Candeo Schools Inc.

Candeo Schools Inc. includes one school, Candeo Peoria, serving kindergarten through grade 8, with 597 students and a student–teacher ratio of 18.4. The most important finding is that the school’s 2025–26 all-grades proficiency results were well above Arizona’s in both subjects: 76% in English Language Arts (ELA) versus 41% statewide, and 77% in math versus 33% statewide.

Candeo Peoria is the only school in the list, so there are no school-to-school leaders or trailers; within its grade results, eighth grade stands out, with 97% proficient in both ELA and math—58 and 67 percentage points above the state, respectively. Results are lower in some other grades, though still ahead of Arizona in every tested grade: ELA ranges from 61% in grade 5 to 97% in grade 8, while math ranges from 65% in grade 3 to 97% in grade 8. The 2024–25 science results also exceeded state results: 66% versus 34% in grade 5 and 69% versus 30% in grade 8.

SchoolDigger’s school ranking remains high but has slipped over the reported years: Candeo Peoria was ranked 21 of 912 schools and in the 98th percentile in 2023–24, compared with 57 of 900 and the 94th percentile in 2025–26; SchoolDigger gives it five stars in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranks Candeo Schools Inc. 12 of 267 districts, in the 96th percentile, also with five stars. The ranking shift is not evidence of declining proficiency: comparable year-over-year test results are not provided. Because the list has only one school, it cannot show how the school compares with similar schools; a free/reduced-lunch rate is also not reported.