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Academy of Math and Science South Mountain

Public, Charter Grades K-8

707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

The Academy of Math and Science South Mountain is a public charter elementary school serving 943 students in grades K-8 in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is part of the Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. district, which is ranked 216 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's performance is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, only 22-38% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 36-46%, and only 21-38% were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 37-42%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, with female students ranking in the bottom 2% of Arizona elementary schools and Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students ranking in the bottom 40-50%.

Compared to the nearby Roosevelt Elementary District schools, which also serve predominantly low-income and minority student populations, the Academy of Math and Science South Mountain performs significantly worse, with 10-20 percentage point lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math. Additionally, the school's spending per student of $8,963 in 2021-2022 was significantly lower than the $12,097-$16,753 spent per student in the Roosevelt District schools.

960

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,963

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1445 W Baseline Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85041-7010

(602) 675-9696

District: Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

African American:

17.8%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2021 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg31%

Arizona avg39%

Elementary school

707^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 22 pts since 2021

From bottom 44% (2021) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

482^nd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 54 pts since 2021

From top 33% (2021) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.

216^th of 289Academy of Mathematics and Science South 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	19.8	707 of 909	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	782 of 912	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	890 of 1245	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	736 of 1000	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	687 of 1226	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.9	461 of 607	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	419 of 895	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	52.7	314 of 620	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.9	256 of 451	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	243 of 975	75.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	575 of 589	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	586 of 602	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	985 of 1219	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	714 of 1219	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	81.5	7 of 306	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	400 of 496	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	432 of 486	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	845 of 1170	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	500 of 716	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	549 of 1198	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	422 of 549	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	507 of 556	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	815 of 1116	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	473 of 618	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	554 of 626	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	591 of 628	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	845 of 1216	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	685 of 1220	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.1	709 of 1027	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.4	332 of 654	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.5	282 of 820	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	382 of 1201	68.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.2	611 of 1024	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	348 of 800	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	758 of 1161	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	482 of 552	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	411 of 550	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	369 of 854	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	307 of 605	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	276 of 832	66.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.9	228 of 400	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	69 of 129	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.5	63 of 573	89.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.6	322 of 404	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.0	43 of 145	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.0	357 of 806	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	236 of 494	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	227 of 820	72.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	259 of 345	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	238 of 329	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.6	285 of 760	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	179 of 392	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	215 of 802	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	260 of 344	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	231 of 320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	248 of 717	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	136 of 369	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	283 of 370	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	379 of 810	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	300 of 476	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	318 of 818	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	64.9	158 of 650	75.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	64.3	43 of 390	89.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.8	67 of 363	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.0	91 of 675	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	75 of 446	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	373 of 780	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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

Foster Care (2021)98th percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2023)66th percentile+37 vs school

Asian (2021)49th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2021)49th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)43rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2023)40th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)31st percentile-13 vs school

African American (2023)24th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2021)89th percentile+22 vs school

White (2023)87th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2023)82nd percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)76th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)70th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2023)56th percentile~ school

African American (2023)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)24th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)20th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-12 vs state

Science27%-5 vs state

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

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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 English Language Arts 8th 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	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
Academy of Math and Science South Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	1445 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 675-9696	960	46	20.8		47 (4.9%)	171 (17.8%)	712 (74.2%)	14 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	707^th of 909 public elementary schools	22.2%		15.1	782^nd of 912 public elementary schools	14.3%	75	22.0	25.0	26.0	18.0	25.0	26.0	24.0	21.0	38.0				36.0	18.0	$8,963	$1,609	$1,471	$4,690	$3,513	$2,369	$5,882
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-8	8220 S 7th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4980	577	28	20.6		9 (1.6%)	42 (7.3%)	502 (87.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	15.5	774^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.6	759^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.8%	15	18.0	31.0		23.0	42.0	34.0	24.0	31.0				17.0		29.0	$12,979	$1,510	$1,390	$4,409	$8,829	$1,250	$10,079
V H Lassen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	909 W Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4210	266	15	17.7		11 (4.1%)	19 (7.1%)	224 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)						41.0									$14,395	$1,125	$1,416	$3,667	$10,558	$1,295	$11,853
Ignacio Conchos School	Public	PK, KG-8	1718 W Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4250	393	21	18.7		9 (2.3%)	34 (8.7%)	337 (85.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)			25.0												$16,753	$2,136	$1,520	$5,792	$11,390	$1,707	$13,097
John R Davis School	Public	PK, KG-8	6209 S 15th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4930	324	19	17.0		5 (1.5%)	83 (25.6%)	218 (67.3%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)					37.0	34.0									$15,884	$2,071	$1,425	$5,566	$11,147	$1,241	$12,388
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 W Dobbins Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4270	475	23	20.6		21 (4.4%)	30 (6.3%)	401 (84.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	18.8	719^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.9%					(n/a)	27.0	32.0		24.0	20.0										$13,311	$1,613	$1,359	$4,584	$9,003	$1,336	$10,339
Educational & Verma Pastor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2101 W Alta Vista Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3160	485	30	16.1		12 (2.5%)	85 (17.5%)	369 (76.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	17.1	746^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.9%					(n/a)	24.0	34.0		27.0	21.0	22.0	21.0								$12,492	$1,122	$1,187	$3,431	$9,080	$1,102	$10,183
Champion Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	7900 S Jesse Owens Pkwy	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Fit Kids Inc. dba Champion Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-3379	491	23	21.3		5 (1.0%)	104 (21.2%)	367 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	15.2	784^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.8%		19.6	704^th of 912 public elementary schools	22.8%	80		21.0		29.0	24.0	34.0	27.0				22.0	25.0		26.0		$00			$00
EAGLE College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2450 W South Mountain Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	EAGLE South Mountain Charter Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-5400	437	24	18.2		28 (6.4%)	53 (12.1%)	321 (73.5%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	24.8	629^th of 909 public elementary schools	30.8%		30.3	574^th of 912 public elementary schools	37.1%	55		36.0	27.0	35.0	45.0	31.0		31.0	32.0	28.0	38.0	29.0	22.0			$00			$00
Sun Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2675 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 692-4914	595	37	16.0		22 (3.7%)	177 (29.7%)	345 (58.0%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.9%)	12.6	834^th of 909 public elementary schools	8.3%		9.4	877^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.8%	43		16.0			27.0	21.0	34.0	15.0								$00			$00

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Students at Academy of Math and Science South Mountain are 74% Hispanic, 18% African American, 5% White, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 960 students attended Academy of Math and Science South Mountain.

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