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Deer Valley Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 33,199 (2022-2023)
Schools: 41 (2022-2023)
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Deer Valley Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Maricopa County). During the 2023 school year, 33,199 students attended one of the district's 41 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large

General election

General election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Kimberly Kay Fisher
Kimberly Kay Fisher (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
16.4
 
45,329
✔
Image of Karen Pack
Karen Pack (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
15.6
 
42,963
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Steve Bottfeld (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
14.5
 
40,030
Image of Tiffany Hawkins
Tiffany Hawkins (Nonpartisan)
 
14.3
 
39,498
Image of Julie Stockwell
Julie Stockwell (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
14.2
 
39,211
Image of Ann Ordway
Ann Ordway (Nonpartisan)
 
11.2
 
30,937
Image of Melody Holehan‐Kopas
Melody Holehan‐Kopas (Nonpartisan)
 
7.2
 
19,956
Image of Terri Roberts
Terri Roberts (Nonpartisan)
 
6.3
 
17,328
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
789

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 276,041
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Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large

General election

General election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large (2 seats)

Stephanie Simacek and Paul Carver defeated Tony Bouie and Craig Beckman in the general election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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27.3
 
38,837
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Paul Carver (Nonpartisan)
 
26.3
 
37,366
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Tony Bouie (Nonpartisan)
 
24.1
 
34,269
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Craig Beckman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
22.0
 
31,259
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
380

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 142,111
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Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large

General election

General election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large (3 seats)

Jennie Paperman, Kimberly Kay Fisher, and incumbent Ann Ordway defeated Melody Holehan‐Kopas and Ogechukwu Mbah in the general election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jennie Paperman (Nonpartisan)
 
27.0
 
62,477
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Image of Kimberly Kay Fisher
Kimberly Kay Fisher (Nonpartisan)
 
25.4
 
58,743
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Ann Ordway (Nonpartisan)
 
24.3
 
56,164
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Melody Holehan‐Kopas (Nonpartisan)
 
22.4
 
51,827
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Ogechukwu Mbah (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.2
 
446
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
1,573

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Total votes: 231,230
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Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large

General election

General election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Julie Read
Julie Read (Nonpartisan)
 
21.5
 
24,788
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Image of Ann O'Brien
Ann O'Brien (Nonpartisan)
 
21.3
 
24,519
Image of Kimberly Kay Fisher
Kimberly Kay Fisher (Nonpartisan)
 
17.8
 
20,579
Image of Matt Dennis
Matt Dennis (Nonpartisan)
 
15.5
 
17,860
Image of Jennie Paperman
Jennie Paperman (Nonpartisan)
 
13.7
 
15,792
Image of M. Deiana
M. Deiana (Nonpartisan)
 
10.2
 
11,776

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 115,314
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Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large

General election

General election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large

Incumbent Ann Ordway won election in the general election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large on November 8, 2016.

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Ann Ordway (Nonpartisan)

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Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large

General election

General election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large

Incumbent Kimberly Kay Fisher and incumbent Ann O'Brien won election in the general election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large on November 4, 2014.

Candidate
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Kimberly Kay Fisher (Nonpartisan)
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Ann O'Brien (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Arizona are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424 & 16-211



Election system

School board members in Arizona are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

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Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Arizona are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statutes Section 15-422 and Section 16-502

Winning an election

School board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

Term length and staggering

School board members in Arizona have four-year terms. Certain school board members have initial two-year terms when a new district is formed or when a district is changing the number of board members in order to establish a staggered election schedule.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

As close to half of school board members as possible are elected every two years. Upon the formation of a new district, all board members are elected at one election and the initial terms of the two winning candidates receiving lower numbers of votes are shortened to two years to achieve staggering.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statue Section 15-424

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-427 & 15-429

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The school board candidate filing deadline in Arizona is 120 days before the election date.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statue Section 16-311

School board candidates can circulate their nomination petitions starting when the filling window opens 150 days before the election, which is 30 days before the filing deadline.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statue Section 16-311

Newly elected school board members officially take office at the first organizational meeting of the school board, which must be held between the first and 15th day of January following the general election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-321

 


About the district

School board

The Deer Valley Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Steve Bottfeld20252029
Karen Pack20252029
Kimberly Kay Fisher20212029
Paul Carver20232027
Stephanie Simacek20232027

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Overlapping state house districts

Deer Valley Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Arizona House of Representatives District 3Joseph ChaplikRepublican Party 44% 11%
Arizona House of Representatives District 3Alexander KolodinRepublican Party 44% 11%
Arizona House of Representatives District 28David LivingstonRepublican Party 39% 47%
Arizona House of Representatives District 28Beverly PingerelliRepublican Party 39% 47%
Arizona House of Representatives District 2Stephanie SimacekDemocratic Party 12% 57%
Arizona House of Representatives District 2Justin WilmethRepublican Party 12% 57%
Arizona House of Representatives District 27Lisa FinkRepublican Party 5% 33%
Arizona House of Representatives District 27Tony RiveroRepublican Party 5% 33%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $43,863,000 $1,403 12%
Local: $178,547,000 $5,711 51%
State: $128,690,000 $4,116 37%
Total: $351,100,000 $11,230
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $334,731,000 $10,440
Total Current Expenditures: $291,745,000 $9,099
Instructional Expenditures: $174,940,000 $5,456 52%
Student and Staff Support: $34,766,000 $1,084 10%
Administration: $30,545,000 $952 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $51,494,000 $1,606 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $31,588,000 $985
Construction: $4,625,000 $144
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $8,702,000 $271

