The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix

Located at 7777 S 15TH TER, in PHOENIX, Arizona, The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix is a mid-tier combined-grade school that instructs 579 students (grades K through 12), overseen by The Paideia Academies Inc (91250).

Within The Paideia Academies Inc (91250), which oversees 2 schools and 845 students, The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Black, 9% White. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.4:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Paideia Liberal Arts Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix has remained close to its prior level, going from 592 students in 2018 to 579 in 2025.

On this page, members of the The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.