BASIS Phoenix Primary

Located at 11850 N 32ND ST, in PHOENIX, Arizona, BASIS Phoenix Primary is a high-enrollment K-5 school that hosts 792 students (grades K through 5), overseen by BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (934316). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so BASIS Phoenix Primary sits 76% larger than that benchmark.

BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (934316) is the operating authority for BASIS Phoenix Primary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, BASIS Phoenix Primary logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 22% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 5%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, BASIS Phoenix Primary shows 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting BASIS Phoenix Primary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), BASIS Phoenix Primary is one campus in the mix.

Desert Cove Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BASIS Phoenix Primary.

The school occupies a downtown site. BASIS Phoenix Primary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On this page, members of the BASIS Phoenix Primary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.