Scottsdale School Closings Today — Live Status & Delays (Arizona)
Are Scottsdale schools closed today? Check live status below — updated every 10 minutes.
Live status monitored for Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD), Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD), Cave Creek Unified School District #93, and Fountain Hills Unified School District.
How Scottsdale School Closures Are Announced
Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD), the largest district serving the city, posts closure and delay notices directly to its official website at susd.org as soon as a decision is made. Families enrolled in SUSD’s ParentSquare notification system typically receive a push alert, text, or email at the same time the website is updated — SUSD aims to make a call by early morning on the day of a potential delay, or the evening before when a significant weather event is already forecast. During monsoon storms or extreme heat advisories, the district frequently posts a decision as early as 5:30 AM.
Because the SUSD boundary also touches Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, and unincorporated stretches of Phoenix and Tempe, this page also tracks Paradise Valley Unified School District (pvschools.net), Cave Creek Unified School District #93 (ccusd93.org), and Fountain Hills Unified School District (fhschools.org) — since a family living near a district boundary may need to check more than one source. Local TV stations 12News (KPNX), ABC15 (KNXV), and FOX10 (KSAZ) also run rolling school-closing crawls during active weather events; this page monitors all three alongside each district’s own site so the fastest confirmed source appears first.
Weather Risks That Can Close Scottsdale Schools
- Dust storms (haboobs): Sudden walls of blowing dust, most common in July and August, can cut visibility to near zero on Scottsdale’s arterial roads and bus routes, prompting delays or closures even without rain.
- Extreme heat: Excessive Heat Warnings, especially in the 110°F+ range that Scottsdale regularly sees in June and July, can affect outdoor athletics, recess, and bus pickup schedules, and occasionally trigger early dismissals.
- Monsoon flash flooding: Heavy monsoon downpours can flood low-water crossings and washes in north Scottsdale and near the McDowell Mountains, cutting off bus routes for schools like Desert Mountain High School and campuses in Fountain Hills.
- Winter freeze and ice: Rare but disruptive — a hard freeze or icy overpass can still delay morning bus runs, since the region has little de-icing equipment compared to colder states.
- Wildfire smoke: Smoke drifting in from fires in the surrounding desert foothills or nearby national forest land can occasionally prompt air-quality advisories affecting outdoor activities at schools near the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.
Frequently Asked Questions
How early does Scottsdale Unified School District announce school closures?
SUSD typically announces closures or delays as early as possible — often by 5:30 AM on the day of a weather event, or the evening before when forecasters are confident a storm or extreme heat advisory will hit overnight. Announcements go out on susd.org, through ParentSquare alerts, and to local TV stations simultaneously.
What’s the difference between a closure and a delay in Scottsdale?
A closure means all campuses in that district are shut for the entire day, with instruction moved online or cancelled outright. A delay means the school day starts later than usual — commonly one or two hours — to let roads clear or temperatures drop, with the rest of the schedule compressed or shifted back.
Do all Scottsdale-area schools close at the same time?
Not necessarily. SUSD, Paradise Valley Unified, Cave Creek Unified, and Fountain Hills Unified each make independent decisions based on conditions in their own attendance boundaries, so a dust storm affecting north Scottsdale might close Cave Creek Unified campuses while SUSD stays open, or vice versa. Always check the specific district your child attends.
Which local TV stations report Scottsdale school closings?
12News (KPNX), ABC15 (KNXV), and FOX10 (KSAZ) are the primary Phoenix-market stations that run school-closing crawls and web updates during active weather events. This page automatically monitors all three alongside each district’s official site.
How often is this page updated?
Status checks run automatically every 15 minutes, or every 5 minutes during active weather alerts, pulling from district websites, TV station feeds, and National Weather Service data for the Scottsdale/Paradise Valley forecast zone.
School Roster
Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD)
High Schools
- Arcadia High School
- Chaparral High School
- Coronado High School
- Desert Mountain High School
- Saguaro High School
- Scottsdale Online Learning
Middle Schools
- Cocopah Middle School
- Desert Canyon Middle School
- Ingleside Middle School
- Mohave Middle School
- Mountainside Middle School
- Tonalea Middle School
K-8 Schools
- Cheyenne Traditional School
- Copper Ridge School
- Echo Canyon K-8
Elementary Schools
Partial list — SUSD operates 15–16 elementary campuses in total; full roster at susd.org/our-district/our-schools.
- Anasazi Elementary School
- Cherokee Elementary School
- Cochise Elementary School
- Desert Canyon Elementary School
- Hohokam Elementary School
- Hopi Elementary School
- Kiva Elementary School
- Navajo Elementary School
- Pueblo Elementary School
- Redfield Elementary School
- Sequoya Elementary School
- Tavan Elementary School
- Yavapai Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD)
High Schools
- Horizon High School
- North Canyon High School
- Paradise Valley High School
- Pinnacle High School
- Shadow Mountain High School
Middle Schools
- Desert Shadows Middle School
- Explorer Middle School
- Greenway Middle School
- Mountain Trail Middle School
Elementary Schools
Partial list — PVUSD operates roughly 30 elementary campuses; full roster at pvschools.net/our-district.
- Boulder Creek Elementary School
- Cactus View Elementary School
- Campo Bello Elementary School
- Copper Canyon Elementary School
- Desert Cove Elementary School
- Desert Trails Elementary School
- Eagle Ridge Elementary School
- Fireside Elementary School
- Grayhawk Elementary School
- Hidden Hills Elementary School
- Indian Bend Elementary School
- Larkspur Elementary School
- Liberty Elementary School
- Mercury Mine Elementary School
- North Ranch Elementary School
- Quail Run Elementary School
- Sandpiper Elementary School
- Sweetwater Community School
Cave Creek Unified School District #93
High Schools
- Cactus Shadows High School
Middle Schools
- Sonoran Trails Middle School
Elementary Schools
- Black Mountain Elementary School
- Desert Willow Elementary School
- Horseshoe Trails Elementary School
Fountain Hills Unified School District
High Schools
- Fountain Hills High School
Middle Schools
- Fountain Hills Middle School
Elementary Schools
- McDowell Mountain Elementary School
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