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Adams Traditional Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8
27th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 97% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Adams Traditional Academy is a K–8 school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 532 students. Its 2025–2026 results were well above Arizona’s proficiency rates in both tested subjects: 81% in English language arts (ELA) compared with 41% statewide, and 76% in math compared with 33%. The clearest takeaway is that Adams combines strong results across subjects with especially high fifth-grade science proficiency: 81% in 2024–2025, 47 points above the state rate.

Adams ranks near the top among nearby schools, while Reid Traditional Schools’ Valley Academy is slightly ahead in all-grades results. Adams’s 81% ELA and 76% math are second locally, behind Reid’s 84% and 82%; they also exceed nearby-school averages of 50% in ELA and 44% in math. Reported results for Choice Academies Inc. match Adams’s. Fourth grade is a standout: Adams scored 92% in ELA and 94% in math, leading the next-highest nearby results by 8 and 20 points. Third-grade math is its clearest relative dip at 68%—still above the state’s 38%, but 11 points below Reid.

Science trends are mixed: fifth-grade proficiency rose from 61% in 2022–2023 to 81% in 2024–2025, while eighth-grade science fell from 84% to 55% and then recovered to 69%. SchoolDigger rates Adams five stars and places it at the 97th statewide percentile in 2025–2026 (rank 27 of 900); its percentile has risen from 93 three years earlier. One notable difference is the SchoolDigger ranking for Asian students: the 10th percentile, compared with Adams’s overall 97th percentile, suggesting much weaker relative performance in serving this group. Adams’s student–teacher ratio is 15.4, the fourth-lowest among nearby schools with reported figures; its free/reduced-lunch rate was 8% in 2022–2023.

532
Students ?
15.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,078
Per pupil spending ?
7.5%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
85.5%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 5.8% (any vaccine)
 2323 W Parkside Ln
       Phoenix, AZ  85027-1256

(602) 938-5517

District: Choice Academies Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
58.6%
White:
27.1%
Hispanic:
7.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Arizona average (78% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 3% of Arizona elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school78%
District avg78%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
27th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
15th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Top 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 267Choice Academies 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202695.627 of 90097.0%★★★★★
202594.935 of 90996.1%★★★★★
202491.763 of 91293.1%★★★★★
202395.835 of 124597.2%★★★★★
202289.265 of 100093.5%★★★★★
202196.334 of 122697.2%★★★★★
201995.625 of 103997.6%★★★★★
201895.329 of 110997.4%★★★★★
201796.817 of 110698.5%★★★★★
201696.219 of 107998.2%★★★★★
201596.518 of 95598.1%★★★★★
201487.1110 of 107989.8%★★★★☆
201390.531 of 115897.3%★★★★★
201286.678 of 114193.2%★★★★★
201191.242 of 107596.1%★★★★★
201080.4199 of 109081.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202631.328 of 319.7%★☆☆☆☆
202531.127 of 3215.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.827 of 283.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202380.145 of 31685.8%★★★★☆
202275.752 of 27080.7%★★★★☆
202170.5143 of 62076.9%★★★★☆
201939.421 of 2722.2%★★☆☆☆
201866.215 of 3354.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202380.765 of 45185.6%★★★★☆
202153.9137 of 97585.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202691.424 of 57995.9%★★★★★
202594.411 of 58998.1%★★★★★
202482.070 of 60288.4%★★★★☆
202395.627 of 121997.8%★★★★★
202277.2137 of 82483.4%★★★★☆
202189.2109 of 121991.1%★★★★★
201987.272 of 86291.6%★★★★★
201893.936 of 102396.5%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202360.0393 of 117066.4%★★★☆☆
202279.4111 of 71684.5%★★★★☆
202173.4220 of 119881.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202689.442 of 59192.9%★★★★★
202592.726 of 62695.8%★★★★★
202486.159 of 62890.6%★★★★★
202393.455 of 121695.5%★★★★★
202285.866 of 83092.0%★★★★★
202196.027 of 122097.8%★★★★★
201995.213 of 85098.5%★★★★★
201895.029 of 103297.2%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202385.238 of 61793.8%★★★★★
202191.99 of 102799.1%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202158.8302 of 120174.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202594.17 of 46598.5%★★★★★
202479.960 of 48687.7%★★★★☆
202386.875 of 102492.7%★★★★★
202266.3214 of 80073.3%★★★★☆
202186.481 of 116193.0%★★★★★
201985.142 of 59592.9%★★★★★
201889.635 of 72095.1%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202697.615 of 53697.2%★★★★★
202592.832 of 55294.2%★★★★★
202485.961 of 55088.9%★★★★☆
202396.823 of 85497.3%★★★★★
202293.923 of 60596.2%★★★★★
202196.123 of 83297.2%★★★★★
201994.718 of 60597.0%★★★★★
201895.917 of 71197.6%★★★★★
201794.927 of 69596.1%★★★★★
201692.536 of 67794.7%★★★★★
201587.649 of 52190.6%★★★★★
201489.446 of 69093.3%★★★★★
201394.08 of 78799.0%★★★★★
201293.213 of 77298.3%★★★★★
201190.633 of 68595.2%★★★★★
201073.1168 of 69275.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202526.423 of 2714.8%★☆☆☆☆
202410.627 of 296.9%★☆☆☆☆
202386.419 of 24792.3%★★★★★
202280.922 of 19288.5%★★★★☆
202165.9121 of 40470.0%★★★★☆
201947.619 of 3138.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202156.947 of 60692.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202694.516 of 37095.7%★★★★★
202593.021 of 39594.7%★★★★★
202487.833 of 38691.5%★★★★★
202392.535 of 80695.7%★★★★★
202274.483 of 49483.2%★★★★☆
202196.522 of 82097.3%★★★★★
201991.822 of 46695.3%★★★★★
201893.525 of 62496.0%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202383.272 of 76090.5%★★★★★
202290.127 of 39293.1%★★★★★
202165.6173 of 80278.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202696.316 of 37095.7%★★★★★
202587.433 of 37991.3%★★★★★
202475.664 of 37082.7%★★★★☆
202395.327 of 81096.7%★★★★★
202294.712 of 47697.5%★★★★★
202187.574 of 81891.0%★★★★★
201991.423 of 43594.7%★★★★★
201895.421 of 61796.6%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202164.1164 of 65074.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202382.833 of 36390.9%★★★★★
202139.9432 of 78945.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202469.462 of 28878.5%★★★★☆
202388.837 of 67594.5%★★★★★
202289.523 of 44694.8%★★★★★
202193.618 of 78097.7%★★★★★
201990.016 of 33795.3%★★★★★
201893.515 of 43696.6%★★★★★
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
White (2025)98th percentile~ school
Female (2026)96th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2023)94th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)86th percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2021)75th percentile-22 vs school
Hispanic (2023)66th percentile-31 vs school
Asian (2026)10th percentile-87 vs school
Middle school
Female (2026)96th percentile~ school
Male (2026)96th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2021)92nd percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2023)91st percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2023)91st percentile-7 vs school
White (2024)78th percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)75th percentile-22 vs school
Asian (2025)15th percentile-79 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts81%+40 vs state
Mathematics76%+43 vs state

