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Higley Virtual Academy School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2935 S Recker Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85295
Phone
(480) 279-7000
District
Higley Unified School District (4248)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
124
Classroom Teachers
5

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.5% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Higley Virtual Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
40%
55%
44%
65%
36%
60%
40%
55%
44%
65%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
25
18
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 2 1.6%
Grade 1 0 0.0%
Grade 2 3 2.4%
Grade 3 2 1.6%
Grade 4 4 3.2%
Grade 5 4 3.2%
Grade 6 9 7.3%
Grade 7 5 4.0%
Grade 8 13 10.5%
Grade 9 9 7.3%
Grade 10 19 15.3%
Grade 11 31 25.0%
Grade 12 23 18.5%
Total 124 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.8% 66.1% 36.4%
Black 3.4% 5.4% 5.9%
Hispanic 21.2% 23.5% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.9% 3.7% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.7% 1.3% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 16.9% 17.8% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 16.9% 12.9% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 4.9% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 90,430 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,791.1 63
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 28.4% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.4% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.1% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 9.4% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 28,770 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 11.5% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.1% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.1% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 33.9% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 27.4% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.3% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.6% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.2% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.3% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 3.4% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,763 $62,107,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $478 $6,230,000 5.2%
Staff $367 $4,781,000 4.0%
General Administration $50 $649,000 0.5%
School Administration $405 $5,279,000 4.4%
Operation $793 $10,343,000 8.7%
Transportation $287 $3,739,000 3.1%
Other $274 $3,569,000 3.0%
Total Support $2,653 $34,590,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,699 $22,154,000 18.6%
Total Expenditures $9,114 $118,851,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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