The Cave Creek Unified School District is the school district serving
Cave Creek and
Carefree, Arizona
Carefree is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of the town was 3,690.
History
Characterized as an upscale residential area, Carefree was conceived in the mid-1950s by busines ...
, as well as the northern portion of
Scottsdale and a sliver of eastern
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
. It operates one high school (
Cactus Shadows High School
Cactus Shadows High School is a public high school located in Cave Creek, Arizona. It is the only high school in the Cave Creek Unified School District.
In 1974 the first committee met in Cave Creek to form a high school. In the fall of 1982, t ...
), one middle school (Sonoran Trails), and five elementary schools (Lone Mountain Elementary School, Black Mountain Elementary School, Horseshoe Trails Elementary School, Desert Willow Elementary School, and Desert Sun Academy). A second middle school, Desert Arroyo, was closed in May 2010.
Standardized testing
Horseshoe Trails tested with the highest scores in the ELA portion and the math portion.
Desert Sun got the least score out of the elementary schools in both portions.
Cactus Shadows got the least score on both portions out of all of the schools.
References
External links
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School districts in Arizona
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