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Deer Valley Unified District (4246) Schools
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) is a public school district in Arizona, based in Maricopa County (Phoenix). SchoolGrade grades 40 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
39 of 40 schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246) carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 22B: 11C: 5D: 1
Best schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Legend Springs Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Sierra Verde Steam Academy (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Sonoran Foothills School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Las Brisas Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Diamond Canyon School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Mountain Ridge High School (High school, meets expectations)
- A Sandra Day Oconnor High School (High school, meets expectations)
- A Union Park School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Gavilan Peak School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Terramar Academy Of The Arts (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
All schools, A to Z (40)
- A Anthem School, Anthem
- B+ Arrowhead Elementary School, Glendale
- A- Aspire Deer Valleys Online Academy, Phoenix
- B- Barry Goldwater High School, Phoenix
- A Boulder Creek High School, Anthem
- A Canyon Springs Stem Academy, Anthem
- C- Constitution Elementary School, Phoenix
- A Copper Creek Elementary School, Glendale
- B- Deer Valley High School, Glendale
- C Deer Valley Middle School, Phoenix
- A- Desert Mountain School, Desert Hills
- A- Desert Sage Elementary School, Glendale
- B- Desert Sky Middle School, Glendale
- A+ Diamond Canyon School, Anthem
- C Esperanza Elementary School, Phoenix
- A Gavilan Peak School, Anthem
- B+ Greenbrier Elementary School, Glendale
- A- Highland Lakes School, Glendale
- A Hillcrest Middle School, Glendale
- A+ Las Brisas Elementary School, Glendale
- A+ Legend Springs Elementary, Glendale
- C+ Mirage Elementary School, Glendale
- A+ Mountain Ridge High School, Glendale
- B Mountain Shadows Elementary School, Glendale
- B+ New River Elementary School, Phoenix
- B+ Norterra Canyon School, Phoenix
- B- Park Meadows Elementary School, Glendale
- C+ Paseo Hills School, Phoenix
- A Sandra Day Oconnor High School, Glendale
- A+ Sierra Verde Steam Academy, Glendale
- A+ Sonoran Foothills School, Phoenix
- A Stetson Hills School, Phoenix
- D+ Sunrise Elementary School, Phoenix
- B+ Sunset Ridge School, Phoenix
- A Terramar Academy Of The Arts, Peoria
- A- Traditional Academy At Bellair, Glendale
- A Union Park School, Phoenix
- B- Village Meadows Elementary School, Phoenix
- Vista Peak, Phoenix
- A- West Wing School, Peoria
Where Deer Valley Unified District (4246) schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Arizona
- County: Maricopa County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 32,837 students with 1,927 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,631 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0407750
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Peoria Unified School District (4237) (44 schools, 12 mi)
- Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) (44 schools, 15 mi)
- Cave Creek Unified District (4244) (8 schools, 16 mi)
- Washington Elementary School District (4260) (32 schools, 17 mi)
- Glendale Union High School District (4285) (11 schools, 18 mi)
- Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Glendale Elementary District (4271) (14 schools, 21 mi)
- Dysart Unified District (4243) (25 schools, 22 mi)
Questions about Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
How many schools are in Deer Valley Unified District (4246)?
SchoolGrade grades 40 public schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246), across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Deer Valley Unified District (4246) serve?
The largest by graded schools: Glendale, Phoenix, Anthem, Peoria.
How good are the schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246)?
Across the 39 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 49.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 47.2%. 74% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Deer Valley Unified District (4246)?
32,837 students were enrolled in Deer Valley Unified District (4246) in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Deer Valley Unified District (4246)?
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) is in Arizona, based in Maricopa County, with its district office in Phoenix. Its boundary covers about 364 sq mi.