Verde Valley School
Sedona · AZ · Private independent
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Sedona Sky Academy → Rise Resource Center → Mingus Mountain Academy → Bella Vista College Prepratory School → Rancho Solano Private School-Greenway Campus → Az Aspire Academy → Autism Academy For Education And Development → Ignite Learning Academy →How Verde Valley School compares for families
What families should know about Verde Valley School.
- ▸ 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: Sedona Sky Academy, Rise Resource Center, Mingus Mountain Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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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.
Their published college acceptances
College acceptances
Verde Valley School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 74 colleges, in the document's own order.
The document does not state a class year for this list.
and 44 more
These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Verde Valley School — Verde Valley School Most Recent College Acceptance List ↗. Found at: PDF titled 'Verde Valley School Most Recent College Acceptance List', linked from Academics > College Counseling as 'COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LIST'.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedona Sky Academy Rimrock |
Private | 12.5 | 22 | — |
| Rise Resource Center Cottonwood |
Private | 13.3 | 46 | — |
| Mingus Mountain Academy Prescott Valley |
Private | 24.5 | 115 | -16.1% |
| Bella Vista College Prepratory School Scottsdale |
Private | 70.9 | 79 | +1.3% |
| Rancho Solano Private School-Greenway Campus Scottsdale |
Private | 82.0 | 549 | +286.6% |
| Az Aspire Academy Tempe |
Private | 82.4 | 286 | — |
| Autism Academy For Education And Development Glendale |
Private | 83.9 | 95 | — |
| Ignite Learning Academy Scottsdale |
Private | 84.0 | 236 | — |