Other / mixed grade configuration · Phoenix, AZ

Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep

Federal NCES profile for Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040087503345Charter school
0/100100/10015/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
16
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#161 of 179
schools in Phoenix · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
50.0%
free-lunch eligible
1,192
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep ranks #161 of 179 schools in Phoenix, AZ.

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

+44 students YoY

Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep held near 1,087 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+44 headcount).

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

Steady CCD campus

+44 students YoY 040087503345 · Phoenix, AZ Other · MID · CHARTER

1,192 enr · 50.0% lunch · RII 15

Nearest enrollment peer: Sunset Elementary School (1,192 students)

Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep held near 1,087 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+44 headcount). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep compares

Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale 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
Free-lunch eligible 50.0% ▲ 4% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,192 top 7% - -

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

1,192
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
50.0%
free-lunch eligible - 4% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
33.6%
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
$11,779
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 596 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 86.0%
African American 4.6%
White 4.5%
Asian 2.9%
Two or More 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 86.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 25.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 25.5, Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

District finance for Maryvale Preparatory Academy (90861) reports $11,779 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Phoenix

6 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 - Maryvale Prep

How many students attend Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep?

Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep has 1,192 students enrolled. It is a public school in Phoenix, AZ. CCD year-over-year: 1,043 (2022-23) → 1,087 (2023-24), nearly flat (+44).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep?

50.0% of students at Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

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

The largest demographic group at Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep is Hispanic or Latino at 86.0% of enrollment, in Phoenix, AZ.

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

Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (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 - Maryvale Prep rank among schools in Phoenix?

By Resource Investment Index, Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep ranks #161 of 179 schools in Phoenix, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Phoenix on the city page.

What other schools are in Maryvale Preparatory Academy (90861)?

None; Maryvale Preparatory Academy (90861) is a single-school charter district, and Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale 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.