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.