Rancho Solano Preparatory School


Rancho Solano Preparatory School is a PK-12 school located in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. The school is part of the International Baccalaureate program.
Four schools make up Rancho Solano Preparatory School as a whole: the "Early Learning Center", the Lower School, the Middle School, and the Upper School. The Early Learning Center and Lower School are located at the Greenway address, while the Middle and Upper Schools are at the Via de Ventura location.

History

In 1954, Rancho Solano Preparatory School was founded by the Bayer and Freesmeyer families. The inaugural opening of the school was at a campus located at Missouri Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1979, the Union Hills Campus was established, but later moved to the Hillcrest campus in 2008. The Greenway campus, still serving as the home of the Early Learning Center and the Lower School today, was established in 1991. In 2003, another campus was established in Gilbert, Arizona.
The following year, in 2008, the inaugural freshman class joined the Upper School and the first graduating class was that of 2012.
Also in 2012, the new Middle and Upper School Campus, located at Via de Ventura, opened in August. The school added another building at this location, the Upper School Athletic Complex and Student Center, in 2013.
In 2007, Rancho Solano Private Schools joined the Meritas International Family of Schools. Later, in 2017, Rancho Solano joined the York Education Group.

Athletics

RSPS is a member of multiple athletic leagues with other Arizona schools. The high school is a full member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association and National Federation of High Schools. The middle school is a member of the Valley Christian Schools League and Mountain Valley Athletic League.
High School sports include: boys' soccer, girls' volleyball, boys' cross country, girls' cross country, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, boys lacrosse, girls' lacrosse, girls' sand volleyball, boys golf, boys' tennis, girls' tennis, and strength and conditioning.
Middle School sports include: flag football, girls' volleyball, boys and girls' golf, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, Boys' soccer, girls' soccer, boys' lacrosse, girls' lacrosse, boys and girls' cross country, boys' and girls' tennis, and strength and conditioning.
MS: 7 boys' sports, 7 girls' sports
HS: 6 boys' sports, 6 girls' sports