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If you had an hour of school board time for BASIS Peoria Primary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
696
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BASIS CHARTER SCHOOLS INC. (273398)·NCES 040096303558
BASIS Peoria Primary
25950 N LAKE PLEASANT PKWY, PEORIA, AZ 85383 · (623) 251-1504 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Arizona public elementary schools
- A+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.
- AThree-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
16.6:1
42 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 | 133 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 165 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (165).
Student demographics
57%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
81.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -2.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arizona average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 77.0% |
| 2018-19 | 86.0% | 89.0% |
| 2017-18 | 83.0% | 90.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where BASIS Peoria Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #10 of 1,072 ▲ 969 | #9 of 646 ▲ 598 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #11 of 1,072 ▼ 4 | #10 of 646 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #113 of 930 | #63 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #208 of 1,223 | #160 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #476 of 991 | #280 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #403 of 1,007 | #278 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #123 of 256 | #65 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
696
+32 (+5%) 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 | 696 | 42 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 693 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 673 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 664 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 627 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BASIS Peoria Primary.
About BASIS Peoria Primary
BASIS Peoria Primary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in PEORIA, Arizona. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 696 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students, which makes this school 54% larger than average.
BASIS Peoria Primary is administered by BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (273398).
More than half of enrollment at BASIS Peoria Primary is Asian: 62%. Other groups make up 18% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Maricopa County as a whole is about 5% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
BASIS Peoria Primary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1, with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Arizona is similar, at 17.0:1.
On the allk12 Grade, BASIS Peoria Primary lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Arizona public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that median household income comes to about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Maricopa County counts 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students.
BASIS Peoria sits about 0.2 miles from BASIS Peoria Primary. BASIS Peoria Primary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list BASIS Peoria Primary as a charter school.
In 2020-21, BASIS Peoria Primary enrolled 664 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 696.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in PEORIA
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,510 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,896 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Lake Pleasant ElementaryElementary · 1,267 students
- Vistancia Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,089 students
Nearby schools
- BASIS Peoria0.2 mi · 1,021
- Candeo Peoria1.1 mi · 597
- West Wing School1.5 mi · 963
- Liberty High School2.4 mi · 2,510
- Great Hearts Academies - Archway Glendale2.5 mi · 563
- Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep2.5 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About BASIS Peoria PrimaryWhat is the total enrollment at BASIS Peoria Primary?
BASIS Peoria Primary enrolls approximately 696 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does BASIS Peoria Primary serve?
BASIS Peoria Primary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BASIS Peoria Primary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BASIS Peoria Primary is approximately 16.6:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BASIS Peoria Primary?
At BASIS Peoria Primary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 62% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is BASIS Peoria Primary public or private?
BASIS Peoria Primary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (273398).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.