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Ridgeline Academy Inc.

Q: Is Ridgeline Academy Inc. a good school?

Ridgeline Academy Inc. ranks 162 nd of 909 Arizona alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Alternative Schools

Better than 82% of Arizona alternative schools

Summary

Ridgeline Academy Inc. is an alternative public charter school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,019 students. The school has been steadily improving its four-year graduation rate, which reached 78.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, though its dropout rate has fluctuated between 3.3% and 6.1% over the past few years.

Ridgeline Academy Inc. outperforms the state average in several academic areas, including science, English language arts, and mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school is projected to have 51% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th-grade science, with 65% of students projected to be proficient or better in AzSCI/Science, compared to the state average of 34%. Additionally, Ridgeline Academy Inc. has a relatively low spending per student, with $6,381 and $7,173 spent per student in the 2019-2020 and 2018-2019 school years, respectively, which is lower than the spending per student at some of the nearby schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Ridgeline Academy Inc. generally outperforms them in academic areas, such as science, English language arts, and mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ridgeline Academy Inc. is projected to have 51% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to 43% at the nearby pvONLINE school. However, some nearby schools, such as Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep, have even stronger academic performance, with 96% of 11th-grade students projected to be proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year.

849

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33625 N North Valley Pkwy
Phoenix, AZ 85085-4229

(623) 223-1335

District: Ridgeline Academy Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (54% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Arizona alternative schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Arizona avg35%

Elementary school

162^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

158^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

78^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 10 pts since 2021

From top 19% (2021) to top 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona High Schools →

★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	162 of 909	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	179 of 912	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	272 of 1245	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	210 of 1000	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	165 of 1226	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	144 of 1039	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	135 of 1109	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	85.4	159 of 1106	85.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.0	244 of 1079	77.4%	★★★★☆
2015	63.4	317 of 955	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.9	208 of 1079	80.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	229 of 1158	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	61.8	434 of 1141	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	478 of 1075	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	441 of 1090	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.5	489 of 1062	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	397 of 607	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	193 of 289	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.1	138 of 895	84.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	66.9	79 of 270	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	136 of 620	78.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	129 of 589	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	142 of 602	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	271 of 1219	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	261 of 824	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.5	187 of 1219	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	105 of 862	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	121 of 1023	88.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.5	339 of 1170	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	256 of 1198	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	175 of 911	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.2	391 of 1116	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.2	57 of 618	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	143 of 626	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	193 of 628	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	273 of 1216	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	169 of 830	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	147 of 1220	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	182 of 850	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	196 of 1032	81.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.2	268 of 617	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	224 of 444	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.7	57 of 1027	94.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.0	364 of 820	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	48 of 145	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.1	76 of 1201	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	183 of 465	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	237 of 486	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	327 of 1024	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	272 of 800	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.8	203 of 1161	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	131 of 595	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	180 of 720	75.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	158 of 552	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	179 of 550	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	187 of 854	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	227 of 605	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.9	131 of 832	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	154 of 605	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	135 of 711	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	90.8	48 of 695	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	85.2	86 of 677	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	60.3	166 of 521	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.4	166 of 690	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	67.6	220 of 787	72.0%	★★★★☆
2012	55.6	330 of 772	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.2	358 of 692	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	300 of 663	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	58.5	60 of 129	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	72 of 573	87.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	57.6	173 of 404	57.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.3	563 of 606	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	122 of 395	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	112 of 386	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	217 of 806	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	206 of 494	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.4	64 of 820	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	100 of 466	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	83 of 624	86.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.0	173 of 760	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	197 of 802	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.4	97 of 717	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	90 of 369	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	143 of 379	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	166 of 370	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	173 of 810	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	114 of 476	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	205 of 818	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	101 of 435	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	169 of 617	72.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.8	191 of 384	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	92 of 211	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	161 of 650	75.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.3	83 of 363	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	33 of 789	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	174 of 277	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	204 of 288	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.6	273 of 675	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	296 of 446	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.0	148 of 780	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	153 of 337	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	178 of 436	59.2%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	78 of 271	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	48 of 270	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	140 of 469	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	36 of 464	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.9	97 of 509	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	80.4	38 of 200	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	35.8	245 of 406	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	93.5	26 of 456	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	67.9	118 of 492	76.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.5	113 of 379	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	33 of 441	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	23 of 479	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	46 of 223	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	54 of 219	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	55 of 429	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	46 of 455	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	63 of 492	87.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	94.9	3 of 282	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	30 of 374	92.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	55 of 178	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	55 of 184	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.1	200 of 371	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.4	91 of 409	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	166 of 448	62.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)71st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2022)71st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)65th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)57th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2023)56th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2023)35th percentile-44 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-71 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)86th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)77th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2021)57th percentile-27 vs school

