Sage & Sand Academy

Sage & Sand Academy is a small, alternative public virtual school located in Page, Arizona, serving grades K-12 and part of the Page Unified School District #8. With only 27 students enrolled in the 2022-2023 school year, the school faces several challenges, including low graduation rates, poor academic performance, and limited funding.

Sage & Sand Academy has a significantly higher percentage of Native American students compared to the state average, with 88.89% of its students identifying as Native American in the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly lower than the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in science, English language arts, and mathematics all below 25%. Additionally, the school has a relatively low four-year graduation rate of 55.6% and a high dropout rate of 27.6%, both of which are significantly worse than the state averages.

Despite the challenges faced by Sage & Sand Academy, the school has seen some positive changes, such as a significant decrease in its student-teacher ratio from 210 in the 2021-2022 school year to 13.3 in the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school's low spending per student, at $2,774 compared to the state average of $8,239, may be a contributing factor to its poor academic performance and the need for targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.