Arizona education group names 53 schools for A+ recognition
Three from Scottsdale Unified School District
Posted 2/21/25
The Arizona Educational Foundation has give its A+ awards to 53 public schools in the state this year, with three coming from sites within Scottsdale Unified School District.
The A+ School of …
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Arizona education group names 53 schools for A+ recognition
Three from Scottsdale Unified School District
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The Arizona Educational Foundation has given an A+ recognition to 53 public schools in the state.
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The Arizona Educational Foundation has give its A+ awards to 53 public schools in the state this year, with three coming from sites within Scottsdale Unified School District.
The A+ School of Excellence program was developed 42 years ago to identify Arizona public schools being recommended for the U.S. Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Award.
Qualities in the judging include having leadership that inspires collaboration and professional development, high-quality teachers and staff, and rigorous standards-aligned curriculum.
This recognition is made annually and schools can carry the designation for five years after recognition. The schools receiving the award for 2025-29 are listed alphabetically below, with SUSD schools in bold:
Aguilar Elementary, Tempe Elementary Schools
Andrada Polytechnic High School, Vail School District
Ashland Ranch Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools
Augusta Ranch Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools
Belen Soto Elementary, Litchfield Elementary School District #79
Black Mountain Elementary, Cave Creek Unified School District
Bogle Junior High School, Chandler Unified School District
Booker T. Washington Elementary, Mesa Public Schools
Boulder Creek Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools
Camp Mohave Elementary, Mohave Valley School District
Canyon del Oro High School, Amphitheater Public Schools
Carol Rae Ranch Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools
Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology, Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology
Clarendon Elementary, Osborn School District #8
Chandler Traditional Academy - Freedom Campus, Chandler Unified School District
Desert Shadows Middle School, Nogales Unified School District #1
Desert View Elementary, Washington Elementary School District
Desert Vista High School, Tempe Union High School District
Gilbert Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools
Greenway High School, Glendale Union High School District
Highland Lakes School, Deer Valley Unified School District
Hohokam Elementary, Scottsdale Unified School District
The Innovation Academy, Amphitheater Public Schools
Kyrene de la Mirada Leadership Academy, Kyrene School District
Kyrene de las Brisas Elementary, Kyrene School District
Kyrene de las Lomas Elementary, Kyrene School District
Kyrene Monte Vista Elementary, Kyrene School District
Lawrence W. Cross Middle School, Amphitheater Public Schools
Marcos de Niza High School, Tempe Union High School District
Mica Mountain High School, Vail School District
Mountain Pointe High School, Tempe Union High School District
Nautilus Elementary, Lake Havasu Unified School District #1
Navajo Elementary, Scottsdale Unified School District
Osborn Middle School, Osborn School District #8
Paradise Honors High School, Paradise Schools
Porter Elementary, Mesa Public Schools
Pueblo Elementary, Scottsdale Unified School District
Quartz Hill Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools
Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary, Marana Unified School District
Rim Country Middle School, Payson Unified School District
Robert M. Bracker Elementary, Nogales Unified School District #1
Sonoran Science Academy East, Sonoran Schools
Sossaman Middle School, Higley Unified School District
Starline Elementary, Lake Havasu Unified School District #1
Stetson Hills School, Deer Valley Unified School District
T. Dale Hancock Elementary, Chandler Unified School District
Terramar Academy of the Arts, Deer Valley Unified School District
Verrado Middle School, Litchfield Elementary School District #79
Village Meadows Elementary, Sierra Vista Unified School District
Vista del Sur Accelerated Academy, Laveen School District
Wrightson Ridge School, Sahuarita Unified School District
Youngker High School, Buckeye Union High School District
Zuni Hills Elementary, Peoria Unified School District
