Cave Creek Academy of Excellence
SCOTTSDALE · AZ · Cave Creek Unified District (4244) · Public · K-12 combined
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- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Cave Creek Academy of Excellence compares for families
What families should know about Cave Creek Academy of Excellence.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: EVIT Cactus Shadows High School, Cactus Shadows High School, Bella Vista College Prepratory School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -28.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 19 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVIT Cactus Shadows High School CAVE CREEK |
Public | 0.1 | 7 | — |
| Cactus Shadows High School Scottsdale |
Public | 0.1 | 1,362 | -23.3% |
| Bella Vista College Prepratory School Scottsdale |
Private | 0.4 | 79 | +1.3% |
| Carefree Christian Academy Cave Creek |
Private | 1.4 | 43 | — |
| West-MEC - Pinnacle High School PHOENIX |
Public | 7.9 | 5 | — |
| Pinnacle High School PHOENIX |
Public | 7.9 | 2,430 | -5.0% |
| AAEC - Paradise Valley PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 9.5 | 269 | -16.5% |
| Ridgeline Academy Inc. PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 9.6 | 201 | +45.7% |