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Phoenix Digital Academy

Q: How many students attend Phoenix Digital Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 70 students attended Phoenix Digital Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Phoenix Digital Academy?

Students at Phoenix Digital Academy are 80% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% White, 3% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

Summary

Phoenix Digital Academy is a public virtual high school serving grades 9-12 in the Phoenix Union High School District, with a diverse student population of 960 students.

Despite its diverse enrollment, Phoenix Digital Academy has struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 25% of Arizona high schools in recent years and receiving only 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school has had very low 4-year graduation rates, ranging from just 12.8% in 2018-19 to 56.9% in 2022-23, which is significantly lower than the state average and the nearby traditional high schools in the district, such as Carl Hayden High School, Alhambra High School, and Metro Technical High School. Correspondingly, Phoenix Digital Academy has had high dropout rates, ranging from 5% to 28% in recent years, much higher than the district and state averages.

The school's academic performance is also very poor, with only 5-14% of 11th graders proficient in English Language Arts and 5-8% proficient in Math on state assessments, well below the district and state averages. Phoenix Digital Academy struggles to serve its diverse student population, with its rankings for subgroups like Hispanic, African American, and English Language Learner students in the bottom 25-50% of Arizona high schools. The school's relatively low per-student spending ($3,017 to $4,544 in recent years) and high student-teacher ratios (31.5 to 78.9) may be contributing factors to its poor academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a closer examination of the virtual schooling model and the allocation of resources to support student success.

Students ?

2.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,471

Per pupil spending ?

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 W Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85019-4426

(602) 764-0860

District: Phoenix Union High School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

African American:

8.6%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2021 → <1st in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 2 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (7% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (61% vs 80%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school7%

District avg13%

Arizona avg30%

Not ranked this year

Phoenix Digital Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	8.0	269 of 270	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	389 of 469	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	365 of 464	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	312 of 509	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.0	171 of 201	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	184 of 301	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	5.1	142 of 146	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	134 of 238	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.2	372 of 406	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	349 of 456	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	301 of 492	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	7.7	169 of 170	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	336 of 379	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	356 of 441	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	313 of 479	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	321 of 347	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	357 of 429	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	321 of 455	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	329 of 492	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	190 of 199	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	234 of 282	17.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	58.2	126 of 374	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.6	67 of 128	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	122 of 255	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.2	69 of 172	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.8	307 of 371	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	192 of 409	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	251 of 448	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+58 vs school

Special Education (2023)60th percentile+43 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+37 vs school

Native American (2023)48th percentile+31 vs school

White (2023)17th percentile~ school

Male (2023)17th percentile~ school

African American (2023)15th percentile~ school

Female (2023)8th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)7th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)5th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2023)3rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts11%-27 vs state

Science5%-17 vs state

Mathematics5%-25 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 (2023)	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 Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	3701 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 764-0860	70	28	2.5		5 (7.1%)	6 (8.6%)	56 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)				$3,471	$256	$03	$516	$3,158	$54	$3,211
West Phoenix High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3835 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. West Ph	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 269-1110	403	19	21.2	89.8%	8 (2.0%)	25 (6.2%)	366 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	17.0			$10,230	$1,147	$1,356	$3,650	$4,059	$3,668	$7,727
Desiderata	Public	9-12	2920 N 34th Dr	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 764-0800	67	9	7.4		15 (22.4%)	17 (25.4%)	33 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Think Through Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3232 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Think Through Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 233-4523	61	5	12.2	86.7%	5 (8.2%)	21 (34.4%)	12 (19.7%)	19 (31.1%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Bostrom Alternative Center	Public	9-12	3535 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-1700	302	17	17.7	91.7%	3 (1.0%)	45 (14.9%)	241 (79.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)				$19,197	$1,865	$725	$4,455	$15,269	$1,338	$16,607
Technical Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	3816 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Career Success Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 285-5525	442	9	49.1	35.0%	37 (8.4%)	49 (11.1%)	306 (69.2%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)				$4,995	$592	$633	$1,816	$2,771	$1,000	$3,770
Robert L. Duffy High School	Public, Charter	7-12	3816 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Career Success Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 393-4200	56	5	11.2	69.6%	5 (8.9%)	4 (7.1%)	42 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)								(n/a)				$36,879	$3,972	$4,628	$12,572	$13,114	$15,165	$28,279
Carl Hayden High School	Public	9-12	3333 W Roosevelt St	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-3000	2,079	100	20.8	93.0%	33 (1.6%)	78 (3.8%)	1,945 (93.6%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	10.1	266^th of 271 public high schools	1.8%		9	267^th of 270 public high schools	1.1%	1	14.0	9.0	5.0	$8,794	$938	$140	$2,016	$6,948	$768	$7,716
Alhambra High School	Public	9-12	3839 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-6000	2,169	109	19.8	85.9%	60 (2.8%)	207 (9.5%)	1,752 (80.8%)	88 (4.1%)	30 (1.4%)	5 (0.2%)	27 (1.2%)	8.7	268^th of 271 public high schools	1.1%		8.1	268^th of 270 public high schools	0.7%		10.0	8.0	4.0	$9,155	$911	$272	$2,095	$7,365	$606	$7,971
Southwest Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4301 W Fillmore St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Southwest Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 265-2000	223	8	27.0	69.0%	3 (1.3%)	14 (6.3%)	203 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoenix Digital Academy

What district is Phoenix Digital Academy in?

Phoenix Union High School District

What is the racial makeup of Phoenix Digital Academy?

Students at Phoenix Digital Academy are 80% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% White, 3% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Phoenix Digital Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 70 students attended Phoenix Digital Academy.

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