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BASIS Phoenix Central Primary

Q: Is BASIS Phoenix Central Primary a good school?

BASIS Phoenix Central Primary ranks 274 th of 909 Arizona alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Alternative Schools

Better than 70% of Arizona alternative schools

Summary

BASIS Phoenix Central Primary is a public charter school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 335 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the BASIS Charter Schools Inc. district and is known for its rigorous academic curriculum and strong performance on standardized tests.

BASIS Phoenix Central Primary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are 20-30 percentage points higher than the state averages. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 6.1% over the past 5 years, suggesting it is effective in retaining and supporting its students. Additionally, the school's spending per student, ranging from $9,175 to $11,866 over the past 3 years, is higher than the state average, indicating a significant investment in its educational programs and student support.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep and Pan-American Charter School, BASIS Phoenix Central Primary stands out with its significantly higher test scores across all grade levels and subjects, often by 20-40 percentage points. The nearby schools also have relatively high graduation rates (around 78%) and low dropout rates (around 5%), but still lag behind the performance of BASIS Phoenix Central Primary.

239

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,866

Per pupil spending ?

201 E Indianola Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2002

(602) 962-7393

District: BASIS Charter Schools Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.7%

White:

21.8%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2017 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (53% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (70th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Arizona avg39%

274^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 30% (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	67.3	274 of 909	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	186 of 912	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	279 of 1245	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	151 of 1000	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	88 of 1226	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	116 of 1039	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	120 of 1109	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	93.1	58 of 1106	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	64 of 1079	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	25 of 955	97.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.9	303 of 607	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	137 of 289	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.7	41 of 895	95.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	74.5	66 of 316	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	33 of 270	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	96 of 620	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	37.6	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	27 of 33	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.4	179 of 451	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	99.6	1 of 975	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	70.7	139 of 602	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	270 of 1219	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	167 of 824	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	64 of 1219	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	141 of 862	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	159 of 1023	84.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.4	478 of 1170	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	245 of 716	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.3	142 of 1198	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	127 of 709	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	222 of 911	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	199 of 628	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	296 of 1216	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	123 of 830	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	136 of 1220	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	100 of 850	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	82 of 1032	92.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.8	203 of 617	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	261 of 444	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.8	35 of 1027	96.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.8	74 of 820	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	50.6	420 of 1201	65.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	81.2	136 of 1024	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	44 of 800	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	137 of 1161	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	29 of 595	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	46 of 720	93.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2019	91.6	34 of 605	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	30 of 711	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	96.6	21 of 695	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	92.6	35 of 677	94.8%	★★★★★

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

Special Education (2023)91st percentile+13 vs school

White (2023)87th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2023)79th percentile~ school

Female (2024)77th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)68th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)67th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)60th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2023)59th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2023)50th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+25 vs state

Science49%+15 vs state

Mathematics43%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

My kids and I love this school because of so many things. Best teachers and staff, specifically my kids and I will never forget Mr. G of Literacy teacher of Helium. I drive 1 hour round trip to drop of my kids to this school, looks a little farther but no choice. Well done BPC. 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 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
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
Arizona Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	99 E Virginia Ave Ste 200	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 476-1320	4,476	157	28.4		2,527 (56.5%)	399 (8.9%)	1,038 (23.2%)	43 (1.0%)	148 (3.3%)	22 (0.5%)	299 (6.7%)								(n/a)	18.0	30.0	20.0	18.0	27.0	27.0	31.0	8.0	10.0	9.0	3.0	6.0	14.0	20.0	17.0	12.0		$00			$00
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
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
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)
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
Nueva Vista School / Arizona State Hospital	Public, Alternative	K-12	2500 E Van Buren St # G1181	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Arizona State Hospital	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 244-1331	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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)
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about BASIS Phoenix Central Primary

How many students attend BASIS Phoenix Central Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended BASIS Phoenix Central Primary.

Is BASIS Phoenix Central Primary a good school?

BASIS Phoenix Central Primary ranks 274^th of 909 Arizona alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is BASIS Phoenix Central Primary in?

BASIS Charter Schools Inc.

What is the racial makeup of BASIS Phoenix Central Primary?

Students at BASIS Phoenix Central Primary are 38% Hispanic, 22% White, 16% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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