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Foothills Academy

location_on 7191 Ashler Hills Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85266

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Public charter school 328 Students Grades K-12

Academic Progress

7/10

Students at this school are making more academic progress from one grade to the next compared to students at other schools in the state.

Strong progress with high test scores means students have strong academic skills and are making bigger gains than their peers at other schools in the state.

College Readiness

3/10

Underserved students at this school are performing far better than other students in the state, and this school is successfully closing the achievement gap.

4-year high school graduation rate
94%
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AP course participation
0%
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Percentage of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment classes grades 9-12
33%
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Percentage of students enrolled in IB grades 9-12
0%
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SAT/ACT participation rate
24%
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Advanced Courses

Algebra 1 participation rate
3%
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Algebra 1 pass rate
100%
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AP math course participation
<1%
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AP science course participation
<1%
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Other AP course participation
<1%
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Test Scores

6/10

Test scores at this school are about the same as the state average, though still below the top-performing schools in the state. Because test scores in some states are so low, many students at this school may not be performing at grade level.

English
61%
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Math
53%
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Algebra II
48%
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Algebra I
74%
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Science
67%
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Courses & Programs

The list below is a sample of available courses at this school.

Art courses

  • Ceramics
  • Drawing / Sketching
  • Painting

Music courses

  • Band

Performance arts courses

  • Improv
  • Poetry

World language courses

  • Spanish

Race/Ethnicity

All students
7 /10
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White
6 /10
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All students
7 /10
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White
6 /10
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All students
94%
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White
93%
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All students
33%
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White
34%
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Hispanic
25%
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Two or more races
<1%
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Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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All students
8 /10
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White
8 /10
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Student Demographics

Schools that create a positive culture help all students thrive.
White
85%
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Hispanic
6%
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Two or more races
4%
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Black
2%
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Asian or Pacific Islander
2%
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Native American
1%
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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From the School

Our community is best known for self-directed

academically advanced students. We our proud of the family feel on campus; it is a positive safe space for learning & growing. We offer a rigorous college prep curriculum with a very active student life including athletics leadership & social & academic clubs & activities. Global orientation: http://goo.gl/9jFR6B 95% of our graduates pursue college educations (http://goo.gl/gS53L6) Our commitment is that every student finds the best path to college and career readiness according to individual learning styles and interests.


Start time
08:00 AM
End time
02:30 PM
Schedule
Traditional
Dress code
Uniforms
Boarding school
Day school
Type of school
College preparatorySTEM
Coed
Coed
Colleges students typically attend after graduation
List of some of where our students have been accepted: http://goo.gl/gS53L6.

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Neighborhood

 7191 Ashler Hills Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85266

  School Leader : DR JANE WHITE

(480) 488-5583

Website

(480) 488-6902