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Self Development Academy-Phoenix

Public, Charter Grades K-8
290th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 68% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Self Development Academy-Phoenix is a Phoenix, Arizona, K–8 school serving 246 students. In 2025–2026, 44% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 39% in mathematics—matching the district in both subjects and exceeding state results by 3 and 6 percentage points, respectively. The clearest takeaway is that the school is above the state in both core subjects, with mathematics its standout.

Compared with nearby schools that reported scores, the school ranked third of nine in ELA and second of seven in math. Its 44% ELA proficiency and 39% math proficiency were above nearby averages of 32% and 23%, respectively. The strongest grade-level result was third-grade math: 70% proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 52% at Augustus H. Shaw Montessori, the highest nearby result for that grade. Results are not uniformly strong across grades: fourth-grade ELA was 46%, just below the state’s 47%. Science was also slightly below state results in 2022–2023: 31% versus 34% in fifth grade, and 25% versus 27% in eighth grade.

SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking has improved over time but recently leveled off: the school moved from the 28th percentile in 2017–2018 to the 68th percentile in 2024–2025, and stayed there in 2025–2026. Its current SchoolDigger rank is 290 of 900, with 3 stars. SchoolDigger’s subgroup measure was especially high for English Language Learner students: the school ranked at the 93rd percentile in 2022–2023, compared with the overall 56th percentile that year. A contrasting result was the 8th percentile for Multi-racial students in 2020–2021, versus the overall 39th percentile that year. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 14.9, close to the nearby-school average of 15.3; the reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 86.8% in 2022–2023.

246
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
62.6%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 1515 E Indian School Rd
       Phoenix, AZ  85014-4901

(602) 274-1910

District: Self Development Academy-Phoenix

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.5%
African American:
16.7%
Asian:
9.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2018 → 68th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2018
✓Above the Arizona median (68th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school42%
District avg42%
Arizona avg37%
290th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Top 32%▲ up 40 pts since 2018
From bottom 28% (2018) to top 32% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
95th of 267Self Development Academy-Phoenix 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
202663.7290 of 90067.8%★★★☆☆
202564.2292 of 90967.9%★★★☆☆
202456.2353 of 91261.3%★★★☆☆
202350.4542 of 124556.5%★★★☆☆
202132.9744 of 122639.3%★★☆☆☆
201944.2533 of 103948.7%★★☆☆☆
201826.1799 of 110928.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202365.4166 of 60772.7%★★★★☆
202264.097 of 28966.4%★★★☆☆
202133.9619 of 89530.8%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202147.4372 of 62040.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202387.833 of 45192.7%★★★★★
202143.9365 of 97562.6%★★★☆☆
201841.384 of 15545.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202340.3657 of 121946.1%★★☆☆☆
202132.0778 of 121936.2%★★☆☆☆
201822.7811 of 102320.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202363.2356 of 117069.6%★★★☆☆
202140.9640 of 119846.6%★★☆☆☆
201980.4124 of 70982.5%★★★★☆
201839.4530 of 91141.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202578.485 of 54984.5%★★★★☆
202363.3312 of 111672.0%★★★★☆
201834.7551 of 82032.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202357.4453 of 121662.7%★★★☆☆
202135.2723 of 122040.7%★★☆☆☆
201833.3655 of 103236.5%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202115.1947 of 10277.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202349.0103 of 21953.0%★★★☆☆
202155.5156 of 65476.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202349.7338 of 82058.8%★★★☆☆
202138.7668 of 120144.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202349.7499 of 102451.3%★★★☆☆
202137.7757 of 116134.8%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202334.2501 of 85441.3%★★☆☆☆
202127.0586 of 83229.6%★☆☆☆☆
201841.6373 of 71147.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202326.6300 of 40025.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.7507 of 57311.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.7298 of 60650.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202340.9406 of 80649.6%★★☆☆☆
202211.7464 of 4946.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202131.7518 of 82036.8%★★☆☆☆
201838.2351 of 62443.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202347.4325 of 76057.2%★★★☆☆
202138.0445 of 80244.5%★★☆☆☆
201853.1194 of 54364.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202342.5358 of 71750.1%★★★☆☆
201852.2190 of 50362.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202327.3578 of 81028.6%★☆☆☆☆
202229.7322 of 47632.4%★★☆☆☆
202125.5610 of 81825.4%★☆☆☆☆
201828.4416 of 61732.6%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202339.184 of 15947.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202128.2631 of 78920.0%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2023)93rd percentile+36 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+17 vs school
African American (2023)73rd percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2023)70th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2023)63rd percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2023)59th percentile~ school
Native American (2023)53rd percentile-3 vs school
White (2023)51st percentile-5 vs school
Female (2023)46th percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2021)40th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2021)8th percentile-32 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2023)57th percentile+16 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)50th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2023)50th percentile+8 vs school
Native American (2023)47th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2023)29th percentile-13 vs school
African American (2023)25th percentile-16 vs school
Special Education (2021)20th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts44%+3 vs state
Mathematics39%+6 vs state

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Self Development Academy-Phoenix ranks 290th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Self Development Academy-Phoenix are 57% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 5% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Self Development Academy-Phoenix.

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2025–26 AASA test scoresNewOct 13, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025
2024–25 AASA & AzSCI test scoresOct 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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