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Freedom Academy

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Freedom Academy ranks 355 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Freedom Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 311 students in grades K-8 in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is part of the Freedom Academy Inc. district, which is ranked 120 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Freedom Academy's performance has fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high ranking of 140 out of 955 Arizona elementary schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 606 out of 1,245 in 2022-2023. The school's current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 355 out of 909 Arizona elementary schools, with a 3-star rating. While the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate is above the state average, its 4th grade proficiency rates in both ELA and math are below the state averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students generally outperforming male students and the school's performance being particularly low for African American and White students.

When compared to nearby schools, Freedom Academy's performance is generally lower than the higher-performing charter schools like Milestones Charter School and Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix, which rank in the top 5-10% of Arizona elementary schools. However, Freedom Academy outperforms some of the nearby traditional public schools, such as Indian Bend Elementary School and Campo Bello Elementary School, which rank in the bottom 25-30% of Arizona elementary schools.

262

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,373

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3916 E Paradise Ln
Phoenix, AZ 85032-3232

(602) 424-0771

District: Freedom Academy Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.2%

Hispanic:

35.9%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2014 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (61st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Arizona avg41%

355^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

120^th of 289Freedom 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	53.8	355 of 909	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	562 of 912	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	606 of 1245	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	457 of 1226	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	554 of 1039	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.0	352 of 1109	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	443 of 1106	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.6	292 of 1079	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	83.5	140 of 955	85.3%	★★★★☆
2014	83.3	171 of 1079	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	83.3	134 of 1158	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	84.9	102 of 1141	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	87.0	100 of 1075	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	80.2	204 of 1090	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	82.7	159 of 1062	85.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.4	655 of 895	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	54.0	131 of 975	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.4	712 of 1219	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.8	330 of 1219	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	364 of 862	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	360 of 1023	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.4	710 of 1170	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	512 of 1198	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.4	558 of 1116	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.8	505 of 1216	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	603 of 1220	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	446 of 850	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.3	361 of 1032	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.9	304 of 617	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	180 of 1027	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.7	119 of 820	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	50.0	433 of 1201	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	415 of 486	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	767 of 1024	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	603 of 800	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	614 of 1161	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	540 of 595	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	415 of 720	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	565 of 854	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	324 of 605	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	264 of 832	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	283 of 605	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	215 of 711	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.1	154 of 695	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	79.0	114 of 677	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	83.4	75 of 521	85.6%	★★★★☆
2014	89.5	45 of 690	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	87.2	47 of 787	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	78.9	124 of 772	83.9%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	130 of 685	81.0%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	128 of 692	81.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	103 of 663	84.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.0	350 of 573	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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	33.7	483 of 806	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.6	208 of 820	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	189 of 624	69.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.9	452 of 760	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	302 of 802	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.3	339 of 717	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.8	611 of 810	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.6	302 of 818	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	204 of 617	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.1	46 of 384	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	202 of 650	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	440 of 789	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.0	639 of 675	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	366 of 446	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.1	327 of 780	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.4	288 of 337	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	252 of 436	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2023)85th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2023)58th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)50th percentile~ school

Female (2023)42nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)39th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2021)27th percentile-36 vs school

White (2024)15th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2023)88th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2021)44th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2023)41st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2023)40th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2021)39th percentile-29 vs school

Male (2023)25th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%+9 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Freedom Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3916 E Paradise Ln	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Freedom Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 424-0771	262	23	11.3		142 (54.2%)	11 (4.2%)	94 (35.9%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	53.8	355^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.9%		31.7	562^nd of 912 public elementary schools	38.4%	207	58.0	42.0					41.0				$9,373	$264	$284	$811	$5,482	$3,343	$8,825
Whispering Wind Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	15844 N 43rd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-7300	376	36	10.4		151 (40.2%)	10 (2.7%)	170 (45.2%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	44.6	442^nd of 909 public elementary schools	51.4%		38.4	490^th of 912 public elementary schools	46.3%	48	53.0	43.0	32.0			71.0	39.0	26.0		26.0	$9,986	$706	$270	$1,682	$8,645	$365	$9,010
James P. Lee Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	3820 E Nisbet Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 449-2700	157				75 (47.8%)	7 (4.5%)	51 (32.5%)	12 (7.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)								(n/a)
Benchmark School	Public, Charter	K-6	4120 E Acoma Dr	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Benchmark School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 765-3582	328	50	6.5		227 (69.2%)	4 (1.2%)	54 (16.5%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)	73.6	219^th of 909 public elementary schools	75.9%		85.9	116^th of 912 public elementary schools	87.3%	103	52.0	70.0	51.0	78.0		55.0	63.0	54.0	45.0	39.0		$00			$00
Palomino Primary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15833 N 29th St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2800	590	39	15.0		30 (5.1%)	22 (3.7%)	522 (88.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)								(n/a)	11.0					23.0					$10,325	$1,569	$208	$3,346	$7,797	$751	$8,548
Palomino Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-6	15815 N 29th St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2900	383	27	14.1		11 (2.9%)	21 (5.5%)	342 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11.3				13.1	820^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.1%	(n/a)		23.0	16.0	29.0			21.0	18.0	18.0	14.0	$8,851	$1,300	$307	$2,908	$6,751	$492	$7,244
Indian Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3633 E Thunderbird Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3200	539	39	13.8		127 (23.6%)	26 (4.8%)	338 (62.7%)	13 (2.4%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	17	749^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.6%		18.6	731^st of 912 public elementary schools	19.8%	18		32.0	12.0	37.0		29.0	27.0	25.0		12.0	$9,836	$1,135	$160	$2,429	$8,177	$365	$8,541
Milestones Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4707 E Robert E Lee St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Milestones Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 404-1009	186	14	13.2		69 (37.1%)	12 (6.5%)	20 (10.8%)	74 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.8%)	94.8	36^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.0%		88.4	87^th of 912 public elementary schools	90.5%	51	55.0	82.0		87.0	65.0	75.0	82.0	92.0	86.0			$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-6	14100 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 996-4355	713	40	17.8		415 (58.2%)	12 (1.7%)	132 (18.5%)	103 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.9%)	93.9	44^th of 909 public elementary schools	95.2%		92.7	55^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.0%	11	67.0	75.0	73.0			72.0	75.0	82.0		64.0	$9,649	$233	$59	$525	$5,666	$3,690	$9,357
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5125 E Marilyn Rd	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6200	421	34	12.5		260 (61.8%)	8 (1.9%)	96 (22.8%)	21 (5.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	71.4	243^rd of 909 public elementary schools	73.3%		62.8	307^th of 912 public elementary schools	66.3%	64	49.0	72.0	50.0	70.0		55.0	47.0	50.0	55.0	43.0	$11,000	$1,016	$243	$2,274	$9,201	$541	$9,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Freedom Academy

What is the racial makeup of Freedom Academy?

Students at Freedom Academy are 54% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Freedom Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Freedom Academy.

Is Freedom Academy a good school?

Freedom Academy ranks 355^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Freedom Academy in?

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