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Bennett Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Bennett Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 143 students in grades K-8 in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic students (59.44%), followed by White (20.28%), African American (11.89%), and smaller percentages of Asian, Native American, and multi-racial students.

While Bennett Academy has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating in recent years, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups. The school ranks in the top 320 out of 607 Arizona elementary schools for its African American students, but much lower for its White (879 out of 1,024) and English Language Learner (826 out of 975) students. The school's performance for its Hispanic students has also declined, dropping from a ranking of 285 out of 911 in 2017-2018 to 661 out of 1,170 in 2022-2023. Bennett Academy's test scores are generally below the state and district averages, but the school's 8th-grade students performed better in science, matching the district average and exceeding the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Ocotillo School and Alhambra Traditional School, Bennett Academy's performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms some of the other nearby schools, such as Cordova Elementary and Synergy Public School, in certain areas like 8th-grade science proficiency. Bennett Academy serves a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to some nearby schools, and has a more diverse student population, which could be a strength but also highlights the need for the school to ensure equitable educational opportunities and support for all student subgroups.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

60.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2930 W Bethany Home Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85017-1615

(602) 943-1317

District: Twenty First Century Charter School Inc. Bennett

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Arizona avg36%

Not ranked this year

Bennett 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	31.0	806 of 1245	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	695 of 1000	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	435 of 1226	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	398 of 1039	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	497 of 1109	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.3	510 of 1106	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.7	445 of 1079	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	289 of 955	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.5	359 of 1079	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.9	435 of 1158	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.4	461 of 1141	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.3	300 of 1075	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	68.1	357 of 1090	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.0	580 of 1062	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.6	320 of 607	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	202 of 895	77.4%	★★★★☆

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
2023	28.9	827 of 1219	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	717 of 824	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.2	442 of 1219	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	415 of 1023	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.4	661 of 1170	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	415 of 1198	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	285 of 911	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	63.7	221 of 618	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	220 of 820	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.7	652 of 1216	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	258 of 830	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	405 of 1220	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	631 of 1032	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.7	537 of 1027	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

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

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	879 of 1024	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	392 of 800	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	352 of 1161	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.5	214 of 854	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	184 of 832	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	177 of 605	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	237 of 711	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.4	260 of 695	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.7	282 of 677	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	81.4	123 of 690	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	192 of 787	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	133 of 772	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	87.6	57 of 685	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.3	106 of 692	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.1	161 of 663	75.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.5	271 of 573	52.7%	★★★☆☆

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
2023	46.2	354 of 806	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	182 of 494	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	164 of 820	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	75 of 466	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	209 of 624	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.4	220 of 760	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	109 of 802	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	55 of 387	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	150 of 543	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	63.0	108 of 369	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	98 of 503	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	86.4	71 of 810	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	62.4	154 of 476	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	201 of 818	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	193 of 617	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	95.7	5 of 384	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	43.6	147 of 211	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	437 of 650	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.0	485 of 789	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	94.2	17 of 675	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	73.9	64 of 446	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	72 of 780	90.8%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)64th percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)48th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2023)47th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2023)46th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2023)44th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2023)32nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-49 vs school

White (2023)14th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile-52 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile+24 vs school

White (2023)97th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2023)91st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2023)71st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)71st percentile

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2023)56th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2021)53rd percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2021)39th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-3 vs state

Science23%-8 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
Bennett Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2930 W Bethany Home Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Twenty First Century Charter School Inc. Bennett	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 943-1317	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
Synergy Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	2701 W Bethany Home Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Synergy Public School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 416-1040	575	33	17.4		35 (6.1%)	41 (7.1%)	481 (83.7%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10.3	871^st of 909 public elementary schools	4.2%		19.3	713^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.8%	158	19.0	25.0	20.0		28.0		24.0		17.0				14.0			$00			$00
Alhambra Traditional School	Public	K-8	5725 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 484-8816	733	34	21.5		49 (6.7%)	54 (7.4%)	574 (78.3%)	36 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	95.2	31^st of 909 public elementary schools	96.6%		91.2	64^th of 912 public elementary schools	93.0%	33	65.0	80.0	72.0	76.0	81.0	85.0	77.0	80.0	89.0	85.0	59.0	95.0	61.0	62.0	$8,435	$930	$26	$1,887	$6,631	$847	$7,479
Ocotillo School	Public	K-6	3225 W Ocotillo Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2400	604	35	17.5		47 (7.8%)	57 (9.4%)	416 (68.9%)	50 (8.3%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	14.4	796^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.4%		11	855^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.3%	59	14.0	26.0		24.0			32.0	28.0	16.0	24.0			16.0		$7,993	$1,148	$204	$2,499	$5,547	$1,094	$6,641
Cordova Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5631 N 35th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 841-0704	589	35	16.8		17 (2.9%)	50 (8.5%)	480 (81.5%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12.8	830^th of 909 public elementary schools	8.7%		11.7	844^th of 912 public elementary schools	7.5%	14	23.0	20.0		21.0	33.0	23.0	23.0		25.0		22.0	25.0		20.0	$10,256	$2,090	$49	$4,229	$7,219	$898	$8,117
Empower College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2411 W Colter St	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Empower College Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 283-5720	697	44	15.8		30 (4.3%)	85 (12.2%)	556 (79.8%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	19	717^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.1%		21.4	679^th of 912 public elementary schools	25.5%	38	20.0	35.0	19.0		15.0	21.0	31.0	28.0	23.0	28.0		18.0		15.0	$13,104	$3,058	$1,932	$8,048	$5,395	$2,718	$8,114
Valencia Newcomer School	Public	PK, KG-8	3802 W Maryland Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2283	138	8	17.2		11 (8.0%)	19 (13.8%)	88 (63.8%)	20 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$16,916	$5,073	$2,257	$12,403	$8,495	$1,092	$9,586
Maryland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6503 N 21st Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2300	594	36	16.5		59 (9.9%)	112 (18.9%)	313 (52.7%)	27 (4.5%)	38 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.9%)	15.5	775^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.7%		13.8	807^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.5%	32			24.0	24.0	30.0	25.0			16.0		20.0	20.0	27.0	24.0	$9,651	$1,229	$220	$2,679	$7,091	$1,110	$8,201
Catalina Ventura School	Public	K-8	6331 W. 39th Ave.	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 841-7445	842	44	19.1		67 (8.0%)	43 (5.1%)	603 (71.6%)	100 (11.9%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	19 (2.3%)	23.1	655^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.9%		24.6	634^th of 912 public elementary schools	30.5%	21	27.0	34.0	25.0	40.0	34.0	40.0	36.0		23.0	18.0	18.0	19.0	26.0	24.0	$8,291	$1,278	$61	$2,616	$6,214	$739	$6,953
Global Academy of Phoenix	Public	K-8	6615 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2202	429	22	19.5		29 (6.8%)	16 (3.7%)	352 (82.1%)	19 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	50.9	380^th of 909 public elementary schools	58.2%		43.5	448^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.9%	68	49.0	48.0	40.0	39.0	49.0	43.0	49.0	43.0	47.0	37.0	38.0	48.0	38.0	38.0	$12,080	$2,338	$82	$4,757	$8,457	$1,204	$9,660

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Twenty First Century Charter School Inc. Bennett

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