International School of Arizona
9522 E San Salvador Dr Ste 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $20,540
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 337
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Scottsdale center
- 7.9 miles
Can you use ESA here?
Arizona publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the ESA list works
- Applying
- Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.
Source: ESA official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- ESA’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition
School facts
- Teachers
- 21
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Setting
- City
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 191 to 337, up 146 (76%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (229 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (44)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (6)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- Ungraded classes
- 124 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,310
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Arizona
- Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- 15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 16 here; median 11.6 at 132 AZ elementary schools
- Size in Maricopa County
- Larger than 129 of 160 other schools we list
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
International School of Arizona tuition, and what ESA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $20,540
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $20,540
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from International School of Arizona's tuition sheet, checked October 6, 2026.
Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account
- Award
- About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
- How it varies
- We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. By law the deposit is 90% of the state funding the student would bring to a charter school. Students with disabilities receive far more.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at International School of Arizona?
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Tuition and fees ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it takes Empowerment Scholarship Account; its application deadline. More questions to ask
International School of Arizona admissions
- Deadline
- Not given on the admissions page we checked
Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camelback Desert School | PreK-K | 15 | 1 |
| Brightmont Academy | 1-12 | 82 | 3 |
| Pardes Jewish Day School | K-8 | 293 | 3 |
| New Covenant Lutheran School | PreK-Transitional K | 27 | 4 |
| Thunderbird Christian Elementary School | K-8 | 96 | 4 |
| Desert Sky Montessori | PreK-K | 9 | 4 |
| Thunderbird Adventist Academy | 9-12 | 131 | 4 |
| Chaparral Christia Community Schools | K-6 | 39 | 4 |
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