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About the Scottsdale Unified School District
Located northeast of metropolitan Phoenix, the District serves the educational needs of students and families of 22,000 students across 29 campuses and one online school.
Approximately 240,476 people reside within its boundaries. The District’s award-winning academic, arts and athletic programs draw students from Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, Tempe and Scottsdale. A highly experienced, professionally certified teaching staff fosters a diverse and rigorous educational environment to develop the potential in every individual learner. Offering gifted learning, special education, career and technical education, and a variety of athletics, arts and enrichment programs and clubs, SUSD provides the rich environment today’s students need to explore their interests, develop important social skills and grow into tomorrow’s leaders. For more information, visit www.susd.org and follow along on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor, LinkedIn and YouTube.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 12, 2025) – Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) schools continue to embrace the challenge of becoming Scottsdale Blue Zones Project®-certified, with Sequoya Elementary School, 11801 N. 64thSt., Scottsdale, being the latest. On May 8, Sequoya students, teachers and staff, and local Blue Zones officials gathered on an outdoor basketball court to celebrate the school’s official designation.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (April 16, 2025) – Make that four Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) schools that are now Blue Zones Project® Scottsdale-approved.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (March 31, 2025) – The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) is proud to announce the expansion of the prestigious Math and Science Academy (MSA) at Saguaro High School to Mohave Middle School, creating a premier destination for families seeking a rigorous STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. This expansion will further bolster Mohave’s role as a center for innovation and academic excellence in Scottsdale.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (March 17, 2025) – The hallways of Pima Elementary School were jammed with Panther families on a recent evening as the school celebrated its annual Title I Reading Night. This year’s theme: “Reading Through the Eras.” Students traveled from classroom to classroom, collecting clues from different decades and eras, from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s to Star Wars, Care Bears and Where’s Waldo?
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Feb. 21, 2025) – Hohokam, Navajo and Pueblo Elementary schools are the latest Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) schools to be named Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF®) A+ Schools of Excellence®. SUSD schools have a long tradition of pursuing the Phoenix-based educational organization’s prestigious A+ certification that annually recognizes the state’s very best public schools. The AEF® announced its 2025 A+ list of 53 schools yesterday.