Original Research by School Decision on Sedona Charter School Inc. (4492)
Sedona Charter School Inc. is a small, K-8 charter district in Yavapai County that operates a single school, Sedona Charter School. Because it serves only kindergarten through eighth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to report. The district has a small enrollment, with students spread fairly evenly across grades one through eight and a noticeably smaller kindergarten group. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population making up a meaningful share and very small numbers of Asian, Black, and multiracial students.
The most direct read on academic performance comes from state assessment results, which are limited in what they can show. The data from the most recent testing year is largely suppressed, meaning proficiency rates for individual grades in math, English language arts, and science are not publicly reported in a usable form. This is common for very small districts where reporting numbers could identify individual students. The district did have an overall proficiency index computed for the year, showing a reported proficiency rate of about two in five students for English language arts and about one in five for math. Because suppression is widespread, these figures should be read as a general signal rather than a precise measure, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how individual grade levels performed. Only one year of data was available for each subject, so there is no trend to examine.
On school environment, the district's chronic absenteeism rate sits above the midpoint among Yavapai County's districts, meaning a notable share of students are missing a substantial number of school days. This is a soft spot that families may want to ask the school about directly. Per-pupil current spending falls in the lower range among the county's districts, which may be relevant for understanding what resources the school has available.
The district's name and its single-school structure suggest it operates as a charter school, though specific program offerings, such as any specialized curriculum or enrichment activities, were not available in the data. There was no information on the school's locale, so it is not clear whether it is situated in a more urban or rural setting within Sedona or the surrounding area. The district brief, based on publicly reported information, found no recent changes of lasting impact to report.
What this adds up to is a very small K-8 charter that serves a predominantly white student body in Yavapai County. The lack of detailed test data means families cannot easily compare grade-level performance to other schools. The chronic absenteeism rate is a recognized area of concern. For a parent considering this district, the central question is whether the school's small size and charter approach fit their child's needs, and they will likely need to seek out direct information from the school about curriculum, classroom experience, and how it addresses attendance. The lower spending level is a data point worth understanding in context. Without high school grades or a graduation rate, this is an elementary and middle school pathway only.
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