Estrella Foothills Global Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Laveen Elementary District in Laveen, Arizona. The school has a diverse student population, with 57.18% Hispanic, 14.52% African American, and 15.69% White students in the 2022-2023 school year.
Estrella Foothills Global Academy generally performs better than the Laveen Elementary District and the state of Arizona in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school had 47% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to 37% for the district and 39% for the state. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Native American and Hispanic students tending to perform better than the state average, while African American, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status students perform below the state average. The school has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 20.49% in 2021-2022 to 49.85% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from low-income families.
Estrella Foothills Global Academy outperforms the nearby Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy and Paseo Pointe School in terms of dropout rate, but lags behind the high-performing Vista del Sur Accelerated school, which is also in the Laveen Elementary District. The school has also experienced a significant decrease in its spending per student, from $32,453 in 2020-2021 to $14,942 in 2021-2022, which may have impacted its resources and performance.
In the 2023-24 school year, 895 students attended Estrella Foothills Global Academy.
Estrella Foothills Global Academy ranks 479th of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.
Laveen Elementary District
Students at Estrella Foothills Global Academy are 57% Hispanic, 16% White, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.
Students who attend Estrella Foothills Global Academy usually go on to attend:High : Betty Fairfax High School