Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy, Phoenix AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy

Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy is a public charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Phoenix. It operates as a regular school under the Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy Inc. charter organization, a single-school district in its own right. The school sits on North Black Canyon Highway, a major arterial in the northern part of the city. Phoenix itself is a large, sprawling urban center with a car-oriented grid of wide roadways, fast population growth, and an economy rooted in services, technology, and manufacturing, making this a densely developed region where housing availability and commute times are practical concerns for families.

The school enrolls a student body of modest size for the K-8 range. Its demographic composition is notably diverse, with a student population that includes families identifying as white, Hispanic, Asian, black, and multiracial in meaningful shares; the largest two groups are white and Hispanic, followed closely by Asian students. The school does not report the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, and data on students with disabilities and English learners are not available in the provided records. A parent may want to ask the school directly about how it supports these populations.

On state assessments, Painted Rock Academy’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint among school districts in Maricopa County, a strong showing in a large and competitive county. Reading through the grade-by-grade results, English language arts proficiency is generally solid: in most tested grades, a majority of students meet the state’s proficiency benchmark, with several grades performing at a comfortably high level. Math proficiency shows more variation. In some grades a clear majority of students are proficient, but in other grades the proficiency rate dips below half. Science results are available for grades five and eight; at grade five a majority of students are proficient, while at grade eight the proficiency rate is markedly lower. The school’s trend data, covering a short span, shows essentially stable performance in both ELA and math. Because the school stops at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report.

The school does not offer high school grades, so there are no AP, dual-credit, or career pathway programs to consider. The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes such as boundary shifts, leadership turnover, or program launches; the available research provided general background but no actionable developments.

Housing in the area around the school is priced at a level that sits close to the statewide benchmark and above the national median, with rents also on the higher side. The local housing market has seen modest softening in recent months, consistent with national trends. This context matters for families weighing whether to move into the attendance zone of a charter school that, like all Arizona charters, is open to applicants across a wider area rather than tied to a specific residential boundary.

Taken together, Painted Rock Academy offers a reasonably strong academic experience for elementary and middle school students, especially in literacy. The math and eighth-grade science results merit a closer look from families who prioritize those subjects. The school’s charter status and modest enrollment mean it operates with a degree of independence from the larger district system, which may appeal to families seeking a smaller, traditional-style school environment within the Phoenix metro area. The absence of data on economic need, special education, and English learner services is a gap worth exploring in a direct conversation with the school.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 58% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 41% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 63% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 661%

School 61% · District 60% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 748%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 43% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 65% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 49% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 77% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 670%

School 70% · District 65% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 760%

School 60% · District 58% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 74% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Science

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

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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.