Elementary school (grades K-5) · Glendale, AZ

Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy

Federal NCES profile for Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040094203497Charter school
0/100100/10063/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
96
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#2 of 17
elementary schools in Glendale · Resource Index
63
Resource Index · Higher
81.9%
free-lunch eligible
325
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy ranks #2 of 17 elementary schools in Glendale, AZ.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-9 students YoY

Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy held near 350 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-9 headcount).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-9 students YoY 040094203497 · Glendale, AZ Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

325 enr · 81.9% lunch · RII 63

Nearest enrollment peer: Barbara Webster Elementary (325 students)

Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy held near 350 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-9 headcount). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy compares

Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 81.9% ▲ 70% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 325 top 60% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

325
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
81.9%
free-lunch eligible - 70% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
1.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$10,565
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,502
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
55
in-school suspensions + 54 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 16.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 33.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 58.8%
African American 23.7%
White 12.9%
Two or More 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.5%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 58.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.1, Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

District finance for Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) reports $10,565 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Glendale

2 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy

How many students attend Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy?

Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy has 325 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Glendale, AZ. CCD year-over-year: 359 (2022-23) → 350 (2023-24), nearly flat (-9).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy?

81.9% of students at Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy?

The largest demographic group at Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy is Hispanic or Latino at 58.8% of enrollment, in Glendale, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy?

Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy rank among elementary schools in Glendale?

By Resource Investment Index, Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy ranks #2 of 17 elementary schools in Glendale, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Glendale on the city page.

What other schools are in Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379)?

None; Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) is a single-school charter district, and Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.