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What do students at Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
386
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALL CHARTER SCHOOLS (DOBSON) (79204)·NCES 040018401713
Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School
2207 N DOBSON RD, CHANDLER, AZ 85224 · (480) 855-6325 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +7.0pp since 2017
Math
51.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +0.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2017, while math scores have held steady.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
-40 (-9%) vs 2017
% White
27%
was 46%
% Hispanic
40%
was 26%
% Black
13%
was 11%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School
As a moderately sized elementary school in CHANDLER, Arizona, Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School serves 386 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Ball Charter Schools (Dobson) (79204).
Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School sits inside Ball Charter Schools (Dobson) (79204), the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
On the student-mix side, Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% White, 13% Black, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School is one campus in the mix.
Pomeroy Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Looking at the recent track record. Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 426 (now 386). Over the same period, the White share fell from 46% to 27%.
Inside the community feed, members of the Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
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- Chandler Traditional Academy - Goodman1.1 mi · 565
- Great Hearts Academies - Archway Chandler1.1 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter SchoolHow many students attend Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School?
Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School serve?
Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School have?
Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School?
Student demographics at Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School are roughly 27% White, 40% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School in?
Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School is part of Ball Charter Schools (Dobson) (79204).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.