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Fountain Hills, AZ
Public School Ratings




Fountain Hills Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Fountain Hills Unified District 4247 School District details

Fountain Hills Unified District 4247 School District
16000 E Palisades Blvd
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

1,153 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Fountain Hills Unified District 4247 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Arizona

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.7% of all AZ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
39%
43%
42%
30%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Fountain Hills High School
16100 E Palisades Blvd
Fountain Hills, AZ, 85268
09-12
Fountain Hills Middle School
16000 E Palisades Blvd
Fountain Hls, AZ, 85268
04-08
Fountain Hills Virtual Academy School
16100 E Palisades Blvd
Fountain Hills, AZ, 85268
KG-12
Little Falcons Preschool School
14825 N Fayette Dr
Fountain Hls, AZ, 85268
PK-PK
Mcdowell Mountain Elementary School
15414 N Mcdowell Mountain Rd
Fountain Hls, AZ, 85268
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.3% 36.4%
Black 1.0% 5.9%
Hispanic 18.3% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 20.3% 5.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 44.8%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 7.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,506 $6,348,000 41.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,249 $1,440,000 9.5%
Staff $325 $375,000 2.5%
General Administration $511 $589,000 3.9%
School Administration $546 $629,000 4.1%
Operation $1,721 $1,984,000 13.1%
Transportation $868 $1,001,000 6.6%
Other $570 $657,000 4.3%
Total Support $5,789 $6,675,000 43.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,890 $2,179,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $13,185 $15,202,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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