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Leading Edge Academy Online

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

Summary

Leading Edge Academy Online is a public charter virtual school located in Gilbert, Arizona, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 230 students. The school is part of the LEAD Charter Schools district, which is ranked 225 out of 540 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools, Leading Edge Academy Online has a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of African American (17.39%) and Hispanic (30.87%) students. However, the school has seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate, from 100% in 2018-2019 to 85.2% in 2021-2022, which is lower than the graduation rates of San Tan Charter School (91.2%) and Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep (98.6%). Additionally, Leading Edge Academy Online's dropout rate has increased from 0% in 2018-2019 to 5.6% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the dropout rates of nearby schools.

Academically, Leading Edge Academy Online's performance, as measured by proficiency rates in various subjects and grade levels, is generally lower than the state and district averages, as well as the performance of nearby schools like Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep and EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert. For example, in 2022-2023, Leading Edge Academy Online's 11th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (17%) and Mathematics (8%) were significantly lower than the state averages (40% and 32%, respectively).

Students ?

7.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

633 E Ray Rd Ste 132
Gilbert, AZ 85296-4206

(480) 257-5362

District: LEAD Charter Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

Hispanic:

30.0%

African American:

20.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2023

Strengths

✓85% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (23% vs 35% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

Arizona avg35%

Not ranked this year

Leading Edge Academy Online did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

146^th of 289LEAD Charter Schools 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	504 of 854	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	244 of 832	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.7	76 of 400	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	269 of 573	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.1	445 of 806	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	357 of 820	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	226 of 392	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	421 of 802	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.0	322 of 717	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.7	339 of 369	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.6	430 of 810	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	358 of 476	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	71.9	185 of 818	77.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.8	225 of 384	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.7	431 of 675	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.8	231 of 780	70.4%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.4	333 of 469	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	213 of 464	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	137 of 509	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	27.6	260 of 420	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.0	190 of 416	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	21.5	297 of 406	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.3	138 of 201	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	199 of 301	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.1	279 of 406	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	134 of 456	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	78 of 492	84.1%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	311 of 379	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	183 of 441	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.1	41 of 479	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	268 of 347	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	166 of 168	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	338 of 429	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	333 of 455	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	245 of 492	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.2	279 of 370	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	189 of 282	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	232 of 374	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.9	168 of 371	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	211 of 409	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	185 of 448	58.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)60th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2023)51st percentile+16 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)81st percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)55th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2023)47th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)45th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)42nd percentile

Multi-racial (2023)41st percentile~ school

White (2023)36th percentile-5 vs school

High school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)55th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2022)41st percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)33rd percentile-21 vs school

African American (2023)31st percentile~ school

Female (2023)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)21st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)18th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts25%-14 vs state

Science23%-4 vs state

Mathematics21%-14 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
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
Chandler Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1205 E Frye Rd Bldg B	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 812-6350	294	21	14.0		161 (54.8%)	22 (7.5%)	72 (24.5%)	16 (5.4%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)								(n/a)					58.0	49.0	62.0					46.0	38.0	49.0		44.0	29.0	$9,578	$1,298	$84	$2,679	$7,966	$230	$8,196
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
Primavera - Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2471 N. Arizona Ave.	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	American Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 456-6678	6,378	249	25.5		2,213 (34.7%)	309 (4.8%)	3,153 (49.4%)	42 (0.7%)	288 (4.5%)	15 (0.2%)	358 (5.6%)								(n/a)	19.0	27.0	19.0	20.0	22.0	17.0	24.0	11.0				4.0	4.0	13.0	10.0	12.0	12.0		$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
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
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
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Chandler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Chandler	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 855-6474	536	30	17.8		238 (44.4%)	23 (4.3%)	123 (22.9%)	86 (16.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.6%)								(n/a)	78.0	89.0	72.0					83.0	90.0	79.0					57.0				$00			$00
Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Deaf School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1460 S Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia School for the Deaf and Hard	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 890-4001	11	3	3.6		3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$47,189	$2,121	$1,331	$5,574	$25,246	$18,490	$43,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Leading Edge Academy Online

What district is Leading Edge Academy Online in?

LEAD Charter Schools

How many students attend Leading Edge Academy Online?

In the 2024-25 school year, 70 students attended Leading Edge Academy Online.

What is the racial makeup of Leading Edge Academy Online?

Students at Leading Edge Academy Online are 43% White, 30% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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