Center for Educational Excellence

Center for Educational Excellence is a low-enrollment K-5 school in TEMPE, Arizona, overseen by Allen-Cochran Enterprises Inc. (4347). The school enrolls 332 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Center for Educational Excellence sits 26% below that benchmark.

Operationally, Center for Educational Excellence answers to Allen-Cochran Enterprises Inc. (4347), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Center for Educational Excellence logs that White students make up the majority at 60%; the rest breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Maricopa County as a whole.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Center for Educational Excellence is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Kyrene de los Ninos School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, Center for Educational Excellence runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Center for Educational Excellence's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 341 (now 332). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 18% to 25%.

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