Original Research by School Decision on Research Based Education Corporation (90275)
Research Based Education Corporation is a small district serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Maricopa County, Arizona. The district operates a single school, Paulden Community School. Because the district only serves elementary and middle grades, there is no high school graduation rate, and the academic measures available are limited to state assessments for those grade levels.
Enrollment is small. The student body is roughly split between White students and Hispanic students, with very small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, on students receiving special education services, and on English learners was not reported. Without this information, a parent cannot fully assess the level of economic or learning support the district provides.
State testing results are largely suppressed. For the most recent school year, proficiency rates on Arizona’s AASA and AzSci assessments were withheld for nearly every tested grade and subject, likely because the number of students tested in each group was too small to report publicly. One aggregate measure is available: the district’s overall English language arts proficiency rate across all tested grades for that single year was reported. However, with no trend data and no comparable results in math or science, a parent cannot gauge how performance is changing or how it stacks up in other subjects. Anyone considering this district should ask directly for detailed student achievement data.
Because of the sparse assessment data, the district could not be placed relative to the larger set of Maricopa County districts on proficiency, graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, or per-pupil spending. There is simply not enough public information to draw those comparisons.
A search for recent district-level changes or initiatives turned up no parent-relevant developments. No information about programs, course access, staffing ratios, or disciplinary climate was available. The district’s governance details, including whether it operates as a charter or traditional district, were also not provided in the data.
What is clear is that Research Based Education Corporation is a very small K-8 entity. The limited publicly reported data means a family would need to invest time in direct outreach to the school to understand academic performance, student supports, and the day-to-day environment. The lack of high school eliminates the need to consider postsecondary pathways or graduation outcomes, which simplifies the decision for parents who only need elementary and middle school placement.
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