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Arizona Connections Academy
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 145 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 194 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 227 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 235 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 210 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 63% smaller than its 8th grade class (178).
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 12 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 26.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,891 | 97.6 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,987 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,576 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 3,099 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,196 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,892 | N/A | N/A | 45% (857) |
| 2010-11 | 1,338 | N/A | N/A | 47% (624) |
About Arizona Connections Academy
Arizona Connections Academy is a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels. Its address is in GILBERT, Arizona. It offers kindergarten through 12 and has 1,891 students enrolled. It has 244% more students than the average for combined schools in Arizona (about 550).
Arizona Connections Academy is part of Arizona Connections Academy Charter School Inc. (87407).
The student body at Arizona Connections Academy has no majority group. White students lead at 42%. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Black, and 3% Native American. Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Arizona Connections Academy has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1, with 97.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Arizona is 21.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that the median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Arizona Connections Academy.
Arizona Connections Academy is about 0.4 miles from Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. As a charter school, Arizona Connections Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter. NCES lists Arizona Connections Academy as a virtual school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,891, compared with 3,099 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Arizona Connections Academy. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Maricopa County at a glance
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