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50 68 25 35 25-29 49 56
2018-2019 59 73 35 46 40-44 58 64
2017-2018 60 71 34 46 40-44 60 64
2016-2017 57 71 35 44 30-34 60
2015-2016 51 66 30 38 30-34 55
2014-2015 47 66 26 34 25-29 51
2013-2014 75 85 56 65 55-59 78
2012-2013 75 85 55 64 55-59 78
2011-2012 73 83 53 61 50-54 76
2010-2011 72 84 57 57 50-54 75

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 55 68 33 41 30-34 56 60
2018-2019 61 72 42 49 35-39 60 66
2017-2018 60 67 39 46 40-44 60 65
2016-2017 57 65 37 44 35-39 61
2015-2016 54 64 34 42 35-39 57
2014-2015 48 61 29 34 25-29 52
2013-2014 89 92 80 83 80-84 91
2012-2013 89 90 79 83 75-79 91
2011-2012 87 91 79 80 70-74 89
2010-2011 87 92 83 77 70-74 90

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 94 >=95 85-89 92 60-79 90-94 94
2018-2019 95 >=95 90-94 90 >=80 >=95 96
2017-2018 95 >=95 90-94 96 >=80 90-94 95
2016-2017 94 >=95 85-89 95 >=80 94
2015-2016 95 >=95 >=95 92 >=80 96
2014-2015 94 >=95 90-94 92 >=80 94
2013-2014 92 >=95 85-89 89 >=80 93
2012-2013 91 90-94 85-89 88 >=50 91
2011-2012 91 90-94 85-89 85 >=80 92
2010-2011 91 90-94 80-89 87 60-79 92

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 33,199 -0.5
2021-2022 33,353 3.9
2020-2021 32,061 -8.1
2019-2020 34,645 0.3
2018-2019 34,544 4.0
2017-2018 33,152 -2.3
2016-2017 33,907 -0.7
2015-2016 34,153 1.1
2014-2015 33,793 1.2
2013-2014 33,395 -1.9
2012-2013 34,028 -1.9
2011-2012 34,662 -1.5
2010-2011 35,190 -3.0
2009-2010 36,241 -1.7
2008-2009 36,870 0.0
2007-2008 36,875 2.2
2006-2007 36,059 3.5
2005-2006 34,802 4.3
2004-2005 33,318 4.9
2003-2004 31,691 5.2
2002-2003 30,049 4.6
2001-2002 28,678 5.3
2000-2001 27,158 6.2
1999-2000 25,467 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Deer Valley Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.1 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.0 3.1
Black 3.8 5.7
Hispanic 22.1 47.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 5.0 4.2
White 63.7 34.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Deer Valley Unified School District had 1,907.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.41.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 30.00
Kindergarten: 97.00
Elementary: 1,257.30
Secondary: 522.71
Total: 1,907.01

Deer Valley Unified School District employed 25.00 district administrators and 76.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 25.00
District Administrative Support: 135.38
School Administrators: 76.00
School Administrative Support: 92.66
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 421.29
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 49.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 24.74
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 24.56
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 431.84
Other Support Services: 392.18

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Deer Valley Unified School District operates 41 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Anthem School438PK-8
Arrowhead Elementary School610PK-6
Aspire Deer Valley'S Online Academy283KG-12
Barry Goldwater High School1,6417-12
Boulder Creek High School2,3757-12
Canyon Springs Stem Academy801PK-8
Constitution Elementary School671PK-6
Copper Creek Elementary School738PK-6
Deer Valley High School1,6377-12
Deer Valley Middle School5377-8
Desert Mountain School472PK-8
Desert Sage Elementary School621PK-6
Desert Sky Middle School6487-8
Diamond Canyon School807PK-8
Esperanza Elementary School499PK-6
Gavilan Peak School565PK-8
Greenbrier Elementary School489PK-6
Highland Lakes School1,069PK-8
Hillcrest Middle School8997-8
Inspiration Mountain School486KG-8
Las Brisas Elementary School476PK-6
Legend Springs Elementary666PK-6
Mirage Elementary School582PK-6
Mountain Ridge High School2,7717-12
Mountain Shadows Elementary School431PK-6
New River Elementary School201PK-6
Norterra Canyon School584PK-8
Park Meadows Elementary School600PK-6
Paseo Hills School743PK-8
Sandra Day O'Connor High School2,5677-12
Sierra Verde Steam Academy898PK-8
Sonoran Foothills School860PK-8
Stetson Hills School912PK-8
Sunrise Elementary School475PK-6
Sunset Ridge School620PK-8
Terramar Academy Of The Arts1,015PK-8
Traditional Academy At Bellair216PK-6
Union Park School753PK-8
Village Meadows Elementary School444PK-6
Vista Peak57PK-12
West Wing School1,042KG-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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