Valley Preparatory Academy

Valley Preparatory Academy is a high school with a street address in Tempe, Arizona. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 30 students. The school's enrollment is 95% smaller than the 631 average for high schools in Arizona.

Valley Preparatory Academy belongs to Kestrel Schools Inc. (79065).

Hispanic students make up a majority at Valley Preparatory Academy, at 57%. The remaining shares are 27% White, 7% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Maricopa County's population at about 31%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 4.6:1, with 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 15.6 students per teacher below the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona.

Across Maricopa County, the median household income is $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools and roughly 725,139 students.

Of nearby public schools, Ward Traditional Academy is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Valley Preparatory Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Valley Preparatory Academy is one of the charter schools in Arizona.

Enrollment is up 20% from 2020-21, when Valley Preparatory Academy had 25 students, to 2024-25, when it had 30.

The Valley Preparatory Academy community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.