Arizona Virtual Academy
PHOENIX · AZ · Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (87405) · Public charter · K-12 combined
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St Mary'S Catholic High School → Pathways in Education → North High School → Genesis Academy → Kaizen Education Foundation dba Summit High School → Arizona School For The Arts → Metropolitan Arts Institute → BASIS Phoenix Central Primary →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 44% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 48% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 51% (Bottom 10% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Arizona Virtual Academy compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: St Mary'S Catholic High School, Pathways in Education, North High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 48% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 10% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -8.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 4,476 students:
≈ 1,633 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $8,056 per student in district revenue, the 1,633 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $13,155,448/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary'S Catholic High School Phoenix |
Private | 0.2 | 487 | -9.0% |
| Pathways in Education PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 0.4 | 179 | +7.2% |
| North High School PHOENIX |
Public | 0.8 | 1,837 | -16.3% |
| Genesis Academy PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 49 | — |
| Kaizen Education Foundation dba Summit High School PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 201 | +3.1% |
| Arizona School For The Arts PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 296 | -24.7% |
| Metropolitan Arts Institute Phoenix |
Public · charter | 1.0 | 193 | -1.5% |
| BASIS Phoenix Central Primary PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 429 | -2.5% |