The brief
A charter elementary school in Sierra Vista, AZ where students score 34 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 1,860 of 2,019 schools in Arizona and 5 of 5 in Center for Academic Success Inc. (4191).
Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 202536%
- 202443%
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 36% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 51% (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 AASA · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 AASA · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- State assessments · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 85635; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $60,822
- Median home value
- $218,100
- Median rent
- $985/mo
- College educated
- 31.2%
- Homeownership
- 60.8%
- Poverty rate
- 14.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 85635; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 66
- Somewhat Walkable
- Bike Score
- 67
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,668/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Sierra Vista. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Sierra Vista), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
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- Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-84.0
Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 serve?
Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 serves students in grades Kindergarten through 8th.
How many students attend Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8?
Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 has an enrollment of approximately 372 students.
How does Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 rank in AZ?
Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 ranks #1,860 of 2,019 schools in AZ.
What is Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8's MySchoolScout rating?
Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.0 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 has 36% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 51% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
Is Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 a charter school?
Yes, Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 a Title I school?
No, Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8 is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 8th
- Enrollment
- 372
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Small City
- County
- Cochise County
- Phone
- (520) 439-3518
- Rank in district
- #5 of 5
- Schools in district
- 5
- District spending per student
- $10,814
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 85635)
- 34,958
- Area average commute
- 17.6 min
- Area median age
- 39.8
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Arizona Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.