Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in PHOENIX, Arizona, one of the schools within Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona (4340). The school hosts 412 students in grades K through 8.

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona (4340) is the operating authority for Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona records that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 12% Black, 4% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona is one.

Percy L Julian School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona's enrollment has fell 41% since 2018, when it stood at 700 (now 412).

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