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Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School

Public, Charter Grades K-5

Summary

Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School is a public charter elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 180 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Edkey Inc. - Redwood Academy district, which is ranked 404 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school has a diverse student population, with 45.56% Hispanic, 30.56% White, and 11.11% African American students, its academic performance has consistently underperformed compared to the state and nearby public schools. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 18-29% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly lower than the state and district averages. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 555 out of 1,109 Arizona elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 925 out of 1,245 in 2022-2023, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing much worse than their Hispanic peers.

When compared to nearby public schools, such as Mirage Elementary School, Ironwood Elementary School, and Sunrise Elementary School, Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School generally underperforms on academic measures. The school also has a high percentage of students (55.56% in 2022-2023) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, which may present additional challenges in providing resources and support to meet the needs of these students.

109

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,327

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16454 N 28th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85053-7534

(623) 878-0986

District: Edkey Inc. - Redwood Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

White:

29.4%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2014 → 26th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2014) to 26th (2023)

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

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Arizona avg39%

Not ranked this year

Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	925 of 1245	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	774 of 1226	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	681 of 1039	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	555 of 1109	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	479 of 1106	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.9	477 of 1079	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.1	476 of 955	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.0	415 of 1079	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.1	516 of 1158	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	26.7	943 of 1141	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	1010 of 1075	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.7	1080 of 1090	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.5	557 of 607	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	449 of 895	49.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.4	178 of 451	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	894 of 1219	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	747 of 1219	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	485 of 862	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	557 of 1023	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.1	760 of 1170	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	419 of 716	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	611 of 1198	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	368 of 911	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	830 of 1116	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	432 of 820	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	914 of 1216	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	717 of 830	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	858 of 1220	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.2	450 of 1032	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.9	871 of 1027	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	61.7	125 of 654	80.9%	★★★★☆

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
2023	17.5	914 of 1024	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1048 of 1161	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	543 of 595	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	449 of 720	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2013	57.6	324 of 787	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	28.4	615 of 772	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	637 of 685	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Native American (2021)81st percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)61st percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2023)35th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2023)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)26th percentile~ school

Male (2023)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)15th percentile-22 vs school

White (2023)11th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2023)8th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

Science24%-10 vs state

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 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 5th 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
Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	16454 N 28th Ave	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Redwood Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 878-0986	109	9	12.1		32 (29.4%)	15 (13.8%)	50 (45.9%)	3 (2.8%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)								(n/a)															$11,327	$1,006	$1,290	$3,302	$5,353	$3,678	$9,031
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17624 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5900	426	29	14.8		164 (38.5%)	22 (5.2%)	191 (44.8%)	6 (1.4%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.5%)								(n/a)		33.0		53.0											$9,209	$1,202	$120	$2,523	$7,723	$164	$7,887
Imagine Bell Canyon	Public, Charter	K-8	18052 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Bell Canyon Charter School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 547-7920	255	14	18.2		50 (19.6%)	33 (12.9%)	142 (55.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	21 (8.2%)								(n/a)					63.0	52.0										$00			$00
Imagine Online Academy of Arizona	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	18052 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	West Gilbert Charter Middle School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 250-4567	73	6	12.1		13 (17.8%)	15 (20.5%)	37 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	6 (8.2%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14841 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 466-8855	416	31	13.4		147 (35.3%)	33 (7.9%)	120 (28.8%)	93 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	78.3	175^th of 909 public elementary schools	80.7%		79.1	171^st of 912 public elementary schools	81.3%	4	65.0	49.0	77.0	65.0	58.0	74.0	58.0	41.0	63.0	60.0	48.0	43.0	61.0	45.0		$00			$00
Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley	Public, Charter	K-6	2747 W Union Hills Drive	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 422-9025	563	28	20.1		202 (35.9%)	55 (9.8%)	240 (42.6%)	17 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	40 (7.1%)	43.9	445^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.0%		39.8	477^th of 912 public elementary schools	47.7%	32	36.0	55.0	41.0	50.0			38.0	36.0	29.0	39.0			35.0			$00			$00
Village Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 W Morningside Dr	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-6300	441	27	16.5		140 (31.7%)	19 (4.3%)	232 (52.6%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	45.2	434^th of 909 public elementary schools	52.3%		39.8	478^th of 912 public elementary schools	47.6%	44		46.0	37.0	43.0				43.0	47.0	32.0			37.0		$8,025	$1,077	$323	$2,476	$6,516	$109	$6,626
Acacia Elementary School	Public	K-6	3021 W Evans Dr	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5000	806	39	20.8		247 (30.6%)	60 (7.4%)	426 (52.9%)	14 (1.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.5%)	45.9	423^rd of 909 public elementary schools	53.5%		49.9	410^th of 912 public elementary schools	55.0%	13	40.0	47.0	41.0	39.0			51.0	47.0	41.0	24.0			38.0		$7,625	$842	$110	$1,793	$5,915	$758	$6,673
John Jacobs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14421 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5700	439	29	15.4		122 (27.8%)	43 (9.8%)	233 (53.1%)	13 (3.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	24.3	633^rd of 909 public elementary schools	30.4%		27.9	598^th of 912 public elementary schools	34.4%	35	25.0	23.0		34.0			30.0	38.0	34.0	25.0					$9,526	$1,171	$267	$2,610	$7,127	$961	$8,088
Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3910 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5300	454	33	13.6		246 (54.2%)	7 (1.5%)	162 (35.7%)	12 (2.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	27.4	590^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.1%		19.2	717^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.4%	127	28.0	34.0	24.0	46.0			34.0		16.0	21.0			39.0		$8,055	$1,409	$48	$2,867	$6,379	$218	$6,597

Frequently Asked Questions about Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School

How many students attend Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 109 students attended Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School?

Students at Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 29% White, 14% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian.

What district is Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary School in?

Edkey Inc. - Redwood Academy

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