Ombudsman - Charter East

Ombudsman - Charter East is one of the very small 9-12 campuss in PHOENIX, Arizona, overseen by Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323), with 188 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 70% leaner than typical.

Ombudsman - Charter East is one of 8 schools operated by Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323), a district that instructs 1,736 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Ombudsman - Charter East lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Black, 10% White, 8% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Ombudsman - Charter East logs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 31.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

In the area at large, 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 the poverty rate sits near 8%. Ombudsman - Charter East is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Monte Vista Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ombudsman - Charter East operates from a city-core location. Ombudsman - Charter East 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. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 102%: 93 students in 2018 compared to 188 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 8% to 16% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.