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Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep

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Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep ranks 642 nd of 909 Arizona alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Alternative Schools

Better than 29% of Arizona alternative schools

Summary

Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep is a public charter school located in Phoenix, Arizona that serves grades K-12 with an enrollment of 1,087 students. The school has seen a steady increase in its four-year graduation rate, rising from 76.6% in 2021-2022 to 78.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average of 96.3% in 2021-2022. However, the school's dropout rate has fluctuated, ranging from 5.2% to 21.5% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Academically, Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep's test scores are generally lower than the state averages across various grade levels and subjects. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are projected to be 23-39% and 14-36% respectively, compared to the state averages of 36-46% and 27-42%. Interestingly, nearby public charter schools like New World Educational Center and Westland School Brighton Campus have higher proficiency rates in these subjects compared to Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep. On the other hand, Arizona Virtual Academy, another public charter virtual school, has significantly lower proficiency rates across all grade levels and subjects.

The school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, rising from 23.36% in 2021-2022 to 65.87% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. In 2018-2019, Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep spent $10,288 per student, which is higher than the state average. While the school's graduation rate is on par with nearby schools, its dropout rate is higher, which may be related to the increasing number of economically disadvantaged students it serves.

1,192

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4825 W Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85031

(623) 324-7609

District: Maryvale Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.0%

African American:

4.6%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (29% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (22% vs 5%)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

642^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

383^rd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 20 pts since 2017

From top 49% (2017) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	24.0	642 of 909	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	680 of 912	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	804 of 1245	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	723 of 1000	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	562 of 1226	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	562 of 1039	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	521 of 1109	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.0	474 of 1106	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	469 of 1079	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.6	488 of 955	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.6	343 of 607	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	549 of 895	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	262 of 316	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	217 of 270	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	539 of 620	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.5	308 of 451	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	440 of 975	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	540 of 589	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	545 of 602	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	831 of 1219	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	560 of 1219	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	493 of 862	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	517 of 1023	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	385 of 496	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	388 of 486	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	769 of 1170	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	478 of 716	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	445 of 1198	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	315 of 709	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	307 of 911	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	386 of 549	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	424 of 556	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	677 of 1116	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	340 of 820	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	541 of 626	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	532 of 628	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	786 of 1216	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	573 of 1220	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	413 of 850	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	478 of 1032	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.9	119 of 617	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	52.8	412 of 1027	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.7	675 of 820	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.1	453 of 1201	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.3	789 of 1024	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	620 of 800	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	826 of 1161	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	383 of 552	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	392 of 550	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	523 of 854	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	401 of 605	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	385 of 832	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.0	430 of 605	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	529 of 711	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.1	341 of 695	50.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	84.5	27 of 400	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	51.5	187 of 573	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	10.1	368 of 404	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	305 of 395	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	479 of 806	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	425 of 820	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	431 of 624	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	223 of 345	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	210 of 329	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	455 of 760	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	297 of 802	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	309 of 543	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	191 of 344	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	200 of 320	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	355 of 717	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.6	376 of 503	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	293 of 379	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	558 of 810	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	353 of 818	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.6	399 of 617	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.9	190 of 384	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	123 of 650	81.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.3	257 of 789	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	331 of 446	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	463 of 780	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.5	245 of 469	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.0	98 of 464	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	170 of 509	66.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	93 of 301	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	46 of 306	85.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.2	291 of 406	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.3	106 of 456	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	209 of 492	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.8	179 of 379	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	58 of 441	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	137 of 479	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.6	109 of 347	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.9	195 of 429	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.2	65 of 455	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	116 of 492	76.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	94.9	3 of 282	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	42 of 374	88.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	66.5	48 of 380	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	82.2	43 of 409	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	31.6	299 of 448	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2023)81st percentile+45 vs school

African American (2023)43rd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2023)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)18th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2023)17th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)93rd percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2021)67th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)51st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

White (2022)26th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2021)9th percentile-45 vs school

High school

Multi-racial (2022)99th percentile+20 vs school

White (2022)89th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2022)87th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile~ school

African American (2022)69th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)69th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2023)55th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)28th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-10 vs state

Science29%-5 vs state

Mathematics28%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

if you have a perfect kid then this is the school for you. great teachers, great curriculum, but if your child has trouble sitting still, standing in line w/o talking, sitting in study hall silently then think twice. your child and your parenting are the problem. talking and laughing even in line is cause for detention or deans office Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, September 10, 2016

This school offers an excellent education to the Maryvale community. Close Quote

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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	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
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
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
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)
AmeriSchools Academy - Camelback	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1333 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	The Charter Foundation Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 532-0100	94	9	10.4		8 (8.5%)	33 (35.1%)	35 (37.2%)	8 (8.5%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.5%)								(n/a)																	$12,201	$1,559	$1,491	$4,609	$4,647	$4,504	$9,151
ASDB - Region 2	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8055 N 24th Ave Ste 103	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 770-3458	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ASDB - Phoenix Day School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7654 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 771-5400	173				34 (19.7%)	17 (9.8%)	101 (58.4%)	8 (4.6%)	12 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)
BASIS Phoenix Central Primary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 E Indianola Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 962-7393	239	25	9.5		52 (21.8%)	38 (15.9%)	90 (37.7%)	27 (11.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.1%)								(n/a)	55.0	76.0	65.0					38.0	42.0	48.0					49.0		$11,866	$201	$29	$430	$7,709	$3,928	$11,636
New World Educational Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5818 N 7th St	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	New World Educational Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 238-9577	209	17	12.2		4 (1.9%)	30 (14.4%)	156 (74.6%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)								(n/a)				41.0														$00			$00
Westland School Brighton Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8632 W Northern Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Cholla Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 271-9518	308	24	13.0		72 (23.4%)	40 (13.0%)	169 (54.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)		37.0				52.0			40.0								$7,362	$393	$129	$915	$4,788	$2,051	$6,840

Frequently Asked Questions about Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep

What district is Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep in?

Maryvale Preparatory Academy

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Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep ranks 642^nd of 909 Arizona alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,192 students attended Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep.

What is the racial makeup of Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep?

Students at Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep are 86% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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