The reported proficiency rate for Science is 49%.
Original Research by School Decision on Hirsch Academy a Challenge Foundation (91275)
Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation is a small K-6 charter district in Maricopa County, Arizona. It operates a single school, also called Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation. The district serves kindergarten through sixth grade, so there is no high school and no graduation rate to report. This matters for families planning past elementary school; they will need to consider where their child would go next.
The student body is small. The majority of students are Hispanic, with a much smaller share of Black students and very few White, Asian, or multiracial students. Data on economic disadvantage, such as free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, was not available. Information on special education and English learner populations was also absent. A parent looking for those details would need to ask the school directly.
State testing results for math and English language arts are difficult to read from the public data. For each tested grade (third through sixth), the proficiency rates were suppressed because the number of students tested in those individual grade levels was too small to report. That is a common practice when small numbers could risk identifying individual students. However, a combined index that averages reported proficiency across all tested subjects and grades placed the district above the midpoint among Maricopa County's districts. The only subject-level rate that was reported without suppression was science at grade five, and that result appears solid. A separate multi-year trend line for all grades combined showed a more modest picture for math and ELA, though that line is based on only one year of data, so no trend direction is available. Given the inconsistency between the suppressed grade-level results and the composite index, a family may want to ask the school for its own breakdown of how students performed.
Chronic absenteeism is a soft spot. The rate is higher than the median among county districts, meaning a substantial portion of students are missing a significant number of school days. This is worth a conversation with the school about what supports are in place for attendance.
Spending per pupil is in the upper range compared to other districts in Maricopa County. That may reflect the small size of the district and the costs of operating a single-site charter school rather than any particular program investment. The district's own website, as of a recent search, showed only directory and overview information. No evidence of recent curriculum overhauls, property-tax changes, referendums, or other lasting parent-relevant changes was publicly reported. The district appears stable and quiet on that front.
There is no community or locale brief available for this entity. The district's location within Maricopa County is known, but specific city or neighborhood context is not part of the provided data. A parent considering this school would likely need to look up its physical address and assess the surrounding housing market and commute independently.
This is a small K-6 charter that serves a predominantly Hispanic student body. Its academic results are mixed in what is publicly visible: a composite index suggests overall proficiency above the county midpoint, but the underlying grade-level data for core subjects is withheld, chronic absenteeism is elevated, and per-pupil spending is high. The school has no high school to feed into, and the district is a single-building operation with no apparent recent changes. For a family that values a small, stable elementary environment and wants to investigate further with the school, Hirsch Academy may be worth a closer look. For those who need a clear, published track record of test results across all grades, the suppressed data may be a frustration to work around.
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