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Children First Leadership Academy

Q: How many students attend Children First Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Children First Leadership Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Children First Leadership Academy?

Students at Children First Leadership Academy are 81% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Children First Leadership Academy is a public charter elementary school serving around 100 students in grades K-8 in Phoenix, Arizona, located in the Phoenix Elementary District, which is ranked 480 out of 540 districts in the state.

Despite being in operation for over a decade, Children First Leadership Academy has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Arizona, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's test scores are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 14% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41% and 43%, respectively. Additionally, the school has experienced high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0% to 31.1%.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Lowell Elementary, ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix Elementary, and Silvestre S Herrera School, Children First Leadership Academy significantly underperforms, with these nearby schools generally having higher test scores, lower dropout rates, and better overall performance. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Children First Leadership Academy, ranging from 72% to 84.82%, may be a contributing factor to the school's challenges in providing a quality education to its students.

114

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,713

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1648 S 16th St
Phoenix, AZ 85034-5340

(602) 712-0500

District: Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Ranch School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

14.0%

White:

3.5%

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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 (14% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Arizona avg35%

Not ranked this year

Children First Leadership Academy 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	11.0	1200 of 1245	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1174 of 1226	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1105 of 1109	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.3	1104 of 1106	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	1079 of 1079	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.2	1075 of 1079	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	1144 of 1158	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	1132 of 1141	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	1063 of 1075	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.1	1079 of 1090	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.2	1052 of 1062	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	26.3	765 of 895	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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
2021	14.3	1137 of 1219	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1020 of 1023	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	1025 of 1170	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1165 of 1198	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	907 of 911	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	991 of 1116	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	815 of 820	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.7	1005 of 1216	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1086 of 1220	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1025 of 1032	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	13.4	1017 of 1027	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	678 of 854	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	815 of 832	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	703 of 711	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	676 of 695	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	664 of 677	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.0	689 of 690	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.7	765 of 787	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	754 of 772	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	656 of 685	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	617 of 692	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	656 of 663	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.0	141 of 400	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.7	507 of 573	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.7	765 of 820	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	618 of 624	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	18.2	754 of 802	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	538 of 543	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	231 of 257	10.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	7.2	501 of 503	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	649 of 810	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	802 of 818	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	605 of 617	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	7.8	746 of 780	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2021)23rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2023)17th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2021)15th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)12th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)11th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile+66 vs school

African American (2023)65th percentile+44 vs school

Male (2023)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2021)10th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)7th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2021)6th percentile+4 vs school

White (2021)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts23%-17 vs state

Mathematics10%-24 vs state

Science8%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (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 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th 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
Children First Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1648 S 16th St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Ranch School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 712-0500	114	9	12.6		4 (3.5%)	16 (14.0%)	92 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)						$29,713	$6,656	$5,579	$18,890	$7,646	$9,832	$17,478
Silvestre S Herrera School	Public	PK, KG-8	1350 S 11th St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3885	449	29	15.5		9 (2.0%)	36 (8.0%)	390 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	33.6	533^rd of 909 public elementary schools	41.4%		34.9	524^th of 912 public elementary schools	42.5%	9	41.0			41.0	32.0	$11,867	$1,457	$461	$3,376	$9,329	$619	$9,948
ASU Preparatory Academy- Pilgrim Rest K-8	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1401 E Jefferson St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 496-0041	135	12	11.2		8 (5.9%)	66 (48.9%)	53 (39.3%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)								(n/a)
Friendly House Academia Del Pueblo Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	201 E Durango St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Friendly House Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 258-4353	245	20	12.2		7 (2.9%)	13 (5.3%)	223 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$00			$00
Faith North Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	910 E Washington St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3901	103	6	17.9		9 (8.7%)	16 (15.5%)	74 (71.8%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$40,707	$14,110	$749	$28,970	$22,731	$3,117	$25,848
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1121 S 3rd Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3902	282	18	15.6		4 (1.4%)	35 (12.4%)	234 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)			32.0			$11,321	$994	$690	$2,679	$9,097	$540	$9,636
ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	443	31	14.2		25 (5.6%)	56 (12.6%)	332 (74.9%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)								(n/a)	30.0			18.0			$00			$00
Thomas A Edison School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 N 18th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3848	0	28	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				22.0		$11,273	$1,233	$328	$2,794	$9,406	$306	$9,712
Garfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	811 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3863	403	28	14.3		12 (3.0%)	45 (11.2%)	332 (82.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)								(n/a)	27.0					$11,818	$1,585	$389	$3,559	$9,124	$720	$9,844
Cesar E Chavez Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	4001 S 3rd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4940	408	23	17.7		10 (2.5%)	17 (4.2%)	375 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)	28.0	25.0				$13,199	$1,697	$1,418	$4,812	$8,807	$1,277	$10,084

Frequently Asked Questions about Children First Leadership Academy

What district is Children First Leadership Academy in?

Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Ranch School

How many students attend Children First Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Children First Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Children First Leadership Academy?

Students at Children First Leadership Academy are 81% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White.

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