Welcome to Great Hearts Scottsdale Prep, Serving Grades 6-12
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy serves grades 6-12 for students entering the formative middle-school years right through their final high-school semester—equipping them to think clearly, act virtuously, and live purposefully. Families choose Scottsdale Prep because the school marries time-honored ideas with modern opportunity: Socratic seminars share the schedule with state-championship athletics, and Latin translations sit alongside data-driven science labs. Here, the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty is the daily rhythm of campus life.
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Virtual Tour
Begin your journey into the heart of classical education with just a click. Watch a virtual tour of Scottsdale Prep where we foster virtuous scholars and deep thinkers. Witness firsthand how our teachers inspire a passion for lifelong learning, logic, and moral integrity. This isn't merely a tour of our school; it's a gateway to becoming part of a community dedicated to academic excellence and living the values of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. Discover the unique spirit of Great Hearts—where every lesson shapes well-rounded, virtuous citizens.
Why Families Choose Scottsdale Prep
Top-Tier Academic Results
Class of 2024 graduates earned $10.7 million in merit scholarships, posted an average SAT of 1304 (+254 over the national mean), and boasted 5 National Merit Finalists.
Classical Curriculum, Modern Mastery
Humane Letters seminars, Euclid-based geometry, and four years of Latin or Spanish build the habits of deep thought and articulate expression.
Spartan Spirit in Athletics
Recent AIA state titles in girls’ soccer and boys’ golf showcase discipline that begins in the classroom and finishes on the podium.
Signature Clubs & Competitions
Award-winning Speech & Debate, Mock Trial, and a thriving Engineering/Robotics program turn great ideas into real-world innovation.
Academic life at Scottsdale Prep is challenging, yet it begins with wonder.
Middle-school students encounter the great stories of the West for the first time: Odysseus steering past the Sirens, Plutarch’s portraits of civic courage, and Euclid’s Elements opening their minds to proof and precision. These years are intentionally scaffolded; grammar and logic are internalized through lively recitation and hands-on demonstrations, setting the stage for deeper inquiry later on. By high school, the curriculum expands into an honors-level sequence that rivals private institutions: four years of literature and Humane Letters, advanced mathematics through calculus, laboratory sciences grounded in original texts, and either Latin or Spanish through the upper divisions. Graduates routinely post SAT scores hundreds of points above state and national averages, and the Class of 2024 earned more than ten million dollars in merit-based scholarships—evidence that a classical track prepares students for any college, any major, and any profession.
Yet Scottsdale Prep refuses to measure success by transcripts alone.
The heart of the program is virtue education woven quietly into everything: the patience required to master a Euclidean proof, the courage to deliver an unflinching speech, the temperance that comes from balanced study and leisure, and the justice practiced when older students mentor sixth-graders through the Spartan House system.
A Welcoming Community for Every Family
Our campus on North 92nd Street sits minutes from the Loop 101, making the academy accessible to families across Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Fountain Hills.
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Questions? Give us a call at (480) 776-1970
Start with the virtual tour, then schedule an on-campus tour where you can observe classes, chat with students, and meet faculty. If you share our belief that the best school is one that shapes both intellect and heart, you will find a home here among the Spartans. We look forward to welcoming your family into a tradition that stretches back to Socrates and forward to whatever brave new world our graduates will one day inherit.
With warm regards,
Mark McAfee, Headmaster
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy
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