The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Math. The lowest is 62% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Basis Goodyear Primary
This is a charter elementary school in Goodyear, and the name alone tells you something about the academic posture. BASIS schools in Arizona are part of a well-known network with a reputation for a demanding, accelerated curriculum, and this primary campus, serving kindergarten through fifth grade, reflects that orientation in its test results. Performance on the state assessments is strong across all three subjects, with the highest proficiency rates appearing in fifth grade, where students in math and English language arts reached a high level of attainment and science proficiency also stood at a strong rate. The composite proficiency across all tested subjects and grades places this school in the top quarter of schools when compared to other districts in Maricopa County. A parent considering this school can see that its students, on the whole, are performing at an elevated level relative to peers in the county.
The student body of this school is sizable for an elementary campus, drawing from across Goodyear and its surrounding area. The demographic composition is quite diverse, with no single racial or ethnic group forming a majority. Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by Black students, White students, and Asian students, with smaller numbers of students identifying as two or more races, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available from the source, so a reader assessing the economic profile of the student population will need to look into this directly. The same goes for special education and English learner counts, which were also not reported in the data used here.
Goodyear itself is a fast-growing suburban city west of Phoenix, shaped by large master-planned communities like Estrella and Palm Valley. The population grew substantially in recent years, and the city is oriented around auto-dependent travel on Interstate 10. The new City Hall campus, opened a few years ago, is an attempt to create a civic core with a library and park, but the overall character remains one of separated residential communities and strip commercial centers rather than a walkable downtown. Housing values in the area are roughly in line with the state median, and rents have seen a slight recent decline. A family moving to the area for this school should expect a typical suburban, car-dependent setting with ongoing residential development.
This school is part of the BASIS Charter Schools Inc. network, and a search for recent district-level changes or developments turned up little of lasting impact to note. The school itself, as a primary campus, does not have a graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data was available in the source. The strong point of evidence for this school is its academic performance, which is well above typical levels for the county. A parent who values a high-performing academic environment from the early grades and is comfortable with the charter model’s approach to curriculum and expectations would find this a compelling option. The piece of the picture that is absent from this data is the student support context, including the share of students who qualify for economic assistance or receive special education services, so a family with specific needs in those areas should ask the school directly for current numbers.
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