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

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School

Federal NCES profile for Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya 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 040038901737Charter 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 Maya High School earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#35 of 65
high schools in Phoenix · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
80.9%
free-lunch eligible
401
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School ranks #35 of 65 high schools in Phoenix, AZ.

Enrollment

401

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

80.9%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+67% vs state

What stands out at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter high school in Phoenix, Arizona, enrolling 401 students.

Economic need is high: 80.9% of students qualify for free meals, 67% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

With 401 students, its enrollment sits close to the Arizona median campus size.

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

Against 234 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #112.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (79%) and African American (11%) (diversity index 36/100).

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

Its district draws 21.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Phoenix's high schools, it stands alongside Madison Highland Prep (510 students): Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School (79882) is a single-school charter district, so Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Maya High School compares

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya 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 80.9% ▲ 67% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 401 top 52% - -

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

401
Bigger than 48% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
80.9%
free-lunch eligible - 67% 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.
Funding equity
$11,354
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 + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 79.1%
African American 11.2%
White 4.0%
Asian 4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%
Two or More 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 79.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.8, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School is less 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 Maya High School (79882), which includes Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School.

$11,354
Per student
-14%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-32%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.9%
State 77.2%
Federal 21.9%

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.

Similar high schools in Phoenix

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

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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Frequently asked questions about Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School

How many students attend Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School?

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School has 401 students enrolled. It is a high school in Phoenix, AZ.

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

80.9% of students at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya 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 Maya High School?

The largest demographic group at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School is Hispanic or Latino at 79.1% of enrollment, in Phoenix, AZ.

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

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya 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 Maya High School rank among high schools in Phoenix?

By Resource Investment Index, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School ranks #35 of 65 high 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 high schools in Phoenix on the city page.

Is Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School a good school?

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya 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 Maya High School (79882)?

None; Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School (79882) is a single-school charter district, and Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School 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 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

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