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Self Development Academy-Phoenix

Q: Is Self Development Academy-Phoenix a good school?

Self Development Academy-Phoenix ranks 292 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Self Development Academy-Phoenix is a public charter elementary school serving 243 students in grades K-8 in Phoenix, Arizona, and is part of the Self Development Academy-Phoenix District.

The school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 744th out of 1,226 Arizona elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 292nd out of 909 in 2024-2025, with a 3-star rating. Its performance on standardized tests is generally higher than the state average, particularly in mathematics, with 63% of 3rd graders proficient or better in AASA Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 42%. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts is more mixed, with proficiency rates ranging from 17% to 55% across different grade levels and years.

While Self Development Academy-Phoenix outperforms the nearby Larry C Kennedy School and Loma Linda Elementary School, which have consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools, it lags behind the nearby charter school, Phoenix Modern, which has a higher statewide ranking and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also faces challenges with increasing dropout rates and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 44.29% in 2021-2022 to 86.8% in 2022-2023.

246

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓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 (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Arizona avg38%

292^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 40 pts since 2018

From bottom 28% (2018) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 289Self 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	292 of 909	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	353 of 912	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	542 of 1245	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	744 of 1226	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	533 of 1039	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	799 of 1109	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.4	166 of 607	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	97 of 289	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	619 of 895	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.4	372 of 620	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	87.8	33 of 451	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	43.9	365 of 975	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	84 of 155	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.3	657 of 1219	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	778 of 1219	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	811 of 1023	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.2	356 of 1170	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	640 of 1198	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.4	124 of 709	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	39.4	530 of 911	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	85 of 549	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	312 of 1116	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	34.7	551 of 820	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.4	453 of 1216	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	723 of 1220	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	655 of 1032	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.1	947 of 1027	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.0	103 of 219	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	156 of 654	76.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.7	338 of 820	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	668 of 1201	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.7	499 of 1024	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	757 of 1161	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.2	501 of 854	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	586 of 832	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	373 of 711	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.6	300 of 400	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	507 of 573	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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
2023	40.9	406 of 806	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.7	464 of 494	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	518 of 820	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	351 of 624	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.4	325 of 760	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	445 of 802	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	194 of 543	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.5	358 of 717	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	190 of 503	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.3	578 of 810	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	322 of 476	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	610 of 818	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	416 of 617	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	84 of 159	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	631 of 789	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+9 vs state

Mathematics55%+19 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
Self Development Academy-Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-8	1515 E Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Self Development Academy-Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 274-1910	246	17	14.9		13 (5.3%)	41 (16.7%)	139 (56.5%)	24 (9.8%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	64.2	292^nd of 909 public elementary schools	67.9%		56.2	353^rd of 912 public elementary schools	61.3%	61		55.0					63.0		41.0			60.0				$00			$00
Arizona Autism Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	4125 N 14th St	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 882-5544	201	27	7.4		42 (20.9%)	24 (11.9%)	122 (60.7%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Arizona Autism Charter School-Online K-8	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	4125 N 14th St	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 882-5544	106	10	11.1		33 (31.1%)	8 (7.5%)	50 (47.2%)	4 (3.8%)	7 (6.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Longview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1209 E Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2700	483	25	19.1		36 (7.5%)	73 (15.1%)	290 (60.0%)	5 (1.0%)	57 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	16.3	762^nd of 909 public elementary schools	16.2%					(n/a)		31.0	24.0										22.0		$9,283	$1,968	$81	$4,016	$6,904	$331	$7,235
Loma Linda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2002 E Clarendon Ave	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6080	605	38	16.0		32 (5.3%)	25 (4.1%)	507 (83.8%)	8 (1.3%)	25 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)								(n/a)				15.0	24.0										$11,467	$1,942	$462	$4,347	$6,740	$2,323	$9,062
Montecito Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	715 E Montecito Ave	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 707-2500	128	6	23.2		50 (39.1%)	9 (7.0%)	49 (38.3%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (11.7%)								(n/a)															$932,834	$165,048	$8,865	$338,962	$577,739	$181,182	$758,921
Madison Camelview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2002 E Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7200	561	32	17.4		106 (18.9%)	45 (8.0%)	324 (57.8%)	7 (1.2%)	30 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.6%)	30.9	555^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.9%		34.4	532^nd of 912 public elementary schools	41.7%	23	37.0	30.0					45.0	26.0							$12,216	$1,451	$126	$3,028	$8,088	$2,551	$10,639
Phoenix Modern	Public, Charter	K-8	200 E Mitchell Dr	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	New Learning Ventures Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 740-9271	119	11	10.8		49 (41.2%)	6 (5.0%)	52 (43.7%)	3 (2.5%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
William T Machan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2140 E Virginia Ave	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6120	540	39	13.8		26 (4.8%)	7 (1.3%)	495 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)		21.0		25.0	22.0										$11,949	$1,693	$416	$3,802	$7,530	$2,309	$9,840
Augustus H. Shaw Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3914	476	22	21.5		145 (30.5%)	27 (5.7%)	243 (51.1%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	85.2	115^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.3%		79.1	172^nd of 912 public elementary schools	81.1%	57	67.0	79.0	65.0	80.0	91.0	96.0	50.0	63.0	55.0	57.0	80.0	83.0	65.0	92.0	$10,902	$35	$251	$320	$9,747	$870	$10,617

Frequently Asked Questions about Self Development Academy-Phoenix

How many students attend Self Development Academy-Phoenix?

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

What is the racial makeup of Self Development Academy-Phoenix?

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

Is Self Development Academy-Phoenix a good school?

Self Development Academy-Phoenix ranks 292^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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