2021 2022 SUSD ANNUAL REPORT
Engaging all students in world-class, future-focused learning
The focus of the 2021–2022 school year was inclusion and students’ reestablishing a strong sense of connectedness to their campus and community after having successfully navigated the challenges presented during the pandemic.
Back in person for state assessment tests, SUSD students outperformed their statewide peers academically. While there is still work to be done, we are proud of the dedication to excellence demonstrated by our students and our teachers who support their success. SUSD had less learning loss than peer districts and that is a testament to the students, staff and parents who worked to support academic achievement and learning growth no matter the obstacles.
3 Scottsdale Unified School District | www.susd.org Copper Ridge K-8 Desert Canyon MS Desert Canyon ES Cheyenne K-8 Redfield ES Anasazi ES Laguna ES Cochise ES Pueblo ES Saguaro HS Mohave MS Navajo ES Pima ES Kiva ES Yavapai ES Hohokam ES Coronado HS Tonalea MS Arcadia HS Hopi ES Echo Canyon K-8 Ingleside MS Tavan ES Sequoya ES Cocopah MS Chaparral HS Cherokee ES Mountainside MS Desert Mountain HS 21,381 Students Educated! Kindergarten – 12th Grade 1 Online school SUSD 29Campuses Arizona School Report Card 2021-2022
Student Enrollment Demographics Multiple Races Student Enrollment 21,381 African American Asian Hispanic Native American Pacific Islander White 62.27% .23% 2.39% 23.06% 5.13% 4.34% 2.58% 21% 24% 55% In School Boundary Out of District In District %54 PO E N E NROLLMENT Arizona School Report Card 2021-2022
5 Scottsdale Unified School District | www.susd.org 2010 2011 25,989 25,691 25,167 24,775 23,604 23,414 23,280 22,853 22,371 22,233 21,437 21,338 20,939 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023
Enrollment
K-12 40th Day
2010 – 2023
AASA and ACT ELA District Comparison
7 Scottsdale Unified School District | www.susd.org Test Name - Percent Passing/Proficient Arizona Scottsdale USD SUSD rank among comparison districts Chandler USD Deer Valley USD Dysart USD Gilbert Public Schools Higley USD Kyrene Elementary SD Paradise Valley USD Peoria USD Queen Creek USD ELA Grade 3 41 67 1 62 58 46 58 62 56 56 48 58 ELA Grade 4 44 70 1 63 60 52 64 65 57 58 51 65 ELA Grade 5 39 62 1 56 58 46 59 60 57 52 43 54 ELA Grade 6 39 54 3 61 61 45 58 61 48 53 41 54 ELA Grade 7 43 59 3 59 62 52 58 64 62 50 47 55 ELA Grade 8 36 55 1 50 54 42 48 50 51 42 44 44 ELA ACT Grade 11* 41 65 1 60 52 44 59 62 56 42 61 Test Name - Percent Passing/Proficient Arizona Scottsdale USD SUSD rank among comparison districts Chandler USD Deer Valley USD Dysart USD Gilbert Public Schools Higley USD Kyrene Elementary SD Paradise Valley USD Peoria USD Queen Creek USD Math Grade 3 40 70 1 58 59 48 57 63 59 56 46 61 Math Grade 4 40 68 1 62 59 51 58 63 56 54 46 66 Math Grade 5 37 67 1 58 57 48 59 55 54 48 39 61 Math Grade 6 31 49 6 55 55 36 53 60 35 46 35 56 Math Grade 7 28 46 3 42 47 31 44 52 39 37 32 43 Math Grade 8 27 51 1 43 45 38 45 50 39 36 39 38 Math ACT Grade 11* 32 54 3 55 45 39 49 57 48 36 54
Comparison Districts
AASA and ACT Math
2019 – 2022 SAT Total Scores
Arizona test takers include seniors and high school graduates. The final numbers for 2022 for the state and the nation are still pending.
10 2021–2022 Annual Report 1204 1149 1067 2019 SUSD ARIZONA U. S. 1187 1134 1059 2020 1224 1139 1051 2021
Region SAT 18-19 SAT 19-20 SAT 20-21 SUSD 1,395 710 Arizona 90,457 88,208 81,210 U.S. 2,220,087 2,198,460 1,509,000 Number of Individuals Tested
Graduation Rate
*Source Arizona Department of Education AZ Report Cards
94%2022
96% 95% 94% 93% 92% 91% 90% 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
POINTS of Pride
GOAL 2 CULTURE AND CLIMATE
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Cultivate positive relationships to build an inclusive, equitable, nurturing environment that creates conditions for highly effective teaching, learning, and leading.
