Children First Leadership Academy

Children First Leadership Academy is one of the very small elementary campuss in PHOENIX, Arizona, one of the schools within Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Ranch School (81052), with 114 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 75% leaner than typical.

Children First Leadership Academy is a school of Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Ranch School (81052), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Children First Leadership Academy shows that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 14% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Children First Leadership Academy is one.

KELLY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. Children First Leadership Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Children First Leadership Academy's enrollment has shrank 49% since 2018, when it stood at 225 (now 114). Hispanic enrollment moved from 66% to 81% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Children First Leadership Academy typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.