Self Development Online Academy

Located at 1709 N GREENFIELD RD, in MESA, Arizona, Self Development Online Academy is a micro-enrollment elementary-level community that hosts 2 students (grades K through 8), part of Self Development Charter School (79072). Enrollment runs roughly 100% below the state mean of about 451.

Within Self Development Charter School (79072), which oversees 2 schools and 303 students, Self Development Online Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Self Development Online Academy reports that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 0.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Maricopa County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Self Development Online Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Self Development Charter School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Self Development Online Academy.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. Self Development Online Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.