PROGRAMS OF PRIDE
• Gifted Learning Pre-K–12
• STEM/STEAM Programs K–12
• World Languages
17 “A” Rated Schools
Anasazi ES
Arcadia HS
Chaparral HS
Cheyenne TS
Cochise ES
Cocopah ES
Desert Canyon ES
Desert Mountain HS
Echo Canyon K8
Hopi ES Kiva ES
Pueblo ES
Redfield ES
Saguaro HS
Sequoya ES
Tavan ES
Yavapai ES
• K–12 Online Learning Programs
• Honors & AP Courses
• Career & Technical Education (CTE)
International baccalaureate programme
Anasazi Elementary School
Primary Years Programme
Mountainside Middle School
Middle Years Programme
Desert Mountain High School
Middle Years Programme, Diploma Programme
Traditional Schools
• ROBOTICS
• Award-Winning Fine Arts
• Championship Athletics
Math & Science Academy (9–12)
Cognia Stem-Certified Schools
Cheyenne Pima
Laguna ES
Navajo ES
Saguaro HS
BY THE NUMBERS
NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS
HIGH SCHOOLS
#26 DESERT MOUNTAIN #37 CHAPARRAL #47 SAGUARO
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Dual Language Immersion Schools
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Mandarin - Desert Canyon ES
#13 Cheyenne #41 Cocopah #64 Desert Canyon
#5 Cheyenne #12 Sequoya #32 Desert Canyon #36 Cochise #40 Hopi #45 Anasazi
Spanish - Pueblo ES
2022
77
National Blue Ribbon School Cherokee ES
Pueblo Elementary Cherokee Elementary Sequoya Elementary
GOAL 3 TALENTED AND QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS
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Attract, hire, develop, support, and retain highly qualified, passionate, and talented professionals.
Teacher Qualification
Teacher Qualification data in Arizona includes educator experience and qualifications for principals, assistant principals, deans of students, and teachers.
Inexperienced Core Academic Teachers,
and School Leaders
Arizona defines inexperienced educators as having less than 3 years of experience in their position, as self-reported by the school or district.
Title I: 2022
Teachers
Emergency certification in Arizona is a process to grant temporary teaching certificates. “Out of Field” teachers are not certified for the subject area they are teaching.
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Principals,
with Emergency Credentials or Teaching Out of Field
Out of Field 29 (3.18%) Emergency Credentials 1 (0.11%) 882 (96.71%) Appropriately Certified Inexperienced 63 (6.54%) 900 (93.46%) Experienced 612 (97.14%) Appropriately Certified Out of Field 18 (2.86%) Emergency Credentials 0 (0.00%) 588 (87.76%) Experienced Inexperienced 82 (12.24%)
Arizona School Report Card 2021-2022
Title I: 2022
Non-Title I: 2022
Non-Title I: 2022
15 Scottsdale Unified School District | www.susd.org 2,882Employees Total SUSD Volunteers 1,983
GOAL 4 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP
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Foster relationships with mentors, volunteers, and business partners to provide real-world opportunities for students that enhance and strengthen our community.
Coronado Promise
In 2021-22, the Coronado Promise Scholarship expanded, providing even more students with the opportunity to pursue a debt-free college education. The Promise is made possible by several community partners, including the Coronado for the Future Foundation, SUSD, the Scottsdale Charros and their foundation, and Coronado graduate Robert Flick and his family’s foundation.
The Coronado Promise granted 25 scholarships to Class of 2022 graduating Dons.
The Promise has also evolved into a K-12 promise of supporting early college aspirations, helping students recognize their post-secondary dreams without the fear of debilitating debt.
Graduating seniors know that they take with them the full backing of not only the Coronado Learning Community, but also the Scottsdale Unified School District community. Learn more at www.susd.org/CoronadoPromise
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17 Scottsdale Unified School District | www.susd.org CoronadoPromise.org FOUNDING VISIONARIES
GOAL 5 OPTIMIZED RESOURCES
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Generate and utilize resources to maximize educational opportunities in order to ensure organizational health.
Financials
The Scottsdale Unified School District has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). This is the 21st consecutive year the District has earned this award.