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What people are saying
by a parent
Saturday, September 15, 2012

Open Quote This school is amazing! Next best thing to a private school. I'm really enjoying our time at this school. I have a kindergartner and he absolutely loves it. The teachers are very caring & supportive. They take the time to tell you EVERYTHING. My child had an asthma attack & school and I brought the nebulizer up there, his teacher sat in the nurse's office the entire time (while it was recess for her class). The principal calls you back in a timely fashion should you have any issues you need to bring to her attention. They have movie night's on some Friday evenings & math workshops to help you understand their math program (Singapore Math). I love the traditional approach to education. I love how they say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. And the Spalding program to teach your child how to read is the BEST! Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Open Quote Our children have been enrolled at this school since they opened in 2009. There are some exceptional teachers here and I like the smaller class sizes. However, despite being a public charter school (not a private school!), the administration is very clearly focused on the excelling students, only. If your child is average or below average, they will be overlooked and ignored. If your child has special needs, you should prepare to babysit the administration in an attempt to make them do their jobs. It's very likely we will pull our children out. Even though our children are doing well, I don't believe it's appropriate or fair to give less time, attention or focus on children who need help. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, August 4, 2011

Open Quote I have three children at ATA. What amazes me the most about Adams is how they truly uphold the definition of Traditional. Not only do my children receive a fundamentally well rounded scholastic approach to learning, but our FAMILY also receives the respect, support and personal connection which simply does not exist in the large public schools. Teachers, principal and staff all work together with the parents to guide children in a positive, challenging direction.

One of my children is a child who was falling through the cracks in the public system. At ATA she is truly known, respected for who she really is and held accountable for her choices. I am so very grateful to have found this wonderful school!! Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, June 10, 2011

Open Quote I pulled my son out of a public school after taking the tour at ATA. When he was at the public school, he got in trouble because he was bored. At ATA, he has been challenged. He was in 1st grade and was starting to learn time tables. He was required to read 10 books in 1st grade and do book reports on them. He had to memorize poems, learned basic world history, and had art, music, and technology classes. Next year (in 2nd grade), he will be learning cursive and Latin. He's been much happier since going to ATA. I would definitely recommend this school. Close Quote


by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, May 13, 2011

Open Quote We have two girls that go to ATA. We have been thoroughly pleased with the education they are receiving. Great Principal, good teachers, and all around wonderful environment. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Adams Traditional Academy.

Students at Adams Traditional Academy are 59% Asian, 27% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Yes! Adams Traditional Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 27th of 900 Arizona elementary schools.

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