Wildflower Accelerated Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Goodyear, Arizona

Wildflower Accelerated Academy in Goodyear, Arizona enrolled 750 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 25.9 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. 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, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).

Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

683 students in 2022-23, 708 students in 2023-24, 750 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.1 to 29.0.

Students enrolled at Wildflower Accelerated Academy by school year2022-23: 683, 2023-24: 708, 2024-25: 75002004006008002022-236832023-247082024-25750
Students enrolled at Wildflower Accelerated Academy by school year2022-23: 683, 2023-24: 708, 2024-25: 75002004006008002022-236832023-247082024-25750
Students enrolled at Wildflower Accelerated Academy by school year2022-23: 683, 2023-24: 708, 2024-25: 75002004006008002022-236832023-247082024-25750
Students enrolled at Wildflower Accelerated Academy by school year2022-23: 683, 2023-24: 708, 2024-25: 75002004006008002022-236832023-247082024-25750
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2368327.125.2
2023-2470828.924.5
2024-2575029.025.9

25.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools

Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 25.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 25.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 25.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 25.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 25.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 25.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 25.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 25.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wildflower Accelerated Academy enrolled 600 students and reported no counselor; it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions43
  • Chronically absent33.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.3% of students were Hispanic, 19.7% White, 14.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic58.3%
  2. White19.7%
  3. Black14.5%
  4. Two or more races3.6%
  5. Pacific Islander2.1%
  6. Asian1.3%
  7. American Indian0.4%

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 Wildflower Accelerated Academy scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2256%38%40.4%
Math, 2022-2350%34% (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.

Elementary schools in Goodyear

15 public elementary schools in Goodyear report 2024-25 enrollment; Wildflower Accelerated Academy is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Copper Trails1,02028.734.9%
Desert Thunder92825.137.0%
Westar Elementary School81519.614.0%
Wildflower Accelerated Academy75025.946.0%
Las Brisas Academy66320.131.0%
Centerra Mirage STEM Academy65926.240.9%
BASIS Goodyear Primary65715.3not reported
Palm Valley Elementary64320.724.0%

All public schools in Goodyear →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wildflower Accelerated Academy

  1. BASIS Goodyear PrimaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 657 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Copper TrailsThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 1,020 students, 28.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Wildflower Accelerated Academy with BASIS Goodyear PrimaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Avondale Elementary District spends per student$10,264 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,264
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaWildflower Accelerated Academy is the number 158 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#158 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher25.9 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.25.9:1
  7. 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 Wildflower Accelerated Academy

  1. How many students attend Wildflower Accelerated Academy?
    750 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 683 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Goodyear, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wildflower Accelerated Academy?
    25.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wildflower Accelerated Academy a Title I school?
    Wildflower Accelerated Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wildflower Accelerated Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wildflower Accelerated Academy scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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.
  5. What district is Wildflower Accelerated Academy in?
    Avondale Elementary District, NCES district ID 0400960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040096001878 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
  • 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