Basis Scottsdale requires graduating students to take seven AP-level courses and sit for six AP exams.

[7] BASIS Scottsdale competes in the Canyon Athletic Association for high school sports.

Basis Scottsdale solicits contributions of $1500 per student from parents, an unusual practice for publicly funded schools.

[5] The school was featured in the documentary Two Million Minutes: The 21st Century Solution.

2 ranked high school in a U.S. News & World Report list.