Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky

Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky is one of the roomy elementary-level communitys in PHOENIX, Arizona, part of Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878), with 1,339 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky sits 197% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878), which oversees 6 schools and 6,167 students, Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky records that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 6% Black, 3% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky reports 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky is one.

The closest other public school is Charles W. Harris School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky.

Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky operates from a high-density location. Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.