Original Research by School Decision on Akimel O'otham Pee Posh Charter School Inc. (78966)
Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh Charter School Inc. is a small charter district in Pinal County, Arizona, serving only grades three through five. The district operates a single school, Akimel O'Otham Pee Posh (3-5), and its enrollment is very small. The student body is composed almost entirely of American Indian or Alaska Native students, with a small Hispanic share and no other racial or ethnic groups represented in the reported data. The district does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
State testing data for the most recent school year was suppressed for all subjects and grade levels. This means the state did not release proficiency results for math, English language arts, or science. The suppression is likely due to the very small number of students tested, which is a common practice to protect student privacy. As a result, there is no available measure of academic performance from state assessments for this district. A parent looking for test-score information will not find it here.
The district's chronic absenteeism rate places it in the bottom quartile among Pinal County's districts, meaning that a very high share of students are absent on a regular basis. This is a soft spot that a parent may want to look into further with the school. On the other hand, per-pupil current spending is in the upper range among the county's districts, which is a notable financial commitment relative to the district's small size.
The student body is overwhelmingly American Indian or Alaska Native, with a small Hispanic share. The district does not report data on students with disabilities or English learners, and it does not report free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. The school's grade band is narrow, covering only the upper elementary years, so there is no high school graduation rate to consider.
A search for recent district changes turned up only historical grade expansion information and basic directory data, with nothing in the recent past that would have a lasting impact on parents. The district's chronic absenteeism rate is a concern, as it sits in the bottom quartile among Pinal County's districts. Per-pupil spending, however, is in the upper range, which may reflect the costs of operating a very small district. For a family considering this charter, the lack of academic performance data and the high absenteeism rate are the most salient facts to investigate further.
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