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Dollars Spent in the Classroom
Each year, Scottsdale Unified School District decides how to allocate its resources to have the greatest impact on positive outcomes for students in the most fiscally responsible fashion. Additionally, district leadership participates in thoughtful Interest-Based Negotiations (IBN) with employee groups to honor the work of all who support student success.
SP E GNIDN N O N –CLASSROOM SPENDING CLASSROOM NON-CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM
Area District FY 2021 District FY 2022 Statewide FY 2021 Classroom Spending Instruction $5,761 $5,488 $5,521 Student Support $1,001 $1,125 $905 Instruction Support $552 $549 $576 Non-classroom Spending Administration $935 $974 $1,041 Plant Operations $1,303 $1,301 $1,168 Food Service $274 $331 $396 Transportation $330 $369 $369 Total Operational $10,156 $10,137 $9,976 Land and Buildings $2,739 $1,585 $1,175 Equipment $843 $741 $722 Interest $583 $676 $303 Other $322 $416 $155 Total Non-operational $4,487 $3,418 $2,355 Total Per Pupil Spending $14,643 $13,555 $12,331 Per Pupil Spending by Area CLASSROOM SP E GNIDN N O N –CLASSROOM SPENDING CLASSROOM SPENDING: 70.7% NON-CLASSROOM SPENDING: 29.3% Instruction, 54.1% Student Support, 11.1% Instruction Support, 5.5% Administration, 9.6% Plant Operations, 12.8% CLASSROOM SP E GNIDN N O N –CLASSROOM SPENDING CLASSROOM SPENDING: 70.7% NON-CLASSROOM SPENDING: 29.3% Instruction, 54.1% Student Support, 11.1% Instruction Support, 5.5% Administration, 9.6% Plant Operations, 12.8% Food Service, 3.3% Transportation, 3.6%
Teacher Salary
SUSD prioritizes teacher salaries and prides itself on offering a competitive benefits package that recruits and retains the best. The district honors teachers by working closely with the Scottsdale Education Association (SEA), which represents certified staff, through Interest-Based Negotiations (IBN).
Average teacher salary FY 2023 (Budget Year) $62,787
Average teacher salary FY 2022 (Prior Year) $61,127
Teacher salary increase from previous year $1,660
Percentage increase 3%
Total percentage increase in average teacher salary since FY 2018 24%
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Student/Teacher Ratio
SUSD recognizes the importance of smaller class sizes, which enable students and staff to more readily connect and excel in the teaching and learning process. Creating an environment in which staff are able to devote the necessary time, attention and differentiation in instruction to accommodate varying learning needs provides opportunity for greater success.
21 Scottsdale Unified School District | www.susd.org Student/Teacher Ratios 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Students per teacher 18.3 17.3 17.2 16.7 15.7 17 Average years of teacher experience 13.9 13.5 13.6 14.3 14.4 13.9 Percentage of teacher in first 3 years 13% 20% 19% 15% 9% 13%
Operational Efficiency Measures
There are many elements responsible with running successful schools. In addition to the teachers who drive academic achievement in the classroom, there are the bus drivers that first transport the students to school. The facilities team is charged with maintaining the grounds and buildings to ensure an educational environment suited for world-class, future-focused learning and Nutritional Services ensures every child has the food necessary to fuel their mind.
Staffing
Meeting the needs of nearly 22,000 students requires a diverse and talented group of staff members including teachers, classroom aides, interventionists, administrators, bus drivers, cafeteria service, curriculum coaches, facilities, finance and human resources to support each aspect of the classroom experience and ultimate academic achievement.
1896 SUSD FOUNDED
2,882
21,938 Employees
Encompassing 112 Square Miles of Paradise Valley Phoenix Scottsdale
Tempe Students Enrolled (PK-12)
1,983
Volunteers
1 Online school 29 Campuses
Engaging all students in world-class, future-focused learning.
We inspire, motivate, and empower all to think critically, act collaboratively, and embrace diversity for a life of intellectual exploration, community engagement, and personal growth.
Excellence: We nurture a growth-minded culture of high expectations, creativity, persistence, and self-discipline.
Integrity: We demonstrate honesty, transparency, and reliability through our words and actions.
Empathy: We welcome all with kindness, love, compassion, and joy.
Trust: We earn the confidence of stakeholders through accountability, openness, and authenticity.
Inclusion: We create an equitable environment where everyone is respected, is treated with dignity, and has a sense of belonging.
Unity: We connect across communities to advance educational opportunities for all.
SUSD ANNUAL REPORT 8500 E Jackrabbit Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85250 www.SUSD.org 2021 2022