile nationally with 27 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Fountain Hills High School, Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep, Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
70th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2154th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Arizona
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,023 students:
≈ 55 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $8,719 per student in district revenue, the 55 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $479,545/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Hills High School FOUNTAIN HILLS |
Public | 4.8 | 347 | -27.9% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep Scottsdale |
Public · charter | 5.7 | 362 | +0.6% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 11.2 | 332 | -0.9% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep SCOTTSDALE |
Public · charter | 5.6 | 223 | +19.9% |
| EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology MESA |
Public | 12.2 | 300 | +96.1% |
| East Valley Academy MESA |
Public | 12.8 | 295 | +14.8% |
| BASIS Phoenix PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 13.2 | 300 | +3.1% |
| Sequoia Charter School MESA |
Public · charter | 13.4 | 295 | -17.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantBASIS Scottsdale is a public high school in Scottsdale, AZ, enrolling 1,023 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 27 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 70% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
81 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 54% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
2% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does BASIS Scottsdale offer? BASIS Scottsdale offers 27 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 70% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is BASIS Scottsdale's graduation rate? BASIS Scottsdale's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend BASIS Scottsdale? BASIS Scottsdale is a public high school in Scottsdale, AZ, enrolling 1,023 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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