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Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary School

Public, Charter Grades K-6

Summary

Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary School is a public charter elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 293 students in grades K-6. The school has a predominantly African American (45.05%) and Hispanic (44.37%) student population, with a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Despite the school's efforts, Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Arizona elementary schools, with significantly below-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, students with disabilities, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, is particularly concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 5% to 10% of Arizona elementary schools in these categories. Nearby schools, such as Cloves C Campbell Senior Elementary School, George Gervin Prep Academy, and Irene Lopez School, generally perform better than Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary School, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school are not solely due to its student demographics.

The school's per-student spending has increased over the years, but it is still below the state average and may not be sufficient to address the significant academic challenges the school faces. Additionally, the school's performance has remained consistently low over the past decade, with little to no improvement in its statewide rankings or academic proficiency rates. This lack of progress is concerning and suggests that the school may be struggling to effectively address the educational needs of its students, which could be influenced by factors such as the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's charter status, and its placement within the Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Eleme District, which is also low-performing.

322

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,936

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2033 E Southern Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85040-3344

(602) 276-1943

District: Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Eleme

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

African American:

42.9%

American Indian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2010 → 4th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (11% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school11%

District avg11%

Arizona avg39%

Not ranked this year

Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	1194 of 1245	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1194 of 1226	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1107 of 1109	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1014 of 1106	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	971 of 1079	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	1059 of 1079	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	1141 of 1158	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.2	1127 of 1141	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	1065 of 1075	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.5	1075 of 1090	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.5	1046 of 1062	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	562 of 607	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	755 of 895	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	99 of 100	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.6	241 of 975	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	1060 of 1219	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1142 of 1219	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	1023 of 1023	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	1122 of 1170	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1146 of 1198	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	909 of 911	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.4	204 of 423	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	1077 of 1116	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	817 of 820	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	1193 of 1216	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1202 of 1220	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1029 of 1032	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	869 of 1027	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	1150 of 1201	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.9	898 of 1161	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)75th percentile+73 vs school

Homeless (2021)52nd percentile+49 vs school

White (2021)23rd percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)15th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2023)13th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2023)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts15%-26 vs state

Science8%-26 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th 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	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	2033 E Southern Ave	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Eleme	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 276-1943	322	19	16.9		4 (1.2%)	138 (42.9%)	155 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)								(n/a)														$11,936	$1,588	$3,470	$6,647	$4,282	$2,596	$6,878
T G Barr School	Public	PK, KG-8	2041 E Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4950	402	27	14.8		16 (4.0%)	41 (10.2%)	318 (79.1%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	33.3	537^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.9%					(n/a)	29.0					48.0			21.0		40.0			$16,225	$2,658	$1,476	$6,791	$10,623	$1,469	$12,092
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1903 E Roeser Rd	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 305-8865	412	24	17.1		18 (4.4%)	48 (11.7%)	332 (80.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)			25.0	26.0	24.0			30.0							$00			$00
Percy L Julian School	Public	K-8	2149 E Carver Dr	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4950	256	15	17.0		3 (1.2%)	55 (21.5%)	186 (72.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	21	690^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.1%					(n/a)		31.0		25.0			25.0	33.0						$13,712	$1,250	$1,398	$3,897	$9,774	$1,290	$11,064
Martin Luther King Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-3	4615 S 22nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4910	238	13	18.3		6 (2.5%)	69 (29.0%)	152 (63.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)														$20,408	$4,086	$1,463	$9,634	$12,923	$1,936	$14,859
George Gervin Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2801 E Southern Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	George Gervin Youth Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 219-2121	157	15	10.4		1 (0.6%)	57 (36.3%)	90 (57.3%)	4 (2.5%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$12,132	$678	$2,807	$4,162	$6,014	$2,633	$8,648
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6825 S 10th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4220	352	20	17.6		4 (1.1%)	27 (7.7%)	310 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)	15.0													$14,804	$1,933	$1,374	$5,240	$10,019	$1,478	$11,497
Irene Lopez School	Public	PK, KG-8	4610 S 12th St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4920	483	25	19.3		12 (2.5%)	38 (7.9%)	394 (81.6%)	19 (3.9%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	16.4	759^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.5%					(n/a)	22.0		30.0		22.0	28.0			21.0			16.0		$11,702	$1,097	$1,363	$3,557	$8,068	$1,174	$9,242
C O Greenfield School	Public	K-8	7009 S 10th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4240	453	22	20.5		6 (1.3%)	36 (7.9%)	401 (88.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	6.4	904^th of 909 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.3	903^rd of 912 public elementary schools	1.0%	1		18.0	15.0	18.0	29.0		13.0	14.0	12.0	14.0			17.0	$12,184	$825	$1,316	$2,966	$8,821	$1,222	$10,043
Amy L. Houston Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7139 S 10th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 232-4230	22				1 (4.5%)	5 (22.7%)	16 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary School.

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Students at Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 43% African American, 4% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

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Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Eleme

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