The brief
A charter high school in Phoenix, AZ serving grades 9th – 12th.
Deer Valley Academy is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 201925%
- 201825%
- 201725%
- 201615%
- 201510%
- 201450%
About this school's data5 sources, 2019–2024
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.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 21% (multi-year average, 2009-2019) · reading/ELA 36% (multi-year average, 2009-2019).
- 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.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2019 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2019 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- 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 · 2019 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2019 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- 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.
- 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 85027; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2019; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Phoenix school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $73,255
- Median home value
- $316,100
- Median rent
- $1,488/mo
- College educated
- 29.4%
- Homeownership
- 55%
- Poverty rate
- 12.1%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 85027; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 38
- Car-Dependent
- Transit Score
- 29
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 53
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 2,733/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Phoenix. 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 (Phoenix), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Advanced STEM courses
- 2 of 5
- Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Deer Valley Academy serve?
Deer Valley Academy serves students in grades 9th through 12th.
How many students attend Deer Valley Academy?
Deer Valley Academy has an enrollment of approximately 22 students.
What are the test scores at Deer Valley Academy?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Deer Valley Academy has 21% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2019) and 36% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2019).
Is Deer Valley Academy a charter school?
Yes, Deer Valley Academy is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Deer Valley Academy a Title I school?
No, Deer Valley Academy is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- 9th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 22
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Maricopa County
- Phone
- (602) 388-4444
- 4-year graduation
- <50%
- Class of 2021
- Schools in district
- 1
- District spending per student
- $7,462
- 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 85027)
- 38,986
- Area average commute
- 26.1 min
- Area median age
- 36.3
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.