The reported proficiency rate for English language arts is 31%.
Original Research by School Decision on Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (89914)
Daisy Education Corporation, operating as Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix, is a single-school independent charter district serving kindergarten through twelfth grade in Maricopa County. Because it is a charter district with one campus, the district and the school are the same entity. The district's enrollment is small for a K-12 system, and the student body is diverse. Black students make up the largest share, followed by Hispanic students, Asian students, and White students, with smaller numbers of students who are two or more races or American Indian or Alaska Native. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available.
State testing results for the 2024-25 school year show that in English language arts, about three in ten seventh graders and about three in ten eighth graders met the proficiency standard. The district's overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, places it below the midpoint among Maricopa County's districts. In math, the multi-year trend shows a proficiency rate in the mid-teens, and the same trend for ELA shows a rate in the high twenties. Science results for fifth and eighth grade were suppressed, meaning the number of students tested was too small to report publicly. A parent may want to ask the school directly about science performance and how it supports students who are not yet meeting benchmarks.
The district's chronic absenteeism rate is above the midpoint among Maricopa County's districts, meaning a larger share of students miss a substantial number of school days. This is a soft spot worth discussing with the school to understand what supports are in place. Per-pupil current spending falls in the middle range, upper half, compared to other districts in the county.
The district operates a single school, Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix, which serves all grades from kindergarten through twelve. Because this is a charter district, it does not have traditional school board elections or property-tax referendums that affect local homeowners. No recent district-wide curriculum changes, bond measures, or policy shifts of lasting parent impact were found in public records. A graduation rate was not available in the data, so a parent should ask the school directly about its four-year completion rate and college-going patterns.
For a family considering this district, the picture is of a small, single-campus charter with a diverse student body, below-average test proficiency compared to other Maricopa County districts, and a chronic absenteeism rate that is higher than the county median. The school offers the full K-12 span, which means a student could attend from kindergarten through high school without changing schools. The lack of publicly reported data on special education and English learner populations, as well as the suppressed science results, means a parent will want to have a direct conversation with the school about how it serves students with different learning needs and how it prepares students for state assessments.
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