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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · ARIZONA

Arizona schools on the rise

Arizona public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+406%
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Verrado Way and I-10
Range
+60% to +406%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 AZ PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Verrado Way and I-10BUCKEYEEdkey Inc. - Sequoia Choice Schools (4329)119602406%
American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6QUEEN CREEKAmerican Leadership Academy Inc. (4348)124457269%
American Leadership Academy Gilbert South K-6GILBERTAmerican Leadership Academy Inc. (4348)111396257%
Synergy Public SchoolPHOENIXSynergy Public School Inc. (92981)162575255%
Heritage Academy GatewayQUEEN CREEKHeritage Academy Gateway Inc. (92519)4741,556228%
Arizona College Prep High SchoolCHANDLERChandler Unified District #80 (4242)7692,271195%
American Leadership Academy Anthem K-6FLORENCEAmerican Leadership Academy Inc. (4348)3691,079192%
Great Hearts Academies - Archway ScottsdaleSCOTTSDALEArchway Classical Academy Scottsdale (90857)3991,079170%
ThrivePoint High School at SurpriseSURPRISEThrivePoint High School Inc. (79059)121323167%
BASIS Phoenix SouthPHOENIXBASIS Charter Schools Inc. (549803)201523160%
CASA AcademyPHOENIXCASA Academy (91934)157386146%
Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale PrepPHOENIXMaryvale Preparatory Academy (90861)4861,192145%
Santa Cruz Elementary SchoolMARICOPAMaricopa Unified School District (4441)403941134%
Desert Heights Charter SchoolGLENDALEDesert Heights Charter Schools (81099)382868127%
Martin Luther King Early Childhood CenterPHOENIXRoosevelt Elementary District (4279)107238122%
Acorn Montessori Charter School Inc. - WestPRESCOTT VALLEYAcorn Montessori Charter School (79437)120266122%
Sun Valley AcademyPHOENIXSun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc. (90192)288595107%
Coolidge Jr. High SchoolCOOLIDGECoolidge Unified District (4442)336688105%
Gowan Science AcademyYUMACrane Elementary District (4501)407816101%
Empower College PrepPHOENIXEmpower College Prep (91277)35169798.6%
Steven R. Jasinski Elementary SchoolBUCKEYEBuckeye Elementary District (4269)44185593.9%
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande HSCASA GRANDEASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande (92987)14928490.6%
Arizona Autism Charter SchoolPHOENIXArizona Autism Charter Schools Inc. (91958)10620189.6%
Great Hearts Academies - RooseveltBUCKEYERoosevelt Preparatory Academy (92704)49393489.5%
Tanque Verde High SchoolTUCSONTanque Verde Unified District (4408)40476188.4%
Pan-American Charter SchoolPHOENIXPan-American Elementary Charter (79578)6581,22185.6%
Mission Heights Preparatory High SchoolCASA GRANDEKaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr (90548)29755185.5%
Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12GILBERTGilbert Unified District (4239)31057284.5%
Tonopah Valley High SchoolTONOPAHSaddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)47286984.1%
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High SchoolMESAASU Preparatory Academy (91305)26648983.8%
Colegio Petite ArizonaNOGALESKaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989)14125883.0%
Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley ArizonaORO VALLEYLeman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)53094478.1%
Lake Pleasant ElementaryPEORIAPeoria Unified School District (4237)7131,26777.7%
La Senita ElementaryKINGMANKingman Unified School District (79598)15627777.6%
EVIT - East Valley Institute of TechnologyMESAEast Valley Institute of Technology (4516)17030076.5%
Desert Oasis Elementary SchoolSURPRISENadaburg Unified School District (4252)43275374.3%
Desert Star AcademyFORT MOHAVEDesert Star Academy (92302)39768672.8%
Imagine Schools at BuckeyeBUCKEYEWest Gilbert Charter Elementary School Inc. (79497)25644172.3%
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High SchoolPHOENIXASU Preparatory Academy (346763)14424771.5%
Prescott Valley SchoolPRESCOTT VALLEYPrescott Valley Charter School (88317)25443370.5%
Glenview College Preparatory High SchoolGLENDALEKaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High Sch (4342)31553670.2%
American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12GILBERTAmerican Leadership Academy Inc. (4348)1,3932,35769.2%
Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln PrepCHANDLERLincoln Preparatory Academy (92657)36661969.1%
Legacy Traditional School ? North ChandlerCHANDLERLegacy Traditional School - North Chandler (850101)56395269.1%
Legacy Traditional School ? PeoriaPEORIALegacy Traditional School - Peoria (850099)36160968.7%
Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix PrepPHOENIXNorth Phoenix Preparatory Academy (90879)39566267.6%
Student Choice High SchoolTEMPEGAR LLC dba Student Choice High School (78997)9221,54067.0%
Great Hearts Academies - Archway TriviumGOODYEARArchway Classical Academy Trivium West (90915)53689567.0%
Wildflower Accelerated AcademyGOODYEARAvondale Elementary District (4272)45475065.2%
Pima High SchoolPIMAPima Unified District (4220)20933560.3%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-on-the-rise-by-state-az.csv

How this list was built

Every Arizona public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Arizonafamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

Anyone is welcome to cite or republish these findings. Please credit allk12.com and link back to this page so readers can verify the underlying data.

allk12 (2026). "Arizona schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/arizona
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