African American (2022)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)50th percentile-28 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)7th percentile-77 vs school

High school

Multi-racial (2022)99th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)70th percentile~ school

White (2025)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+19 vs state

Science51%+23 vs state

Mathematics51%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 18, 2018

We definitely bought into the idea of the Ridgeline "Family" but soon came to realize that the morale among the staff was low due to the inefficiencies of the administrators. Although many people will tout that Ridgeline is made up of great families and teachers, many of those people are leaving because of the prevalent issues that are being swept under the rug.

The lack of discipline allows bullying to happen throughout the school, with little to no consequences to stop the behaviors. Many families and teachers have brought this issue up to the administration, which has done nothing of value besides legally making sure they're covered instead of addressing the root causes of the issues.

Great sales pitch by the administration, but when push comes to shove and you are looking for true leadership and follow through, you'll just receive more sales pitch style discussions with little to no actual action. Close Quote

Schools Near Ridgeline Academy Inc.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				AASA English Language Arts (2025)							AASA Mathematics (2025)							AzSCI Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	33625 N North Valley Pkwy	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 223-1335	849	71	11.9		598 (70.4%)	30 (3.5%)	152 (17.9%)	39 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	18 (2.1%)								(n/a)	57.0	72.0	70.0	52.0	51.0	63.0	51.0	63.0	63.0	73.0	29.0	40.0	44.0	45.0	65.0	51.0	37.0		$00			$00
AMCS at Anthem dba Caurus Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	41900 N 42nd Ave	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 551-5083	79	13	6.2		60 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43775 North Black Canyon Highw	Phoenix	85087	Maricopa County	Anthem Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 465-4776	1,031	72	14.3		651 (63.1%)	24 (2.3%)	174 (16.9%)	108 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.1%)								(n/a)	60.0	86.0	63.0	59.0	70.0	48.0	96.0	74.0	86.0	72.0	53.0	53.0	51.0	84.0	57.0	41.0	70.0	$9,856	$204	$45	$453	$6,311	$3,296	$9,607
Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	20402 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 445-4992	225	20	11.3		151 (67.1%)	14 (6.2%)	51 (22.7%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)				80.0		81.0	70.0				52.0		65.0	52.0		73.0	43.0	$5,024	$90	$00	$180	$4,860	$73	$4,933
Vista Peak	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19825 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-3900	63	13	4.7		45 (71.4%)	4 (6.3%)	8 (12.7%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$39,957	$1,392	$65	$2,849	$37,815	$685	$38,500
Cave Creek Academy of Excellence	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	33016 N 60th St	Scottsdale	85266	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 575-2042	19				13 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														41.0				$863	$04	$324	$332	$531	$04	$535
Sunflower School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5490 W Paradise Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5050	21	3	7.0		7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (47.6%)	1 (4.8%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Desert Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5821 W Beverly Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Desert Heights Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-2900	868	58	15.0		436 (50.2%)	47 (5.4%)	302 (34.8%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (7.0%)								(n/a)	33.0	44.0	24.0	42.0	44.0	37.0	66.0	42.0	31.0	40.0	26.0	32.0	41.0	51.0	33.0	27.0	25.0	$10,891	$1,199	$773	$3,171	$6,647	$2,272	$8,919
Roadrunner School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16428 N 21st St.	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-2600	70	52	1.3		38 (54.3%)	7 (10.0%)	16 (22.9%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.6%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
pvONLINE	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	15002 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 449-2450	127	22	5.7		72 (56.7%)	6 (4.7%)	31 (24.4%)	7 (5.5%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)							43.0											$8,729	$341	$469	$1,151	$7,343	$576	$7,919

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Ridgeline Academy Inc. ranks 162^nd of 909 Arizona alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Ridgeline Academy Inc..

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What is the racial makeup of Ridgeline Academy Inc.?

Students at Ridgeline Academy Inc. are 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.