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Best Alternative Schools in Gilbert, AZ

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7,112

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American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12 12.2 students per teacher

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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
American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1070 S Higley Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 344-9892	2,357	192	12.2		1,651 (70.0%)	49 (2.1%)	456 (19.3%)	48 (2.0%)	12 (0.5%)	10 (0.4%)	131 (5.6%)								(n/a)	57.0	61.0	74.0	63.0	57.0	48.0	63.0	62.0	57.0	80.0	56.0	33.0	32.0	53.0	69.0	34.0	23.0	$5,729	$61	$172	$294	$4,023	$1,472	$5,495
Leading Edge Academy Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	633 E Ray Rd Ste 132	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	LEAD Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 257-5362	70	9	7.5		30 (42.9%)	14 (20.0%)	21 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Arizona Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	335 E Germann Rd Ste 140	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Arizona Connections Academy Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 782-5842	1,891	98	19.3		798 (42.2%)	161 (8.5%)	677 (35.8%)	16 (0.8%)	62 (3.3%)	9 (0.5%)	168 (8.9%)								(n/a)	28.0	46.0	29.0	36.0	47.0	34.0	40.0	22.0	22.0	13.0	14.0	18.0	8.0	15.0	26.0	22.0	13.0		$00			$00
EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	580 W Melody Ave	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-9537	1,270	100	12.7		744 (58.6%)	39 (3.1%)	367 (28.9%)	35 (2.8%)	15 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (5.4%)								(n/a)	53.0	59.0	58.0	65.0	53.0	53.0	36.0	60.0	57.0	58.0	43.0	45.0	60.0	32.0	50.0	35.0	27.0	$9,041	$973	$170	$2,116	$5,286	$2,612	$7,898
San Tan Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3959 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	San Tan Montessori School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-0811	914	22	41.5		542 (59.3%)	43 (4.7%)	222 (24.3%)	23 (2.5%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.7%)								(n/a)	42.0	47.0	54.0	46.0	58.0	39.0	51.0	31.0	37.0	43.0	27.0	40.0	37.0	35.0	45.0	33.0	27.0		$00			$00
Freedom Prep Academy - Mesa	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	465 N Bluejay Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Freedom Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 256-2642	448				314 (70.1%)	23 (5.1%)	82 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)		40.0	28.0												26.0				$00			$00
Higley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2935 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 279-7000	162	1	162.0		102 (63.0%)	7 (4.3%)	32 (19.8%)	9 (5.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)								(n/a)							50.0							44.0			22.0		$00			$00

Cities Near Gilbert

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mesa	1.83 mi	169	47^th
Chandler	1.96 mi	77	24^th
Tempe	5.71 mi	58	43^rd
Sun Lakes	8.91 mi	1	2^nd
Queen Creek	9.04 mi	42	20^th

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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.

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