Academy of Math and Science Avondale, Phoenix AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Academy of Math and Science Avondale

Academy of Math and Science Avondale is a public charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade, located in Phoenix near the Avondale border. It operates under the Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. charter organization. The school is a regular school, not a magnet or alternative program, and serves a large enrollment for a K-8 campus. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black population and smaller shares of White, Asian, and other racial groups represented. The school does not report its share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor does it report the number of students receiving special education services or English learner support, so a parent would want to confirm directly with the school what services are available.

State testing results are available for the 2024-25 school year across math, English language arts, and science. In math, the share of students scoring proficient generally hovered around a quarter to just over a third of students, with the eighth grade showing the highest figure. In English language arts, the pattern was similar, with lower proficiency in third grade and climbing each year, reaching a peak in eighth grade. Science results, available for fifth and eighth grade, showed roughly a third of fifth graders and just under half of eighth graders scoring proficient. Compared to other schools across Maricopa County, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint of the comparison group. This is a soft spot in the academic picture, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what academic supports are in place.

The school’s location in the city of Phoenix places it within a large, sprawling urban center known for rapid population growth. Phoenix has a car-oriented layout with wide, gridded streets, and its economy is concentrated in high-technology, manufacturing, tourism, and services, anchored by Sky Harbor International Airport. The housing market in the school’s immediate ZIP code area shows a slight decline in home values year over year, and rents have also edged down slightly. For context, national home values have edged up, and the state of Arizona’s housing market has also seen a modest dip over the same period. A parent moving to the area may find the market comparatively accessible relative to the Phoenix metro’s more expensive pockets.

Because the school serves only kindergarten through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism or discipline data are available in the source materials. The district-level brief for the charter organization did not surface any recent parent-relevant changes, so a family considering this school should go directly to the school’s website or administration for the most current information on programming, class size, and student support. The school’s academic profile suggests it may be a better fit for families who are primarily interested in a charter option in this part of the west Valley with a large, diverse student body, and who are comfortable investigating the school’s academic support systems further.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 29% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 27% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 32% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 20% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 727%

School 27% · District 18% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 23% · ▲ 15 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 315%

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

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

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 35% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 29% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 29% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 745%

School 45% · District 32% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 858%

School 58% · District 36% · ▲ 22 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 34% · ▲ 1 pts above district

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

Grade 847%

School 47% · District 32% · ▲ 15 pts above district

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

This schoolAcademy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878), 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.