Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced

Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced is an elementary-level community of heavily attended scale in PEORIA, Arizona, overseen by Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878), instructing 1,030 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 128% larger than typical.

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

In terms of who attends, Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Black, 17% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced is one.

Nearest neighbor: Santa Fe Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site. As a public charter, Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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