Kyrene Akimel A-al Middle School, Phoenix AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Kyrene Akimel A-al Middle School

Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School is a regular public school serving fifth through eighth grade in the Kyrene Elementary District, located in the Ahwatukee neighborhood of Phoenix. The district passed a funding override in recent years to sustain programs in art, music, physical education, foreign languages, and smaller class sizes, so families can count on those enrichment offerings being part of the experience.

The student body is diverse. White students form the largest group, followed by a sizable Hispanic population, and then Black students and students who identify as two or more races. Smaller shares of American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students round out the enrollment. Records do not indicate what portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, nor do they show the number of students with disabilities or English learners. A parent interested in the school’s economic and special education profile should ask the school directly for those figures.

On recent state assessments, a modest share of students met the proficiency standard in mathematics across grades six through eight. A larger share of students reached proficiency in English language arts in each grade, and the eighth graders showed a similar pattern in science. When compared with other districts across Maricopa County, the school’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint, placing it in the middle range of a large and varied county. Because only one year of test results was available, there is no way to know whether performance is trending up or down.

The school draws from a Phoenix zip code where home values are elevated relative to the statewide average, though they have edged down slightly in the past year. Rents also run high and represent a meaningful portion of typical area income, making this a relatively expensive corner of the housing market. Ahwatukee sits apart from the rest of Phoenix, separated by South Mountain, and offers a more suburban feel within a city that is large, growing, and car-oriented.

The available information does not include details on advanced coursework, elective pathways, discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, teacher experience, or class sizes. These are all areas that matter to families and are not possible to assess from public records alone. As a middle school, Kyrene Akimel A-Al does not report a graduation rate, which is expected.

Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School offers a stable set of enrichment programs backed by local funding and performs in the middle of the pack academically when set against the broad field of Maricopa County districts. It serves a diverse student population in a higher-cost Phoenix neighborhood. Families who value the district’s investment in arts and languages and who are comfortable with a middle-range academic profile will find a lot to work with, though the gaps in publicly reported data on student support and school climate are worth exploring through a visit or a conversation with staff.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 32% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

Grade 736%

School 36% · District 34% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 33% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 649%

School 49% · District 46% · ▲ 3 pts above district

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

Grade 748%

School 48% · District 53% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 50% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 39% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolKyrene Elementary District (4267), 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.