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Country Gardens Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

Summary

Country Gardens Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Laveen, Arizona, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 318 students. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 27.67% White, 10.69% African American, 56.29% Hispanic, 0.63% Asian, 1.57% Native American, and 3.14% two or more races.

Country Gardens Charter School has seen a steady increase in its four-year graduation rate, from 81.8% in 2015-2016 to 90.9% in 2020-2021, exceeding the state's average. However, the school's dropout rate has fluctuated, with a significant increase to 11.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state's average. The school's test scores are generally lower than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with some grades performing as low as 4% proficient in Mathematics. Additionally, the school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,355, which is lower than the state's average spending per student.

When comparing Country Gardens Charter School to nearby schools, some interesting findings emerge. Desert Marigold School, another public charter school, has higher test scores in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across most grade levels, despite serving a similar demographic of students. AmeriSchools Academy - Camelback, a public charter school, has a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (65.38%) compared to Country Gardens Charter School, yet their test scores are generally higher. Arizona Virtual Academy, a public charter virtual school, has a lower four-year graduation rate (58.7%) and a higher dropout rate (8.8%) compared to Country Gardens Charter School.

268

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6313 W Southern Ave
Laveen, AZ 85339-2916

(623) 900-2230

District: Country Gardens Charter Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.6%

White:

24.3%

African American:

20.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2018 → 50th in 2023

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (11% vs 6%)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Arizona avg42%

Not ranked this year

Country Gardens Charter School 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	18.9	1020 of 1245	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.9	547 of 1226	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	695 of 1039	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	704 of 1109	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.9	795 of 1106	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.7	541 of 1079	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	70.1	257 of 955	73.1%	★★★★☆
2014	48.8	558 of 1079	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.0	991 of 1158	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.7	863 of 1141	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	936 of 1075	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.0	1024 of 1090	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	1031 of 1062	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.1	430 of 607	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	65.0	150 of 895	83.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.6	291 of 975	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	960 of 1219	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	592 of 1219	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.6	619 of 862	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	656 of 1023	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	1072 of 1170	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	457 of 1198	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.4	1038 of 1116	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	509 of 820	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.0	895 of 1216	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.2	508 of 1220	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.7	673 of 1032	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.0	638 of 1027	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.2	450 of 1201	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	857 of 1024	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	758 of 800	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	637 of 1161	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	563 of 595	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	661 of 720	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.5	430 of 854	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	338 of 832	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	340 of 605	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	435 of 711	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.3	486 of 695	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.0	511 of 677	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	64.4	239 of 690	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	396 of 787	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.6	283 of 772	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.8	431 of 685	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.6	498 of 692	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	530 of 663	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	43.6	91 of 129	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	246 of 573	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.8	29 of 606	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.1	526 of 806	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	333 of 820	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	267 of 466	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	435 of 624	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.6	331 of 760	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	303 of 802	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	429 of 717	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	262 of 503	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.6	314 of 810	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	329 of 818	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	266 of 617	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	62.3	62 of 211	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	179 of 650	72.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.3	541 of 789	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.9	407 of 675	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	380 of 446	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	75.1	141 of 780	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	19.7	371 of 436	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	63.9	124 of 464	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	141 of 509	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	34.7	163 of 285	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	228 of 420	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	227 of 416	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	170 of 406	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.9	104 of 491	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.9	161 of 471	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	84.3	63 of 397	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	88.3	47 of 403	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	65.2	149 of 395	62.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	221 of 301	26.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	68.8	46 of 306	85.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	60.0	129 of 456	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	124 of 492	74.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	78.1	60 of 441	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	75 of 479	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	94.1	12 of 168	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	47.3	169 of 455	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	160 of 492	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	67.2	44 of 380	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	53.1	155 of 409	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	214 of 448	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2021)70th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2021)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)38th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2023)29th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2023)26th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2023)21st percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)8th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)7th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)95th percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)71st percentile

Male (2023)61st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2023)56th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)40th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)40th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2023)35th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2021)31st percentile-28 vs school

African American (2022)29th percentile

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)93rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)91st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2022)88th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2022)86th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2022)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2022)63rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2022)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile-45 vs school

African American (2022)27th percentile-47 vs school

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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
Country Gardens Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6313 W Southern Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Country Gardens Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 900-2230	268	18	15.0		65 (24.3%)	54 (20.1%)	133 (49.6%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)								(n/a)					42.0														$00			$00
BASIS Phoenix South	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		39 (7.5%)	142 (27.2%)	238 (45.5%)	72 (13.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)								(n/a)	46.0	38.0	30.0	48.0	69.0	81.0		63.0		32.0	27.0	50.0			20.0	57.0		$12,233	$658	$56	$1,372	$7,547	$3,972	$11,519
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix Intermediate	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5610 S. Central Avenue	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 551-6594	99	9	11.0		4 (4.0%)	7 (7.1%)	81 (81.8%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Westland School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4141 N 67th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cholla Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 247-6456	215	18	12.0		16 (7.4%)	29 (13.5%)	151 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	12 (5.6%)								(n/a)																		$9,787	$461	$143	$1,065	$7,331	$1,852	$9,183
Pan-American Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3001 W. Indian School	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Pan-American Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-3989	1,221	68	18.0		13 (1.1%)	23 (1.9%)	1,160 (95.0%)	15 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)								(n/a)	20.0	29.0	18.0	27.0	30.0	34.0	24.0	28.0	28.0	31.0					16.0	18.0			$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4825 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Maryvale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 324-7609	1,192	81	14.7		54 (4.5%)	55 (4.6%)	1,025 (86.0%)	34 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	35.0	33.0	23.0	39.0	29.0		36.0	33.0	35.0	14.0	30.0	17.0	29.0	29.0				$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
The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix	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		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	35.0	18.0	30.0				30.0	24.0						14.0				$00			$00
Kelly	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1648 S 16th St	Phoenix	85034	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
Southwest Key Transitional Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	2613 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Maricopa County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 452-4700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Country Gardens Charter School

How many students attend Country Gardens Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Country Gardens Charter School.

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What is the racial makeup of Country Gardens Charter School?

Students at Country Gardens Charter School are 50% Hispanic, 24% White, 20% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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