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What's the most underrated thing about Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCHWAY CLASSICAL ACADEMY ARETE (92312)·NCES 040088803412
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete
4525 E. Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 · (480) 222-4233 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Arizona public elementary schools
- A+Test 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.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
69.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
68.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -15.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 15 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 80.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 76.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2018-19 | 76.0% | 80.0% |
| 2017-18 | 78.0% | 83.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #67 of 1,072 ▼ 9 | #57 of 646 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #78 of 1,072 ▲ 64 | #68 of 646 ▲ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #404 of 930 | #248 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #459 of 1,223 | #353 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #503 of 991 | #299 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #274 of 1,007 | #192 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #678 of 721 | #436 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
522
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 522 | 31 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 535 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 538 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 542 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 534 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 522 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete.
About Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete
At 4525 E. Baseline Road in Gilbert, Arizona, Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 522 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete is listed under Archway Classical Academy Arete (92312) in federal data.
About 56% of the student body at Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete is White. Other groups make up 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. Maricopa County residents are about 59% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete are from different groups.
For every teacher at Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete, there are about 16.8 students; the school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is about 17.0:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete lands at A, ahead of 92% of Arizona public elementary schools.
The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,300 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools.
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete's nearest public school is Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete is a publicly funded charter school.
In 2020-21, Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete enrolled 542 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 522.
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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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- Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep0.1 mi · 540
- Pioneer Elementary School0.1 mi · 310
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- Val Vista Lakes Elementary School1.2 mi · 506
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Frequently asked questions
About Great Hearts Academies - Archway AreteHow large is Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete?
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete serve?
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete have?
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete?
Student demographics at Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete are roughly 56% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete public or private?
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Archway Classical Academy Arete (92312).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.