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Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

Summary

Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert is a public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Gilbert, Arizona, with an enrollment of 261 students. The school is part of the CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing District, which is ranked 214 out of 297 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the years, Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from a high of 99 out of 261 Arizona high schools in 2014-2015 to a current ranking of 237 out of 469 in 2022-2023. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from a high of 4 stars out of 5 in 2015-2016 to its current 2-star rating. In comparison, nearby schools like ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School and Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12 have maintained much higher statewide rankings and 5-star ratings.

The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 11th grade were 30% and 16%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 38% and 30%. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been declining, from a high of 87.5% in 2021-2022 to 77.5% in 2022-2023, while its dropout rate has been increasing, from 2.1% in 2020-2021 to 6.1% in 2022-2023. These trends suggest the school may need to implement comprehensive improvement strategies to better support student learning and achievement.

259

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,429

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 S. Gilbert Rd.
Gilbert, AZ 85296

(480) 635-9400

District: CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.3%

Hispanic:

34.4%

African American:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 39th percentile in 2019 → 49th in 2023

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2023) from a 39th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (32% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Arizona avg40%

Not ranked this year

Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

183^rd of 289CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing 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
2024	23.8	382 of 550	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	519 of 854	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	454 of 605	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	361 of 832	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	383 of 605	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	303 of 711	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.3	267 of 695	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.9	320 of 677	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	220 of 521	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.7	313 of 690	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.7	343 of 787	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.7	265 of 772	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	245 of 685	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.0	229 of 692	66.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.6	196 of 400	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.6	419 of 573	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	45.6	111 of 192	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.3	563 of 606	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.2	464 of 806	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	375 of 820	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	307 of 466	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	293 of 624	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.7	567 of 760	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	647 of 802	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	285 of 543	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.8	66 of 257	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	613 of 717	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	243 of 503	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.7	604 of 810	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	339 of 818	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	262 of 617	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	73.2	19 of 143	86.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.6	359 of 384	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	325 of 650	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.7	308 of 789	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	534 of 675	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.2	305 of 780	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.5	308 of 337	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	300 of 436	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.3	237 of 469	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	265 of 464	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	182 of 509	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	174 of 285	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	139 of 420	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.1	158 of 416	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.8	101 of 406	75.1%	★★★★☆
2015	48.4	99 of 261	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.1	116 of 394	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.7	125 of 491	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	77 of 471	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	79 of 397	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	53.0	205 of 403	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.1	85 of 201	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	76 of 301	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	43 of 306	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.7	253 of 406	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	284 of 456	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	181 of 492	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	132 of 247	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	141 of 354	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.5	183 of 379	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	267 of 441	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	144 of 479	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	104 of 311	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	82.9	14 of 168	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.2	252 of 347	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	148 of 168	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.0	60 of 253	76.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.9	223 of 429	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	301 of 455	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	208 of 492	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	123 of 238	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	132 of 370	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	10.5	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	69.4	70 of 282	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	178 of 374	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.2	28 of 172	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.8	67 of 422	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.6	280 of 371	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	350 of 409	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	267 of 448	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	155 of 217	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	168 of 291	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Military Connected (2021)87th percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2021)74th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2021)61st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)51st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2023)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2022)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2023)25th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2023)25th percentile-14 vs school

White (2023)21st percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)15th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)7th percentile-50 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)7th percentile-33 vs school

High school

Special Education (2023)84th percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)75th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2023)58th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)48th percentile~ school

Female (2023)38th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)27th percentile-22 vs school

White (2023)25th percentile-25 vs school

Military Connected (2022)17th percentile-26 vs school

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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 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th 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
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert	Public, Charter	7-12	1120 S. Gilbert Rd.	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 635-9400	259	25	10.3		107 (41.3%)	37 (14.3%)	89 (34.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)								(n/a)	31.0	33.0					$14,429	$2,028	$957	$5,014	$4,233	$7,210	$11,444
EVIT - American Leadership Academy Gilbert North	Public	9-12	1070 S Higley Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 344-9895	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Williams Field High School	Public	8-12	2076 S. Higley Road	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8000	2,150	109	19.7		1,129 (52.5%)	190 (8.8%)	542 (25.2%)	87 (4.0%)	21 (1.0%)	15 (0.7%)	166 (7.7%)	69.8	69^th of 271 public high schools	74.5%		68.3	68^th of 270 public high schools	74.8%	1		62.0		52.0		28.0	$6,282	$264	$130	$658	$4,834	$1,054	$5,888
EVIT - Williams Field High School	Public	9-12	2076 S Higley Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	3				1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
Highland High School	Public	8-12	4301 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-0051	2,992	139	21.5		2,017 (67.4%)	54 (1.8%)	607 (20.3%)	108 (3.6%)	28 (0.9%)	17 (0.6%)	161 (5.4%)	60.6	88^th of 271 public high schools	67.5%		62.1	87^th of 270 public high schools	67.8%	1		59.0		53.0		15.0	$5,707	$85	$36	$207	$5,097	$489	$5,586
EVIT - Highland High School	Public	9-12	4301 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)								$00			$00
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	Public, Charter	8-12	7350 E. Innovation Way South	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5769	489	29	16.8		169 (34.6%)	32 (6.5%)	206 (42.1%)	37 (7.6%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.5%)	87.1	33^rd of 271 public high schools	87.8%		91.6	23^rd of 270 public high schools	91.5%	10	58.0	70.0	37.0	57.0	52.0	51.0		$00			$00
Higley High School	Public	8-12	4068 E Pecos Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-7300	2,005	107	18.7		1,287 (64.2%)	73 (3.6%)	422 (21.0%)	63 (3.1%)	16 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	138 (6.9%)	74.4	59^th of 271 public high schools	78.2%		81.3	45^th of 270 public high schools	83.3%	14		59.0		57.0		34.0	$5,713	$124	$98	$347	$4,715	$775	$5,490
EVIT - Higley High School	Public	9-12	4068 E Pecos Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4109	5				3 (60.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
EVIT - East Campus	Public	10-12	6625 S Power Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	121	39	3.1		95 (78.5%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (11.6%)								(n/a)								$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert

How many students attend Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert.

What district is Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert in?

CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing

What is the racial makeup of Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert?

Students at Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert are 41% White, 34% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% Two or more races.

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