High school (grades 9-12) · Chandler, AZ

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School

Federal NCES profile for Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040014901897Charter school
0/100100/10020/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#16 of 58
public schools in Chandler · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
50.7%
free-lunch eligible
184
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School ranks #16 of 58 public schools in Chandler, AZ.

Enrollment

184

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

50.7%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+5% vs state

What stands out at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School is a higher-need, mid-sized charter high school in Chandler, Arizona, enrolling 184 students.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.7% lands close to the Arizona typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 184 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Against 90 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #40.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (60%) and African American (19%) (diversity index 58/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

The surrounding Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High Sch (4342) spends $10,489 per pupil, 20% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 18.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Its district, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High Sch (4342), also runs Glenview College Preparatory High School (536 students).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School compares

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 50.7% ▲ 5% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 184 top 73% - -

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

184
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
50.7%
free-lunch eligible - 5% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$10,489
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,145
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
0
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 60.3%
African American 19.0%
White 13.6%
Two or More 3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 60.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.9, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High Sch (4342), which includes Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School.

$10,489
Per student
-20%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.2%
State 80.5%
Federal 18.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Glenview College Preparatory High School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High Sch (4342) · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School

How many students attend Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School?

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School has 184 students enrolled. It is a high school in Chandler, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School?

50.7% of students at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School?

The largest demographic group at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School is Hispanic or Latino at 60.3% of enrollment, in Chandler, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School?

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. 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 Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School rank among public schools in Chandler?

By Resource Investment Index, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School ranks #16 of 58 public schools in Chandler, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Chandler on the city page.

Is Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School a good school?

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High Sch (4342)?

Besides Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High Sch (4342) also operates Glenview College Preparatory High School (536 students). See the Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High Sch (4342) district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.