Pan-American Charter School
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Phoenix, Arizona
Pan-American Charter School in Phoenix, Arizona enrolled 1,221 students in 2024-25 with 67.5 full-time teachers, 18.1 students per teacher against the Arizona median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Arizona: 77.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
1,123 students in 2022-23, 1,170 students in 2023-24, 1,221 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,123 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 1,170 | not reported | not reported |
| 2024-25 | 1,221 | 67.5 | 18.1 |
18.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Arizona schools of this kind
Among the 121 Arizona schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
4 AP courses and one counselor per 571 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pan-American Charter School enrolled 1,141 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses4
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 571 of the 1,141 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions22
- Chronically absent43.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.0% of students were Hispanic, 1.9% Black, 1.2% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic95.0%
- Black1.9%
- Asian1.2%
- White1.1%
- American Indian0.5%
- Two or more races0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Pan-American Charter School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 26% | 26% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 14% | 11% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% or more of the 50 students in Pan-American Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% or more | 90% or more | 77.8% |
| Students in the class | 50 | 50 | 93,470 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Phoenix
3 public schools of this kind in Phoenix report 2024-25 enrollment; Pan-American Charter School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-American Charter School | 1,221 | 18.1 | 89.9% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep | 1,031 | 14.3 | not reported |
| ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix Intermediate | 99 | 11.0 | 72.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pan-American Charter School
- Westland SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.6 miles away: 215 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Byron A. Barry SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.1 miles away: 68 students (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Pan-American Charter School with Westland SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pan-American Elementary Charter (79578) spends per student$10,696 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,696
- The largest public schools in ArizonaPan-American Charter School is the number 13 by size of 177 Arizona schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#13 of 177
- Arizona schools by students per teacher18.1 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 14.8 for schools of this kind.18.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Pan-American Charter School
How many students attend Pan-American Charter School?
1,221 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,123 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Phoenix, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pan-American Charter School?
18.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for schools of this kind is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pan-American Charter School a Title I school?
Pan-American Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pan-American Charter School do on state tests?
The students tested at Pan-American Charter School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Pan-American Charter School?
90% or more of the 50 students in Pan-American Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Pan-American Charter School in?
Pan-American Elementary Charter (79578), NCES district ID 0400290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040029002177 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.