Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper

Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper is an expansive multi-level school in High Point, North Carolina, one of the schools within Phoenix Academy Inc. The school educates 1,583 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 731 students per school, that is 117% above typical.

Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper sits inside Phoenix Academy Inc, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper records that 32% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Guilford County shows median household income runs about $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

Nearest neighbor: Southwest Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. As a public charter, Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 66%: 956 students in 2018 compared to 1,583 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 48% to 31%. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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