Academy of Mathematics and Science South

Academy of Mathematics and Science South, a medium-sized elementary campus in PHOENIX, Arizona, part of Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878), teaches 578 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878) runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 6,167 students. Academy of Mathematics and Science South is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Academy of Mathematics and Science South reports that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 9% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Academy of Mathematics and Science South shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Academy of Mathematics and Science South higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Academy of Mathematics and Science South is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Arizona Collegiate High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site. Academy of Mathematics and Science South is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 1157%: 46 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 2% to 9% over that span.

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