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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Phoenix Digital Academy this year?
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Enrollment
70
High
DISTRICT 1,290 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHOENIX UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (4286)·NCES 040633003578
Phoenix Digital Academy
3701 W THOMAS RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85019 · (602) 764-0860 · Maricopa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL70 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
2.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 14 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 46% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2018
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +0.0pp since 2018
What 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 2018, 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% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
70
-188 (-73%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
2.5:1
was 51.6:1
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 | 70 | 27.8 | 2.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 28.2 | 31.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 960 | 30.4 | 31.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 5 | 51.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phoenix Digital Academy.
About Phoenix Digital Academy
In PHOENIX, Arizona, Phoenix Digital Academy is a very small high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 70 students. It has 89% fewer students than the average for high schools in Arizona (about 631).
The district, Phoenix Union High School District (4286), has 25,800 students enrolled across 20 schools.
At Phoenix Digital Academy, 80% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 9% Black, 7% White, and 3% Native American. That is higher than the 31% Hispanic share among all Maricopa County residents. The diversity index for Phoenix Digital Academy is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Phoenix Digital Academy reported 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 2.5:1. High schools in Arizona average 20.2:1, 17.7 more students per teacher than here.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that the median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Phoenix Digital Academy.
West Phoenix High School is about 0.2 miles from Phoenix Digital Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Phoenix Digital Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Phoenix Digital Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Phoenix Digital Academy as a virtual school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 258 to 70. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. By 2024-25, the school had 2.5 students per teacher, compared with 51.6 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Phoenix Digital Academy. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Phoenix Union High School District (4286)
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Cesar Chavez High SchoolHigh · 2,598 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- South Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Alhambra High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Camelback High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- West Phoenix High School0.2 mi · 403
- P T Coe Elementary School0.2 mi · 369
- Desiderata Program0.4 mi · 67
- Madrid Neighborhood School0.6 mi · 667
- Think Through Academy0.6 mi · 61
- Academy of Mathematics and Science South0.6 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Phoenix Digital AcademyHow large is Phoenix Digital Academy?
Phoenix Digital Academy enrolls approximately 70 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Phoenix Digital Academy serve?
Phoenix Digital Academy serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Phoenix Digital Academy have?
Phoenix Digital Academy employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 2.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Phoenix Digital Academy?
Student demographics at Phoenix Digital Academy are roughly 7% White, 80% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Phoenix Digital Academy?
Phoenix Digital Academy is overseen by Phoenix Union High School District (4286) in Maricopa County.
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