Other / mixed grade configuration · Gilbert, AZ

Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Federal NCES profile for Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040075702820Charter school
0/100100/10023/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
38
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#4 of 4
schools in Gilbert · Resource Index
23
Resource Index · Lower
540
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep ranks #4 of 4 schools in Gilbert, AZ.

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

-8 students YoY

Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep held near 552 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount).

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

Steady CCD campus

-8 students YoY 040075702820 · Gilbert, AZ Other · MID · CHARTER

540 enr · RII 23

Nearest enrollment peer: Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay (540 students)

Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep held near 552 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep compares

Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep 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
Enrollment 540 top 35% - -

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

540
Bigger than 66% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Engagement
24.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,439
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 540 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 53.0%
Hispanic or Latino 25.2%
Asian 9.8%
Two or More 6.9%
African American 3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: White at 53.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.0, Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

District finance for Arete Preparatory Academy (89486) reports $11,439 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Gilbert

3 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other 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 Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

How many students attend Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep?

Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep has 540 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gilbert, AZ. CCD year-over-year: 560 (2022-23) → 552 (2023-24), nearly flat (-8).

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep?

The largest demographic group at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep is White at 53.0% of enrollment, in Gilbert, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep?

Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep rank among schools in Gilbert?

By Resource Investment Index, Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep ranks #4 of 4 schools in Gilbert, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Gilbert on the city page.

What other schools are in Arete Preparatory Academy (89486)?

None; Arete Preparatory Academy (89486) is a single-school charter district, and Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep 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.