Primavera - Online, Chandler AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Primavera - Online

Primavera - Online is a full-time virtual charter school that serves students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is based in Chandler and operates as part of the American Virtual Academy district. Because it is a statewide online school, its enrollment draws from across Arizona, not just the Chandler area. The school describes itself as a regular public school, and it is a charter school.

The student body is large, with enrollment concentrated heavily in the upper grades, a pattern that is common for virtual schools that attract older students seeking credit recovery or flexible paths to graduation. The student population is diverse: the largest group identifies as Hispanic, followed by white students, with smaller shares of students who are Black, two or more races, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Asian. Data on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available.

State assessment results for the most recent testing year show that proficiency rates across math, English language arts, and science were low. In math, the share of students scoring proficient was very low across the grades that had reported results. In English language arts, proficiency rates were also low, though they varied somewhat by grade level. In science, the rates were similarly low. When compared with other districts in Maricopa County, the school’s overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile. Because many online schools serve a population of students who are behind grade level or have had difficulty in traditional settings, a parent may want to ask the school directly how it supports academic growth and tracks student progress.

The school does not serve a traditional high school population in a brick-and-mortar setting, so figures like a four-year graduation rate were not available. A parent interested in graduation outcomes should ask the school for its completion and graduation data directly.

Chandler itself is a large, fast-growing Phoenix suburb that has become a significant tech and semiconductor hub. Major employers include Intel, Wells Fargo, and Northrop Grumman, and the city is divided by freeway corridors lined with corporate campuses and retail centers. The everyday texture is suburban and car-oriented, with a historic downtown core that is small relative to the city’s overall footprint. The population has grown substantially over the past few decades, and development along the Price and Santan freeway corridors continues to add jobs and housing.

Because Primavera - Online is a virtual school, the local housing market, neighborhood school attendance zones, and district boundaries are less directly relevant than they are for a traditional school. A family anywhere in the state can enroll. The typical parent considering this school is not choosing based on a specific neighborhood but rather looking for a flexible, fully online academic option. The school is not a neighborhood institution; it is a statewide program.

No recent district-level changes or strategic priorities were publicly reported for the American Virtual Academy that would meet a four-year lasting-impact bar. The district appears to focus on operating its virtual platform rather than on facility or programmatic changes that would be typical of a traditional district.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

26.0%Cohort of 3,373 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

512 schools plotted. 33 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 311%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 74%

School 4% · District 4%

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 84%

School 4% · District 4%

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 37%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 16%

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 719%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Science

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 10%

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

This schoolAmerican Virtual Academy (79461), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.