Best Kept Secret in Quad-City Area
by Kelly Lee, Family and Community Engagement Coordinator, Humboldt Unified School District
In Arizona, parents choose their neighborhood public school over 88% of the time. The Humboldt Unified School District (HUSD) is the largest school district in Yavapai County. Located in Prescott Valley, Arizona, HUSD provides a comprehensive, world-class education to over 5,700 students. HUSD encompasses more than 300 square miles and serves the Prescott Valley and Dewey/Humboldt communities.
HUSD offers a preK-12 educational program with many opportunities and experiences available to students throughout their educational journey.
iChoose Academy at Glassford Hill Middle School
- for seventh- and eighth-grade students
- located within the Glassford Hill Middle School campus; focused on personalized learning
- competency-based curriculum delivered with a blended, flipped and online learning strategy
- 1:1 computing environment that transforms the learning environment beyond the walls of a traditional classroom
Coyote Springs Elementary
- 21st century teaching and learning
- embedded 5 C’s into our teaching and learning
- problem-/project-based learning
- co-teaching
- PBIS school (Positive Behavior System)
- physical education, music, coding, gardening, media, accelerated math and gifted students recently presented at a conference to a national audience of educators
Bradshaw Mountain High School AP Academy
- BMHS offers 19 AP courses, the most in Yavapai County
- Advance Placement tests are paid for; $93 savings to our families
- eligible for AP Capstone diploma
- AP Map class for student support; only AP Academy school to offer this
- one of few schools nationwide to offer AP seminar and research
Bright Futures Preschool
- 3- and 4-year-old classrooms
- certified teacher and two paraprofessionals for each class
- TELL curriculum offered in partnership with ASU, Eureka Math
- full-time PT and OT staff
- early childhood hands-on science curriculum in partnership with the Arizona Science Center
- two outdoor playground areas with equipment, play structures
- half and full-day programs
