Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)

Public school district · Maricopa County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0400376

Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) spent $8,700 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 90% of the other Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,993). Its one school enrolled 252 students in 2024-25; 71.7% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Arizona districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) in enrollment (264 to 276 students) and Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) itself.

Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988), FY23Naco Elementary $15,714; Edkey Inc. (85749) $14,179; Omega Alpha Academy (79503) $12,728; Eastpointe High School $12,639; Desert Hills High School $12,330; Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989) $10,953; Acclaim Charter School (4325) $10,731; Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337) $10,367; A+ Charter Schools (1000166) $9,340; Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) $8,700; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.5k7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kNaco Elementary$15,714Edkey Inc. (85749)$14,179Omega Alpha Academy (79503)$12,728Eastpointe High School$12,639Desert Hills High School$12,330Kaizen Education Foundation db…$10,953Acclaim Charter School (4325)$10,731Humanities and Sciences Academ…$10,367A+ Charter Schools (1000166)$9,340Cortez Park Charter Middle Sch…$8,700State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988), FY23Naco Elementary $15,714; Edkey Inc. (85749) $14,179; Omega Alpha Academy (79503) $12,728; Eastpointe High School $12,639; Desert Hills High School $12,330; Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989) $10,953; Acclaim Charter School (4325) $10,731; Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337) $10,367; A+ Charter Schools (1000166) $9,340; Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) $8,700; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.5k7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kNaco Elementary$15,714Edkey Inc. (85749)$14,179Omega Alpha Academy (79503)$12,728Eastpointe High School$12,639Desert Hills High School$12,330Kaizen Education Foundation dba Col…$10,953Acclaim Charter School (4325)$10,731Humanities and Sciences Academy of …$10,367A+ Charter Schools (1000166)$9,340Cortez Park Charter Middle School I…$8,700State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988), FY23Naco Elementary $15,714; Edkey Inc. (85749) $14,179; Omega Alpha Academy (79503) $12,728; Eastpointe High School $12,639; Desert Hills High School $12,330; Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989) $10,953; Acclaim Charter School (4325) $10,731; Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337) $10,367; A+ Charter Schools (1000166) $9,340; Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) $8,700; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.5k10k15k17.5kNaco Elementary$15,714Edkey Inc. (85749)$14,179Omega Alpha Academy (79503)$12,728Eastpointe High School$12,639Desert Hills High School$12,330Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Pet…$10,953Acclaim Charter School (4325)$10,731Humanities and Sciences Academy of the Unit…$10,367A+ Charter Schools (1000166)$9,340Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (799…$8,700State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988), FY23Naco Elementary $15,714; Edkey Inc. (85749) $14,179; Omega Alpha Academy (79503) $12,728; Eastpointe High School $12,639; Desert Hills High School $12,330; Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989) $10,953; Acclaim Charter School (4325) $10,731; Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337) $10,367; A+ Charter Schools (1000166) $9,340; Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) $8,700; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.5k10k15k17.5kNaco Elementary$15,714Edkey Inc. (85749)$14,179Omega Alpha Academy (79503)$12,728Eastpointe High School$12,639Desert Hills High School$12,330Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio…$10,953Acclaim Charter School (4325)$10,731Humanities and Sciences Academy of the…$10,367A+ Charter Schools (1000166)$9,340Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc.…$8,700State median, under 1,000 students $11,993

Where the money came from

$3,352,000 in revenue: 71.7% state, 0.1% local and 28.3% federal. Total spending including $62,000 of capital outlay was $2,411,000, or $8,930 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,403,000; Local $2,000; Federal $947,000; total $3,352,000.
  • State$2,403,000 72%
  • Local$2,000 0%
  • Federal$947,000 28%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 475 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

270 students in 2022-23, 254 students in 2023-24, 252 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) enrollment by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 25201002003002022-232702023-242542024-25252
Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) enrollment by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 25201002003002022-232702023-242542024-25252
Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) enrollment by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 25201002003002022-232702023-242542024-25252
Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) enrollment by school year2022-23: 270, 2023-24: 254, 2024-25: 25201002003002022-232702023-242542024-25252

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23270not reportednot reported
2023-24254not reportednot reported
2024-2525212.021.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 25% in math, against 40.4% in reading and 34.8% in math across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtArizonaStudents tested
Reading and language arts30%40.4%260
Math25%34.8%262

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 middle school, 252 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Imagine Cortez Park Middle25221.084.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)

  1. Arizona districts by spending per studentCortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) ranks 427 of 475 Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($8,700).#427 of 475
  2. Every school district in ArizonaCortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) is the number 394 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 270 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#394 of 661
  3. Edkey Inc. (85749)The next larger Arizona district: 274 students in fall 2022, $14,179 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,179
  4. Eastpointe High SchoolThe next smaller Arizona district: 269 students in fall 2022, $12,639 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,639
  5. Compare Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) with Edkey Inc. (85749)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)

  1. How many schools and students are in Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 252 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) spend per student?
    $8,700 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Arizona median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,993 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)'s money come from?
    $3,352,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 71.7% state, 0.1% local and 28.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988) scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 25% in math, against 40.4% in reading and 34.8% in math across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc. (79988)'s NCES district ID?
    0400376. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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