Children First Leadership Academy
- FTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (10).
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2017, while math scores have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 7.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
Where Children First Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #977 of 1,072 ▼ 19 | #606 of 646 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,021 of 1,072 ▼ 30 | #617 of 646 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #1,121 of 1,223 | #667 of 692 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.3% | #22 of 721 | #14 of 456 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 114 | 9 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 121 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 72% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | N/A | N/A | 84% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 225 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 245 | N/A | N/A | 84% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | N/A | N/A | 50% (142) |
About Children First Leadership Academy
Children First Leadership Academy is a very small elementary school in Arizona, with an address in PHOENIX. There are 114 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 75% below the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Children First Leadership Academy is run by Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Ranch School (81052).
A large majority of enrollment at Children First Leadership Academy is Hispanic, at 81%. The school is also 14% Black and 4% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 31%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Children First Leadership Academy scores 33%.
The school's 9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 4.3 more students per teacher than here.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Children First Leadership Academy outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, Maricopa County, median household income comes to about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 1,352 public schools and about 725,139 students.
Measured in a straight line, KELLY is less than a tenth of a mile from Children First Leadership Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Children First Leadership Academy has an NCES locale of City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school's enrollment decreased 23% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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