Horseshoe Trails Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 424 students
Desert Sun Academy
27880 N. 64th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85266
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
191
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cave Creek Unified District (4244)
Maricopa County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,170 Arizona elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Arizona elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Desert Sun Academy
Desert Sun Academy is a public elementary school in Scottsdale, Arizona, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of Cave Creek Unified District (4244). The school is located in a midsize city in Maricopa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 191 students were enrolled, with about 13.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Arizona elementary school (15.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,170 Arizona elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 191 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Cave Creek Unified District (4244)
- County
- Maricopa County
- NCES school ID
- 040000100616
Schools near Desert Sun Academy
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Cave Creek Montessori
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 10 students
Dynamite Montessori
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 75 students
Desert Foothills Lutheran Preschool
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 19 students
Lone Mountain Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 376 students
Candeo North Scottsdale
Charter · Grades K–8 · 70 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.