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American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12

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American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12 ranks 111 th of 909 Arizona alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Alternative Schools

Better than 88% of Arizona alternative schools

Summary

American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12 is a public charter school located in Surprise, Arizona, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,883 students. The school is part of the American Leadership Academy Inc. district, which is ranked 107 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has seen a significant improvement in its dropout rates, decreasing from 6.1% in 2022-2023 to 2.4% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average. Academically, American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12 outperforms the state and district averages in several areas, with 62% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40% for the state, and 50% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 30% for the state. The school also excels in science, with 30% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 19% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in the lower grades, with 57% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 68% in mathematics, compared to 36% and 42% for the state, respectively.

When compared to nearby schools, American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12 generally outperforms them in academic metrics. For example, the school's 11th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 62% is significantly higher than the 38% rate at Highland Prep West and the 66% rate at Desert Heights Charter School. The school's academic performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, suggesting a stable and effective educational program.

2,276

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

14582 N. Sarival Ave
Surprise, AZ 85388

(480) 861-1320

District: American Leadership Academy Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

Hispanic:

19.6%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2023 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (55% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Arizona alternative schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in American Leadership Academy Inc.

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2023

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg46%

Arizona avg35%

Elementary school

111^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

142^nd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2023

From top 16% (2023) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

68^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Alternative Schools in the American Leadership Academy Inc.

107^th of 289American Leadership Academy Inc. among Arizona districts

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
2025	85.6	111 of 909	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	170 of 912	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	141 of 1245	88.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.7	116 of 607	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	142 of 589	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	137 of 602	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	151 of 1219	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	98 of 496	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	55 of 486	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	132 of 1170	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	55 of 549	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	89 of 556	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	63 of 1116	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	89 of 626	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	206 of 628	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.7	142 of 1216	88.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.5	21 of 145	85.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.5	106 of 617	82.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.6	205 of 820	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	93 of 465	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	163 of 486	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.2	169 of 1024	83.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	142 of 552	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	111 of 550	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	135 of 854	84.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	84.5	26 of 400	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	125 of 395	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	108 of 386	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	167 of 806	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	99 of 345	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	76 of 329	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	136 of 760	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	74 of 344	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	45 of 320	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	65 of 717	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	123 of 379	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	75 of 370	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	117 of 810	85.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.2	25 of 110	77.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.0	136 of 384	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.3	165 of 363	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	114 of 277	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	100 of 288	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	174 of 675	74.2%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	68 of 271	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	44 of 270	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	129 of 469	72.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.9	69 of 201	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	59 of 207	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	46 of 200	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	106 of 406	73.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	24 of 176	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	96.1	10 of 170	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	75.0	58 of 379	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	43 of 180	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	96.7	6 of 172	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	45 of 347	87.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	65 of 223	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	36 of 219	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	153 of 429	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	87.0	5 of 74	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	80 of 178	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	43 of 184	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	169 of 371	54.4%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)86th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)83rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)81st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2023)75th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)94th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2023)77th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)65th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)55th percentile-30 vs school

High school

Military Connected (2023)93rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+19 vs state

Mathematics55%+22 vs state

Science44%+17 vs state

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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 West Foothills K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14582 N. Sarival Ave	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 861-1320	2,276	134	16.9		1,552 (68.2%)	62 (2.7%)	447 (19.6%)	21 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	17 (0.7%)	168 (7.4%)								(n/a)	57.0	61.0	62.0	77.0	53.0	45.0	62.0	68.0	58.0	64.0	75.0	32.0	36.0	50.0	57.0	46.0	30.0
Arizona Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16011 N Dysart Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Success School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 974-4959	1,049	57	18.4		183 (17.4%)	104 (9.9%)	713 (68.0%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.1%)								(n/a)	34.0	32.0	27.0	41.0	39.0	41.0		38.0	52.0	39.0	42.0	22.0	25.0		26.0	29.0		$10,734	$1,371	$1,942	$4,684	$5,475	$1,946	$7,421
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Trivium	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Trivium West	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 414-4883	895	50	17.9		288 (32.2%)	54 (6.0%)	391 (43.7%)	94 (10.5%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	58 (6.5%)								(n/a)	50.0	61.0	51.0					62.0	59.0	62.0					44.0				$00			$00
Westland School Brighton Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8632 W Northern Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Cholla Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 271-9518	308	24	13.0		72 (23.4%)	40 (13.0%)	169 (54.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)		37.0				52.0			40.0									$7,362	$393	$129	$915	$4,788	$2,051	$6,840
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Verrado Way and I-10	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20370 W. Roosevelt St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Choice Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 712-0500	602	33	18.5		205 (34.1%)	28 (4.7%)	336 (55.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.0%)								(n/a)	26.0	43.0			33.0	27.0		24.0	38.0									$10,269	$421	$195	$1,038	$6,111	$3,542	$9,653
Peoria eCampus	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6625 W. Cholla	Peoria	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 412-5344	130	1	130.0		62 (47.7%)	11 (8.5%)	49 (37.7%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								(n/a)						46.0	55.0											$7,398	$51	$00	$102	$6,378	$969	$7,347
Great Hearts Academies - Roosevelt	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	555 South Jackrabbit Trail	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-8003	934	65	14.4		287 (30.7%)	57 (6.1%)	513 (54.9%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.6%)								(n/a)	24.0	53.0	35.0	42.0	37.0	28.0		35.0	45.0	50.0	37.0	29.0			32.0				$00			$00
Highland Prep West	Public, Charter, Alternative	9-11	12235 W Van Buren St	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Madison Highland Prep Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 414-0811	423	17	24.8		72 (17.0%)	51 (12.1%)	269 (63.6%)	15 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)							38.0							38.0			33.0
Desert Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5821 W Beverly Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Desert Heights Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-2900	868	58	15.0		436 (50.2%)	47 (5.4%)	302 (34.8%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (7.0%)								(n/a)	33.0	44.0	24.0	42.0	44.0	37.0	66.0	42.0	31.0	40.0	26.0	32.0	41.0	51.0	33.0	27.0	25.0	$10,891	$1,199	$773	$3,171	$6,647	$2,272	$8,919
Sunflower School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5490 W Paradise Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5050	21	3	7.0		7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (47.6%)	1 (4.8%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12

Is American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12 a good school?

American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12 ranks 111^th of 909 Arizona alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,276 students attended American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12.

What district is American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12 in?

American Leadership Academy Inc.

What is the racial makeup of American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12?

Students at American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12 are 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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