Deer Valley Unified School District
Deer Valley Unified School District #97 (DVUSD) is a PreK-12 school district, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. DVUSD is the fifth largest school district in the state of Arizona, serving areas of Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Anthem, New River and numerous unincorporated areas of northwest Maricopa County. 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.
Statistics
- Student ethnicity
- White: 71 percent
- Hispanic: 18 percent
- Asian: 4 percent
- Black: 3 percent
- Native American: 1 percent
- Free and reduced-price lunch program
- 21 percent of all DVUSD students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch programs.
- Attendance rate
- District Rate: 95 percent
- State Rate: 94.6 percent
- Graduation rate
- Class of 2007: 91 percent
- State Rate: 80 percent
- Drop out rate
- District Rate: 3 percent
- State Rate: 4.3 percent
K-6 schools
- Arrowhead Elementary School
- Bellair 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
- Village Meadows Elementary School
K-8 schools
Middle schools
High schools
Specialized programs
- eSchool (Virtual High School)
- Vista Peak (Alternative Blended Learning Environment)
- International Baccalaureate Program at Barry Goldwater High School