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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				AASA English Language Arts (2026)								AASA Mathematics (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	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	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
Desert Marigold School	0.0mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6210 S 28th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Valley of the Sun Waldorf Education Association d	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 243-6909	286			—	173 (60.5%)	8 (2.8%)	77 (26.9%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)								(n/a)					66.0			40.0								17.0		$00			$00
The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix	1.8mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7777 S 15th Ter	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	The Paideia Academies Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 343-3040	579	39	14.8	58.4%	53 (9.2%)	96 (16.6%)	406 (70.1%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.7%)								(n/a)	25.0	39.0	18.0	23.0				26.0	17.0	34.0						17.0		$00			$00
Kelly	3.2mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1648 S 16th St	Phoenix	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia School for the Deaf and Hard	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 712-0500	21	5	4.2	—	5 (23.8%)	5 (23.8%)	10 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$54,496	$5,871	$1,155	$12,896	$21,040	$26,430	$47,470
BASIS Ahwatukee	3.7mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10210 S 50th Pl	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-2294	661	53	12.4	—	99 (15.0%)	73 (11.0%)	48 (7.3%)	388 (58.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.1%)								(n/a)		64.0	69.0	66.0	82.0	95.0		80.0		68.0	76.0	71.0	80.0	86.0		80.0	$8,768	$254	$30	$537	$6,241	$2,244	$8,485
Nueva Vista School / Arizona State Hospital	4.3mi	Public, Alternative	K-12	2500 E Van Buren St # G1181	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Arizona State Hospital	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 244-1331	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
BASIS Phoenix South	4.5mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5700 S 19th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 962-7393	523	47	11.1	40.9%	39 (7.5%)	142 (27.2%)	238 (45.5%)	72 (13.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)								(n/a)	33.0	43.0	28.0	42.0	68.0	78.0		44.0	45.0	22.0		35.0	48.0			31.0	$12,233	$658	$56	$1,372	$7,547	$3,972	$11,519
Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix	5.8mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4837 E McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 244-9855	439	32	13.5	74.9%	35 (8.0%)	238 (54.2%)	95 (21.6%)	48 (10.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)								(n/a)					32.0			20.0								11.0		$00			$00
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	6.2mi	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1130 E University Dr STE 230	Tempe	85287	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(844) 692-3372	3,850	230	16.7	—	1,714 (44.5%)	269 (7.0%)	1,282 (33.3%)	140 (3.6%)	178 (4.6%)	18 (0.5%)	249 (6.5%)								(n/a)	27.0	55.0	44.0	55.0	55.0	53.0	59.0	53.0	20.0	29.0	34.0	22.0	25.0	22.0	35.0	27.0		$00			$00
Arizona Virtual Academy	6.5mi	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	99 E Virginia Ave Ste 200	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 476-1320	4,476	157	28.4	—	2,527 (56.5%)	399 (8.9%)	1,038 (23.2%)	43 (1.0%)	148 (3.3%)	22 (0.5%)	299 (6.7%)								(n/a)	11.0	22.0	20.0	22.0	22.0	23.0	28.0	22.0		9.0	11.0	3.0	4.0	5.0	12.0	6.0		$00			$00
Keystone Montessori Charter School	6.9mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-9	1025 E Liberty Ln	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Keystone Montessori Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 460-7312	203	13	15.6	—	92 (45.3%)	9 (4.4%)	65 (32.0%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.3%)								(n/a)	61.0		61.0	71.0				64.0	36.0							34.0		$00			$00

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