Arizona K-8 Online Academy, Phoenix AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Arizona K-8 Online Academy

Arizona K-8 Online Academy is a public regular school in the Alhambra Elementary District, located in Phoenix. It serves a wide grade span, from third grade through eighth grade. The school is currently listed as inactive, meaning it is not operating. Any parent considering this school will need to verify directly with the district whether it plans to reopen or has been permanently closed.

Because the school is listed as inactive, many of the standard data fields that would help a family understand the school are missing. There is no information on total enrollment, the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, or the demographic breakdown of the student body. No data is available on student-teacher ratios, class sizes, or the range of programs and course offerings. The school's website was not provided in available records.

State testing data does exist, though it dates from the 2022-23 school year, before the school's current inactive status. The results are drawn from Arizona's AASA assessments in English language arts and math, and the AzSci science assessment. Across most grades in math, the proportion of students scoring proficient or above was modest, generally in the single digits. In English language arts, results varied more by grade, with some grades showing a more substantial share of students reaching proficiency and others showing a smaller share. On the science assessment, the proportion of students scoring proficient was also modest. Overall, the proficiency index, which averages reported rates across all tested subjects and grades, places this school in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Maricopa County. This is a soft spot that a parent may want to look into further with the school or district, especially if the school were to become active again.

No graduation rate data was available, and that is expected: the school serves grades K through 8, not high school, so it would not have a graduation rate to report. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet.

The Alhambra Elementary District itself was searched for recent parent-relevant changes such as boundary adjustments, program overhauls, or leadership turnover, but the search did not yield any items that met the bar of a lasting impact. That means public information about recent district-level shifts was not found, so no district changes are included here.

Phoenix, where the school is located, is a large urban center with a sprawling footprint. It was once an agricultural community but has shifted to a services, technology, tourism, and manufacturing economy. It functions as a major transportation and communications hub for the region. The city has been among the fastest-growing in the nation, and the 2025 estimated population continues that trend. Housing values in the ZIP code area that includes the school are roughly in line with broader national benchmarks, though below the Arizona statewide benchmark. Rents in the area are substantial. The school's address is on North 37th Avenue in Phoenix, placing it in a residential and commercial corridor within the city.

Because the school is inactive, much of what a family would want to know about the academic pathway, peer environment, and student support at Arizona K-8 Online Academy is simply not available in current public records. If the school were to become active again, the district would be the first point of contact for enrollment status, program details, and current assessment results. For now, the evidence paints a picture of a school that served a multi-grade elementary and middle school population with assessed proficiency levels that, by the most recent available data, fell below many other options in Maricopa County.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 311%

School 11% · District 28% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

Grade 48%

School 8% · District 22% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 27% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

Grade 69%

School 9% · District 18% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 78%

School 8% · District 19% · ▼ 11 pts below district

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

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 26% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 322%

School 22% · District 19% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 28% · ▼ 5 pts below district

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

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 21% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 24% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 734%

School 34% · District 29% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 31% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 22% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 24% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

This schoolAlhambra Elementary District (4280), 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.