Self Development Charter School

Self Development Charter School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in MESA, Arizona. It enrolled 301 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 33% lower than the average for elementary schools in Arizona, which is about 451.

Self Development Charter School (79072) includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 303 students.

The most common group at Self Development Charter School is White students, at 38%. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Maricopa County, the White share is about 59%. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its teaching staff equals 22.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.4:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.

According to the American Community Survey, in Maricopa County, the median household income is $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Self Development Charter School is one of 1,352 public schools in the county.

The shortest distance from Self Development Charter School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Self Development Online Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). NCES lists Self Development Charter School as a charter school.

Federal data put enrollment at 507 in 2020-21 and 301 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.

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