📍 5802 E. Dove Valley Rd., Scottsdale, Maricopa County, 85266
Cactus Shadows High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Scottsdale, Maricopa County. The school has 1,588 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cave Creek Unified District (4244) school district. It serves grades 8–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Cactus Shadows High School enrolls 1,588 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 76 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,280 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 28 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 13 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
94 of the school's 1,588 students (5.9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cactus Shadows High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-10.
Cactus Shadows High School is one of 8 schools in Cave Creek Unified District (4244), based in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The district serves 3,821 students district-wide and employs 246 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,588 students, Cactus Shadows High School is larger than the district average of about 478 students per school.
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