Westland School

Westland School, a rural-scale K-12 campus in PHOENIX, Arizona, run under Cholla Academy (5186), hosts 215 students, covering grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 550 students per school, that is 61% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in Cholla Academy (5186) (523 students total), Westland School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Westland School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 13% Black, 7% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.4:1, putting Westland School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Maricopa County shows 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%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Westland School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Western School of Science and Technology, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, Westland School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Westland School's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 252 (now 215). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 52% to 70% over that span.

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