The reported proficiency rate for English language arts is 44%.
Original Research by School Decision on Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy (4202)
Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy is a single-school charter district serving grades six through twelve in Coconino County. Because it operates as its own district, every student in the district attends the same school, also named Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy. The enrollment is small for a secondary grade band, and the student body is majority white, with a substantial share of Hispanic students and a notable representation of American Indian or Alaska Native students.
State testing data for the most recent year is mostly suppressed, the state’s standard practice when the number of test-takers in a grade level is very small. One grade-level result was reported: in seventh-grade English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above stood at a level that, when combined with the available data, placed the district’s overall proficiency index above the midpoint among Coconino County’s districts. No math or science results were reported for any grade, and the multi-year trend shows only a single year of data for ELA, which limits the ability to assess academic momentum. A parent looking for a clear picture of year-over-year performance will find little to go on.
The district’s chronic absenteeism rate is markedly higher than the midpoint among its county peers, a concern that families may want to discuss directly with the school. Per-pupil current spending sits in the middle range, on the lower half, which is consistent with a small charter operation. No information was available on free or reduced-price meal eligibility, special education identification, English learner status, or discipline, so a family’s ability to evaluate student support resources is limited.
None of the above may matter to a parent, however, because this school will not be open for the next school year. According to publicly reported information, the school’s governing board voted in April 2026 to cease all operations at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, citing declining enrollment and financial issues. The last day of instruction is May 21, 2026, and the charter officially closes June 30, 2026. This means the only school in this single-school charter district will disappear, and families currently in grades six through eleven, as well as any considering the school, must find alternative placements elsewhere in Flagstaff or Coconino County.
For those reading this before the closure date, the school’s academic profile is difficult to fully assess due to the suppression of most test results, though the available evidence suggests overall proficiency that is above typical for the county. The student body is diverse in racial and ethnic background, and the setting is a single small school with a focused arts and leadership mission. The high rate of chronic absenteeism is a soft spot worth investigating. But the overriding reality is that this district is in its final weeks of operation.
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