The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in English language arts. The lowest is 48% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep
Great Hearts Academies – Trivium Prep is a public charter school serving grades six through twelve in Goodyear, Arizona. It is part of the Trivium Preparatory Academy district and operates as a regular school within the larger Great Hearts network, which is known for a classical liberal arts curriculum. The school occupies its own campus in a fast-growing suburban city roughly seventeen miles west of downtown Phoenix.
Goodyear itself has been one of the quicker-growing communities in the Phoenix metro area. Its population has risen sharply in recent years, driven by large master-planned residential communities such as Estrella and Palm Valley, along with an active-adult neighborhood called PebbleCreek. The city remains overwhelmingly car-dependent; Interstate 10 is the main east-west route and most daily errands require driving. A new City Hall campus opened in 2022, combining the library, park space, and room for retail, but the city lacks a traditional walkable downtown. Major employers include local government, the Arizona State Prison Complex-Perryville, the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, UPS, and the spring training operations of two Major League Baseball teams at Goodyear Ballpark.
On state assessments, Trivium Prep’s performance shows a notable split between subjects. In English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient is solid across the three tested middle-school grades. In science, the figure is close to half of students. Math scores are lower, with roughly half of students reaching proficiency in each grade. These results position the school’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades in the top quartile among districts in Maricopa County, which includes a large number of schools. Parents looking closely at the math numbers may want to ask how the school supports students who are not yet meeting that bar, especially since the available data covers only a single year and does not show whether these patterns are improving. No high school state testing results are part of the available record, and the school’s graduation rate is not reported here. Because the school serves grades six through twelve, the absence of a graduation rate may simply reflect a gap in the data; families should check directly with the school.
The student body is large for a single charter, with an enrollment that reflects the area’s demographic mix. Hispanic students make up the largest single group, followed closely by white students. Asian and Black students each account for a notable share, and a smaller number of students identify with two or more races. The free or reduced-price lunch rate was not available, nor were counts of students with disabilities or English learners, so it is not possible to describe the school’s level of economic diversity or the extent of those support programs from this data. No information on discipline, chronic absenteeism, or staffing ratios was provided.
Because the district brief for Trivium Preparatory Academy turned up very little in the way of recent curriculum changes, bond measures, or policy shifts, there is nothing here to report on district-level developments. The school itself operates as a standalone charter entity under its own board, so parents should look to the Great Hearts network’s academic calendar, enrollment lottery procedures, and classical education model for the fuller picture.
Trivium Prep is a charter that draws families specifically seeking a classical approach and has academic results that are strongest in reading and writing. Its location in a rapidly developing outer suburb means the housing market is active, with home values above the state average, and the community is still building out its civic infrastructure. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, the school is sizable for its grade band, and the surrounding area is oriented toward families in master-planned neighborhoods. For a family that wants a structured, humanities-focused education in a growing suburban setting and is willing to look into the math support and missing graduation data, this school is a reasonable option to investigate further.
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