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

Vista College Prep - Maryvale

Federal NCES profile for Vista College Prep - Maryvale, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040088703561Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Vista College Prep - Maryvale earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#33 of 116
elementary schools in Phoenix · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
58.9%
free-lunch eligible
414
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Vista College Prep - Maryvale ranks #33 of 116 elementary schools in Phoenix, AZ.

Enrollment

414

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

58.9%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+22% vs state

What stands out at Vista College Prep - Maryvale

Vista College Prep - Maryvale is a higher-need, mid-sized charter elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, enrolling 414 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 58.9% of students eligible for free meals.

With 414 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 301 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #153.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).

Its district draws 20.5% 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): Vista College Prep - Maryvale is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Vista College Preparatory Inc. (91948) also operates Vista College Prep Sueno Park (538 students) and Vista College Preparatory - Metro North Elementary (264 students) alongside Vista College Prep - Maryvale.

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 Vista College Prep - Maryvale compares

Vista College Prep - Maryvale on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 58.9% ▲ 22% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 414 top 49% - -

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

414
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
58.9%
free-lunch eligible - 22% 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
$12,424
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
13
in-school suspensions + 46 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.3 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 87.4%
African American 10.1%
White 1.4%
Two or More 1.0%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 87.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 22.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 22.6, Vista College Prep - Maryvale is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Vista College Preparatory Inc. (91948), which includes Vista College Prep - Maryvale.

$12,424
Per student
-5%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 15.3%
State 64.2%
Federal 20.5%

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.

How Vista College Prep - Maryvale Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Vista College Prep Sueno Park Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Vista College Preparatory - Metro North Elementary Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data
Vista College Preparatory - Hadley Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data
Vista College Preparatory - Metro North Middle Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Vista College Prep - Maryvale's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Vista College Preparatory Inc. (91948) · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

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

Verify locally before acting on Vista College Prep - Maryvale's federal record.

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 Vista College Prep - Maryvale

How many students attend Vista College Prep - Maryvale?

Vista College Prep - Maryvale has 414 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Phoenix, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Vista College Prep - Maryvale?

58.9% of students at Vista College Prep - Maryvale are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Vista College Prep - Maryvale?

The largest demographic group at Vista College Prep - Maryvale is Hispanic or Latino at 87.4% of enrollment, in Phoenix, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Vista College Prep - Maryvale?

Vista College Prep - Maryvale has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: 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 Vista College Prep - Maryvale rank among elementary schools in Phoenix?

By Resource Investment Index, Vista College Prep - Maryvale ranks #33 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 Vista College Prep - Maryvale a good school?

Vista College Prep - Maryvale earns 30/100 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 Vista College Preparatory Inc. (91948)?

Besides Vista College Prep - Maryvale, Vista College Preparatory Inc. (91948) also operates Vista College Prep Sueno Park (538 students), Vista College Preparatory - Metro North Elementary (264 students), and Vista College Preparatory - Hadley (228 students). See the Vista College Preparatory Inc. (91948) 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.