Cave Creek Academy of Excellence
SCOTTSDALE · AZ · Cave Creek Unified District (4244) · Public · K-12 combined
📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Cave Creek Academy of Excellence compares for families
What families should know about Cave Creek Academy of Excellence.
- ▸ 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: West-MEC - North Canyon High School, Roadrunner School, Vista Peak and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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.
🏛️ 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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -27.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 19 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West-MEC - North Canyon High School PHOENIX |
Public | 10.3 | 22 | — |
| Roadrunner School PHOENIX |
Public | 11.5 | 21 | — |
| Vista Peak PHOENIX |
Public | 11.4 | 22 | — |
| West-MEC - Paradise Valley High School PHOENIX |
Public | 10.3 | 14 | — |
| AMCS at Anthem dba Caurus Academy ANTHEM |
Public · charter | 12.5 | 26 | — |
| EVIT Cactus Shadows High School CAVE CREEK |
Public | 0.1 | 7 | — |
| Deer Valley Academy GLENDALE |
Public · charter | 15.4 | 11 | — |
| West-MEC - Barry Goldwater High School PHOENIX |
Public | 12.1 | 9 | — |