Camelback Academy

Camelback Academy is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in GLENDALE, Arizona, operated by Camelback Education Inc (79905), educateing 598 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 33% above typical.

Operationally, Camelback Academy answers to Camelback Education Inc (79905), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Camelback Academy reports that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 10% Black, 7% White. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Camelback Academy is one campus in the mix.

Bicentennial South School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. Camelback Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 543 students in 2018 compared to 598 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Camelback Academy community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.