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DEEP LEARNING

Our SciOly teams scored first place in seven different events covering a wide range of knowledge and skills: Anatomy & Physiology, Boomilever, Chem Lab, Chiropterology, Circuit Lab, Codebusters, and Sounds of Music.  Our students' mastery of science is taking them all the way to Nationals.
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How will CFSD prepare your child to soar?

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CFSD IN THE NEWS

With an overall grade of A+, Catalina Foothills School District is ranked the best school district in Arizona, according to Niche. The 2021 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education, says Niche. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more.  Niche reviewed 158 Arizona districts to compile its 2021 list.

ALUMNI NEWS

Foothills Grad Wins Gates Scholarship

Foothills grad Meena Venkataramanan ’17 was named a member of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship Class of 2021, making her one of 24 U.S. citizens tapped to receive full funding for graduate studies at the University of Cambridge.  She said she will pursue an M.Phil. in English Studies: Modern and Contemporary Literature to explore the narratives of contemporary refugees and asylum seekers in the United States and the United Kingdom.  Congratulations!

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS

  CFHS Science Olympiad team wins state championship.

 The high school's Pioneer 327 Robotics team made and donated 380 face shields for CFSD staff. 

 All four of our middle school orchestras, representing both Esperero and Orange Grove, earned an Excellent rating or higher at the Arizona Music Education Association's all-state competition.

 CFHS Studio Art students won Gold and Silver at the Southwest Region of the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

 CFHS senior has been nominated as a U.S. Presidential Scholar.

 Nine (9) CFHS science students were accepted into the University of Arizona's S.T.A.R. Lab program.

 CFHS Girls Cross Country team is Arizona's Division II State Champions Runner-Up.

  Nine (9) CFHS seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists. 

  CFHS student was selected as one of two students representing the state of Arizona at the 2021 U.S. Senate Youth Program.

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OPEN ENROLLMENT

What is the District’s Open Enrollment Program?

Open enrollment is a state law that allows students to attend schools outside of their resident school if the receiving school has the capacity to accept them. CFSD residents who wish to attend a school other than their home area school must apply under the open enrollment program as well as non-resident families.

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The Power of Education

CFSD Tax Credit

Learning Beyond the Classroom

Special Distinctions

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