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Phoenix Coding Academy

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Phoenix Coding Academy ranks 159 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 41% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Phoenix Coding Academy is a public high school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 236 students in grades 9-12. The school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Phoenix Union High School District, consistently outperforming the district and the state of Arizona in academic test scores.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 36% of 11th-grade students at Phoenix Coding Academy were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 19% for the district and 40% for the state. In mathematics, 20% of 11th-grade students at the school were proficient or better, compared to 14% for the district and 30% for the state. The school has also shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Phoenix Coding Academy has maintained a four-year graduation rate around 76-78% in recent years, comparable to the district and state averages, and a dropout rate of 5-6%, also on par with the district and state. The school's relatively high per-student spending of around $10,000-$17,000 in recent years, higher than the district average, may contribute to its ability to support student learning and success. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Central High School and PXU City, Phoenix Coding Academy significantly outperforms them in academic test scores and student group rankings.

224

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,718

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4445 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85012-1900

(602) 764-5700

District: Phoenix Union High School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.5%

White:

19.6%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2019 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Phoenix Union High School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg14%

Arizona avg30%

159^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 25 pts since 2019

From top 34% (2019) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 14High Schools in the Phoenix Union High School District

253^rd of 289Phoenix Union High School District 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	159 of 271	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.7	50 of 270	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	36 of 469	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	62 of 464	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	88 of 509	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	97 of 285	66.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	90.5	12 of 201	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	15 of 301	95.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.2	90 of 146	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.6	69 of 238	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	137 of 231	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	99.5	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.5	92 of 406	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	66 of 456	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	159 of 492	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	115 of 354	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	81.7	27 of 170	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.7	18 of 379	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	55 of 441	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	48 of 479	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	63.7	45 of 183	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	37 of 311	88.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	82.5	10 of 150	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	66 of 180	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	94.6	10 of 172	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	8 of 347	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	14 of 168	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	17 of 253	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	116 of 223	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.9	50 of 219	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	32 of 429	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	70 of 455	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	69 of 492	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	71 of 238	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	62 of 370	83.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	31.7	183 of 282	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	95.9	16 of 255	93.7%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	36 of 129	72.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	93.0	18 of 172	89.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	14 of 380	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.3	24 of 371	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	88 of 409	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	39 of 448	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	69.8	40 of 217	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	36 of 291	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)96th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)94th percentile~ school

Native American (2022)94th percentile+7 vs school

White (2023)94th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2023)90th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)84th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)77th percentile-15 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)72nd percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2023)38th percentile-54 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)35th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-4 vs state

Science28%+9 vs state

Mathematics20%-10 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 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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 Coding Academy	Public	9-12	4445 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5700	224	16	13.8		44 (19.6%)	23 (10.3%)	140 (62.5%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	35.8	159^th of 271 public high schools	41.3%		77.7	50^th of 270 public high schools	81.5%	109	36.0	20.0	28.0	$10,718	$773	$298	$1,845	$8,700	$947	$9,647
Central High School	Public	9-12	4525 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-7500	1,733	101	17.1		117 (6.8%)	262 (15.1%)	1,167 (67.3%)	40 (2.3%)	96 (5.5%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.7%)	13.6	253^rd of 271 public high schools	6.6%		11.7	256^th of 270 public high schools	5.2%	3	17.0	13.0	9.0	$9,506	$972	$176	$2,120	$7,559	$799	$8,358
PXU City	Public	9-12	4502 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 764-1100	85	2	42.5		3 (3.5%)	13 (15.3%)	61 (71.8%)	3 (3.5%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.5%)								(n/a)
Phoenix Educator Preparatory	Public	9-12	4525 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 764-1051	0	3	1.6		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona	Public, Charter	9-12	715 W. Mariposa St.	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	CPLC Community Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 288-4518	48	3	16.0		6 (12.5%)	4 (8.3%)	37 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3310 N 10th Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	MCCCD on behalf of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 285-7998	261	13	19.5		12 (4.6%)	10 (3.8%)	228 (87.4%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	60.2	92^nd of 271 public high schools	66.1%		45.7	130^th of 270 public high schools	51.9%	38	54.0	38.0			$00			$00
Arizona Autism Charter - Online High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4125 N 14th St	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 882-5544	92	9	10.2		39 (42.4%)	6 (6.5%)	39 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Arizona Autism Charter School Upper School Campus	Public, Charter	5-12	4125 N. 14th Street	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 882-5544	307	31	9.8		97 (31.6%)	19 (6.2%)	165 (53.7%)	8 (2.6%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Madison Highland Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1431 E. Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Highland Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 745-3800	510	22	23.1		164 (32.2%)	23 (4.5%)	275 (53.9%)	16 (3.1%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	62.3	85^th of 271 public high schools	68.6%		63.4	83^rd of 270 public high schools	69.3%	2	40.0	47.0	41.0		$00			$00
Learning Institute The	Public, Charter	7-12	5310 N 12th St # 100	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Phoenix School of Academic Excellence The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 241-7876	95	6	15.8		7 (7.4%)	4 (4.2%)	75 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoenix Coding Academy

What district is Phoenix Coding Academy in?

Phoenix Union High School District

How many students attend Phoenix Coding Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Phoenix Coding Academy.

Is Phoenix Coding Academy a good school?

Phoenix Coding Academy ranks 159^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Phoenix Coding Academy?

Students at Phoenix Coding Academy are 63% Hispanic, 20% White, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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