Paideia Liberal Arts Academy is a public charter high school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades 7-12 with a diverse student population of 196. While the school performs better than the state average in English Language Arts, it lags behind in Mathematics and Science, with only 17-22% proficiency. Additionally, the school has a relatively high dropout rate of 5.9%, which is significantly higher than the state average and some nearby schools.
Compared to other schools in the area, Paideia Liberal Arts Academy performs better than Pinnacle High School - Tempe and Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School in terms of test scores and graduation rates. However, it falls behind AAEC - SMCC Campus, which has higher test scores, graduation rates, and a lower dropout rate. Paideia Liberal Arts Academy's diverse student population, with 69.39% Hispanic, 16.84% African American, and 9.69% White students, is a strength compared to many nearby schools that tend to have higher concentrations of specific racial groups.
The high percentage of students (69.39%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Paideia Liberal Arts Academy indicates a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which is consistent with the nearby schools in the Kaizen Education Foundation dba Tempe Accelerated and American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South P districts. This suggests that the school and its community may benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the academic performance gaps and high dropout rates.
In the 2022-23 school year, 196 students attended Paideia Liberal Arts Academy.
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Students at Paideia Liberal Arts Academy are 69% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.