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

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho

Federal NCES profile for Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040022101921Charter school
0/100100/10015/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#93 of 116
elementary schools in Phoenix · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
91.8%
free-lunch eligible
322
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho ranks #93 of 116 elementary schools in Phoenix, AZ.

Enrollment

322

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

91.8%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+90% vs state

What stands out at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, enrolling 322 students.

Economic need is high: 91.8% of students qualify for free meals, 90% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

With 322 students, its enrollment sits close to the Arizona median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 2,064 Arizona schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 100 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Arizona schools statewide, it ranks #93, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (48%) and African American (43%) (diversity index 58/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 77.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 30.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Phoenix's elementary schools, it stands alongside Academy of Math and Science Avondale (1,175 students): Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Eleme (79233) is a single-school charter district, so Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho 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 South Pointe Elementary Scho compares

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 91.8% ▲ 90% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 322 top 60% - -

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

322
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
91.8%
free-lunch eligible - 90% 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
77.0%
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
$11,847
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 48.1%
African American 42.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.0%
Two or More 3.7%
White 1.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 48.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.1, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Eleme (79233), which includes Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho.

$11,847
Per student
-10%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.9%
State 68.6%
Federal 30.5%

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 elementary schools in Phoenix

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

Similar elementary 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 South Pointe Elementary Scho

How many students attend Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho?

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho has 322 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Phoenix, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho?

91.8% of students at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho 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 South Pointe Elementary Scho?

The largest demographic group at Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho is Hispanic or Latino at 48.1% of enrollment, in Phoenix, 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 Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho?

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. 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 South Pointe Elementary Scho rank among elementary schools in Phoenix?

By Resource Investment Index, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho ranks #93 of 116 elementary 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 elementary schools in Phoenix on the city page.

Is Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho a good school?

Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho earns 15/100 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 South Pointe Eleme (79233)?

None; Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Eleme (79233) is a single-school charter district, and Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Elementary Scho 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

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.