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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				AASA English Language Arts (2026)								AASA Mathematics (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2022-23)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
Higley Virtual Academy	0.0mi	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2935 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 279-7000	162	1	162.0	16.9%	102 (63.0%)	7 (4.3%)	32 (19.8%)	9 (5.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)								(n/a)																		$00			$00
American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	2.3mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7729 E. Pecos Road	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 420-2101	628	68	9.2	—	387 (61.6%)	32 (5.1%)	165 (26.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.9%)								(n/a)					45.0	43.0	36.0	41.0					25.0	24.0	25.0	25.0
American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12	2.7mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1070 S Higley Rd	Gilbert	85286	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 344-9892	2,357	192	12.2	—	1,651 (70.0%)	49 (2.1%)	456 (19.3%)	48 (2.0%)	12 (0.5%)	10 (0.4%)	131 (5.6%)								(n/a)	51.0	58.0	54.0	74.0	60.0	39.0	61.0	56.0	48.0	57.0	65.0	59.0	37.0	37.0	50.0	48.0	$5,729	$61	$172	$294	$4,023	$1,472	$5,495
Heritage Academy Gateway	2.9mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19630 E.Germann Road	Queen Creek	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Gateway Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4400	1,556	64	24.3	—	1,294 (83.2%)	11 (0.7%)	153 (9.8%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	73 (4.7%)								(n/a)	76.0	73.0	73.0	54.0	73.0	63.0	84.0	71.0	77.0	75.0	82.0	67.0	57.0	68.0	82.0	73.0		$00			$00
American Leadership Academy Virtual	3.2mi	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6913 E Rembrandt Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 420-2101	660	29	22.6	—	463 (70.2%)	12 (1.8%)	139 (21.1%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.5%)	28 (4.2%)								(n/a)					48.0	23.0	29.0	31.0							23.0	15.0	$7,197	$3,023	$199	$6,245	$2,155	$1,819	$3,974
San Tan Charter School	3.6mi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3959 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	San Tan Montessori School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-0811	914	22	41.5	—	542 (59.3%)	43 (4.7%)	222 (24.3%)	23 (2.5%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.7%)								(n/a)	38.0	58.0	40.0	59.0				49.0	25.0	39.0	34.0	37.0				33.0		$00			$00
Freedom Prep Academy - Mesa	4.3mi	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	465 N Bluejay Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Freedom Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 256-2642	448			—	314 (70.1%)	23 (5.1%)	82 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)			30.0	27.0				21.0								11.0		$00			$00
Leading Edge Academy Online	4.5mi	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	633 E Ray Rd Ste 132	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	LEAD Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 257-5362	70	9	7.5	—	30 (42.9%)	14 (20.0%)	21 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)								(n/a)																		$00			$00
Arizona Connections Academy	4.9mi	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5416 E Baseline Rd	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Arizona Connections Academy Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 782-5842	1,891	98	19.3	—	798 (42.2%)	161 (8.5%)	677 (35.8%)	16 (0.8%)	62 (3.3%)	9 (0.5%)	168 (8.9%)								(n/a)	21.0	33.0	27.0	36.0	31.0	36.0	40.0	34.0		12.0	12.0	8.0	12.0	10.0	19.0	12.0		$00			$00
Virtual School of Arizona	5.1mi	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2500 S Power Rd Ste 215	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Arizona Education Solutions	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 641-8254	849			—	299 (35.2%)	80 (9.4%)	388 (45.7%)	14 (1.6%)	36 (4.2%)	8 (0.9%)	24 (2.8%)								(n/a)			19.0	17.0	18.0	12.0	14.0	16.0								5.0	$9,054	$00			$00	$9,054	$9,054

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