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Phoenix International Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Phoenix International Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 185 students in grades K-8 in Phoenix, Arizona. This relatively small school is part of the Phoenix International Academy District, which is ranked 25th out of 289 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Phoenix International Academy consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests across multiple grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41%. The school has also shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1141st out of 1226 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 55th out of 909 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school performs particularly well with certain student subgroups, ranking 37th out of 451 Arizona elementary schools for English Language Learners and 124th out of 820 for Special Education students in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby public schools, such as Martin Luther King Early Childhood Center, Percy L Julian School, and Frank Elementary School, Phoenix International Academy stands out as a high-performing institution. For instance, in 4th grade English Language Arts, Phoenix International Academy scored 66% proficient or better, while the nearby schools scored only 35%, 24%, and 31%, respectively. The school's consistent improvement and ability to support the academic growth of its diverse student population make it a standout educational institution in the Phoenix area.

252

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4310 E Broadway Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85040-8808

(602) 842-2521

District: Phoenix International Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.1%

African American:

20.6%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2021 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (72% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 87 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg72%

Arizona avg39%

Elementary school

55^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 87 pts since 2021

From bottom 7% (2021) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

40^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 78 pts since 2021

From bottom 15% (2021) to top 7% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 289Phoenix International Academy 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	92.4	55 of 909	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	140 of 912	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	37.3	716 of 1245	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	498 of 1000	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.1	1141 of 1226	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	670 of 895	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	86.8	37 of 451	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	660 of 1219	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	406 of 824	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	9.9	1200 of 1219	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.8	606 of 1170	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.8	661 of 716	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1175 of 1198	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.7	384 of 1116	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.4	717 of 1216	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	280 of 830	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.0	1012 of 1220	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.5	256 of 617	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.2	991 of 1027	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.6	124 of 820	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.7	616 of 1024	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	97.5	1 of 1161	99.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	40 of 552	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	87 of 550	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	40.6	424 of 854	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.2	711 of 832	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	507 of 573	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.5	95 of 606	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.7	494 of 806	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	314 of 494	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	706 of 820	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.2	456 of 760	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	583 of 802	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	8 of 344	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	61.3	194 of 717	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.8	357 of 810	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.7	395 of 476	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	680 of 818	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.7	623 of 650	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	285 of 390	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	26.0	627 of 780	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)92nd percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2023)85th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)66th percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)59th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2023)48th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)41st percentile~ school

White (2023)40th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)25th percentile+18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)84th percentile+70 vs school

Male (2023)56th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)40th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2023)39th percentile-12 vs school

Native American (2021)27th percentile+12 vs school

White (2021)20th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2021)12th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+35 vs state

Mathematics50%+23 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 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Phoenix International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4310 E Broadway Rd	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Phoenix International Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 842-2521	252	11	22.9		18 (7.1%)	52 (20.6%)	164 (65.1%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	92.4	55^th of 909 public elementary schools	93.9%		83.4	140^th of 912 public elementary schools	84.6%	85		66.0	72.0	92.0	71.0	79.0				50.0			$00			$00
South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4039 E Raymond St Ste 3	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	South Phoenix Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	295	24	12.2		19 (6.4%)	112 (38.0%)	122 (41.4%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.7%)	22 (7.5%)								(n/a)	31.0						47.0					$9,279	$1,899	$282	$4,080	$2,729	$4,369	$7,098
Nevitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4525 E Saint Anne Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 431-6640	712	43	16.4		34 (4.8%)	79 (11.1%)	556 (78.1%)	9 (1.3%)	15 (2.1%)	6 (0.8%)	13 (1.8%)	16.5	757^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.7%		12.3	833^rd of 912 public elementary schools	8.7%	76	23.0	30.0	26.0				28.0	19.0	25.0		25.0		$00			$00
Holdeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1326 W 18th St	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 966-9934	418	29	14.5		38 (9.1%)	103 (24.6%)	207 (49.5%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.1%)	35 (8.4%)	19 (4.5%)	12.3	840^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.6%		12	841^st of 912 public elementary schools	7.8%	1	16.0	27.0	24.0				23.0						$00			$00
George Gervin Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2801 E Southern Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	George Gervin Youth Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 219-2121	157	15	10.4		1 (0.6%)	57 (36.3%)	90 (57.3%)	4 (2.5%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$12,132	$678	$2,807	$4,162	$6,014	$2,633	$8,648
Scales Technology Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 W 5th St	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 929-9909	375	27	14.0		26 (6.9%)	97 (25.9%)	195 (52.0%)	6 (1.6%)	24 (6.4%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.6%)	14.6	793^rd of 909 public elementary schools	12.8%		13.9	804^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.8%	11		20.0	27.0				22.0		20.0		27.0		$00			$00
Martin Luther King Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-3	4615 S 22nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4910	238	13	18.3		6 (2.5%)	69 (29.0%)	152 (63.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)												$20,408	$4,086	$1,463	$9,634	$12,923	$1,936	$14,859
Percy L Julian School	Public	K-8	2149 E Carver Dr	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4950	256	15	17.0		3 (1.2%)	55 (21.5%)	186 (72.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	21	690^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.1%					(n/a)		31.0			25.0			25.0	33.0			$13,712	$1,250	$1,398	$3,897	$9,774	$1,290	$11,064
Frank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8409 S Avenida Del Yaqui	Guadalupe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-6202	537	39	13.8		19 (3.5%)	43 (8.0%)	335 (62.4%)	3 (0.6%)	121 (22.5%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	18.3	723^rd of 909 public elementary schools	20.5%		12.7	826^th of 912 public elementary schools	9.4%	103	17.0	35.0	29.0				18.0	32.0	32.0		19.0		$00			$00
Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	2033 E Southern Ave	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Eleme	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 276-1943	322	19	16.9		4 (1.2%)	138 (42.9%)	155 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)								(n/a)												$11,936	$1,588	$3,470	$6,647	$4,282	$2,596	$6,878

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoenix International Academy

What is the racial makeup of Phoenix International Academy?

Students at Phoenix International Academy are 65% Hispanic, 21% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Phoenix International Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Phoenix International Academy.

Is Phoenix International Academy a good school?

Yes. Phoenix International Academy ranks in the top 6.1% of Arizona elementary schools.

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