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Public School | Grades 7-12 | Cave Creek Unified District

Cactus Shadows High School/Psh is located in Cave Creek, AZ and is one of 7 schools in Cave Creek Unified District. It is a public school that serves 1813 students in grades 7-12.

Cactus Shadows High School/Psh did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Cactus Shadows High School/Psh's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Cactus Shadows High School/Psh had 23 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Arizona average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Cactus Shadows High School/Psh's students and teachers. more

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5802 East Dove Valley, Cave Creek, AZ 85327

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I am a student at Cactus. It's a great school! It has great athletics(4AII STATE CHAMPIONS!! for football) Cactus has great students and great facilty.

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Students

Enrollment (2011)

Total: 1813

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Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Cactus Shadows High School/Psh had 10% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Arizona had 45% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2011)

White

89%

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Cave Creek Unified District District Spending

$7,338Per Pupil

The Cave Creek Unified District spends $7,338 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 54% on instruction, 40% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Cave Creek Unified District District

23:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Cactus Shadows High School/Psh had 23 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Arizona average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

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The TerraNova is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons.

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Students in grades 2 through 9 are assessed in reading, language arts and math.

How is it Scored?

Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.

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Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

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9 out of 10

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About the TERRANOVA

What is it?

Which Grades and Subjects?

How is it Scored?

About the AIMS

What is it?

Which Grades and Subjects?

How is it Scored?

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