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What's the most underrated thing about Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALL CHARTER SCHOOLS (VAL VISTA) (90885)·NCES 040086703342
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)
4120 S VAL VISTA DR, GILBERT, AZ 85297 · (480) 656-5555 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -6.0pp since 2017
Math
39.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -20.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 6 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 20 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
| 2018-19 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2017-18 | 57.0% | 59.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #378 of 1,072 ▲ 23 | #264 of 646 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #282 of 1,072 ▼ 49 | #220 of 646 ▼ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #301 of 930 | #186 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #706 of 1,223 | #508 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #198 of 991 | #101 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #161 of 1,007 | #111 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.4% | #27 of 256 | #17 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
403
+32 (+9%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 403 | 29 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 400 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 418 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 371 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 287 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 371 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista).
About Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)
At 4120 S VAL VISTA DR in GILBERT, Arizona, Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 403 students in kindergarten through 8.
The school's district is Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) (90885).
More than half of the students at Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) are White (54%). Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Its staff includes 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona, this school's ratio is lower.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Maricopa County, home to about 4,559,748 people, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Maricopa County number 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Campo Verde High School, is the closest to Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista).
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. NCES lists Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) as a charter school.
Enrollment increased by 9% across 4 years, from 371 in 2020-21 to 403 in 2024-25.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)What is the total enrollment at Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)?
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) serve?
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) have?
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)?
Student demographics at Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) are roughly 54% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) in?
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) is part of Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista) (90885).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.