Deer Valley Unified School District #97 (DVUSD) is a Pre-K–12 school district, headquartered in

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. Situated within the Sonoran Desert, the District has grown from its modest beginnings as a county accommodation school located in New River in 1934 to 37 campuses serving 36,261 students: 15 K–6 elementary schools, 13 K–8 schools, three middle schools, and five comprehensive high schools, plus an online school and an alternative school. Early childhood education opportunities are offered through DVUSD Community Education Preschool/PreKindergarten (15 sites), and Head Start (five sites). Twelve schools receive Title I funding. District facilities include District Office, Support Services Center, Transportation and Administrative Services.

Attendance area

the Cañon Elementary School District sends high school students and junior high level special education students to DVUSD. In 1984, 27 students from Cañon attended DVUSD. That year Deer Valley sued Cañon, which stated it was unable to pay for the tuition costs of the district and acknowledged that it was billed for the correct amount. ''

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'' described this as a "friendly lawsuit", since according to the DVUSD officials, Cañon district officials stated that the lawsuit was the only mechanism through which it could pay DVUSD.

Schools

K–6 schools

* Arrowhead Elementary School * Constitution Elementary School * Copper Creek Elementary School * Desert Sage Elementary School * Esperanza Elementary School * Greenbrier Elementary School * Las Brisas Elementary School * Legend Springs Elementary School * Mirage Elementary School * Mountain Shadows Elementary School * New River Elementary School * Park Meadows Elementary School * Sunrise Elementary School * The Traditional Academy at Bellair * Village Meadows Elementary School

K–8 schools

* Anthem School * Canyon Springs STEM Academy * Desert Mountain School * Diamond Canyon School * Gavilan Peak School * Highland Lakes School * Inspiration Mountain School (Opening 2022) * Norterra Canyon School * Paseo Hills School * Sierra Verde STEAM School * Sonoran Foothills School * Stetson Hills School * Sunset Ridge School * Terramar Academy of the Arts * Union Park School * West Wing School

Middle schools

* Deer Valley Middle School * Desert Sky Middle School * Hillcrest Middle School

High schools

Barry Goldwater High School Barry Goldwater High School is a public high school located in Phoenix, Arizona, named after 1964 presidential candidate and well-known Arizona resident, US Senator Barry Goldwater. It is part of the Deer Valley Unified School District and opened ...

Boulder Creek High School Boulder Creek High School is a high school in Anthem, Arizona. It serves grades 9-12 for the Deer Valley Unified School District. Athletics Boulder Creek's Jaguars are members of the Arizona Interscholastic Association The Arizona Interscholast ...

* Deer Valley High School * Mountain Ridge High School * Sandra Day O’Connor High School

Specialized programs

* Vista Peak (Alternative Blended Learning Environment) *

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at Barry Goldwater High School
Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy

References

External links

* {{Authority control School districts in Phoenix, Arizona School districts established in 1934 School districts in Maricopa County, Arizona Education in Yavapai County, Arizona 1934 establishments in Arizona