South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy

Set in PHOENIX, Arizona, South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy is a close-knit elementary school, operated by South Phoenix Academy Inc. (91108). It enrolls 295 students across grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy is a school of South Phoenix Academy Inc. (91108), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 38% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% White, 4% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Skyline Prep High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy operates from an urban location. South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy 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. South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 275 (now 295). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 47% to 41%.

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