Academy of Math and Science Camelback, Phoenix AZ

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

Academy of Math and Science Camelback is a public charter school in Phoenix serving kindergarten through eighth grade. It operates as a regular school under the Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc. charter network. The school is large for its grade band and sits in a sprawling, car-oriented urban environment. Phoenix is a fast-growing city with an economy rooted in high-technology manufacturing, services, tourism, and transportation, anchored by Sky Harbor International Airport. The school is located on West Camelback Road, a major east-west artery in a part of the city where housing values and rents are below the state averages.

The student body is heavily Hispanic, with a large majority of students identifying as such. Smaller shares of students are Black, white, or Asian, and those identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander each make up a sliver of the enrollment. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available, though a parent may wish to ask the school directly for these figures, as they often shape the level of support a student experiences.

State test results from the most recent school year show proficiency rates that place the school in the bottom quartile overall among all districts in Maricopa County, a very large competitive field. In math, proficiency rates ranged widely by grade. Third graders posted the strongest result, with roughly two in five students meeting the bar. By fourth grade that rate fell, and it stayed in the mid-teens to mid-twenties range for grades five through eight. In English language arts, the pattern was similar: third through sixth graders scored in the mid-twenties, seventh graders reached close to two in five, and eighth graders slipped back. Science results were available for grades five and eight. Fifth graders had about three in ten students proficient, while eighth graders had roughly one in six.

Because the school serves only through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not offer the kind of high school programming that would include AP, dual-credit, or career and technical education pathways, which means a family looking at this school will need to consider where their child would go after eighth grade. The charter network operates other schools in the area, but this particular campus does not serve high school.

The district-level brief turned up no information about recent curriculum changes, tax measures, or other shifts that would affect a current or prospective family. A parent considering this school may want to ask the administration directly about its academic improvement strategies, given the low proficiency rates across tested grades and subjects. The school's name emphasizes math and science, so it would also be reasonable to ask how that focus is reflected in the daily program, especially for grades where math scores were weaker.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 43%

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

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 18%

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

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 24% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

Grade 615%

School 15% · District 16% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Grade 726%

School 26% · District 24% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 27%

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

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 23%

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

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 25% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 27% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 36% · ▲ 3 pts above district

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

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 21%

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

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 29%

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

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 16%

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

This schoolAcademy of Mathematics and Science Inc. (92768), 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.