Academy of Math and Science South Mountain

Academy of Math and Science South Mountain operates as a roomy elementary-level community in PHOENIX, Arizona, one of the schools within Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878). Current enrollment sits at 960 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 113% above the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Academy of Math and Science South Mountain lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder reads as 18% Black, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) shows that 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%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Academy of Math and Science South Mountain is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Valley View School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Academy of Math and Science South Mountain operates from a city-core location. Academy of Math and Science South Mountain is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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