BASIS Phoenix
PHOENIX · AZ · BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280) · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep → AAEC - Paradise Valley → Crestview College Preparatory High School → ThrivePoint High School at Metro → Career Success Schools - STEM Academy 7-12 → Kaizen Education Foundation dba Maya High School → Phoenix Coding Academy → Sweetwater Community School →🧭 A parent's read
- 97% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.
- Course rigor in the top 18% of US high schools. 20 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
📋 At a glance
- 📚 20 AP courses offered — Elite
- 🔢 6 calculus classes · 5 physics · 6 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: 52nd percentile by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 97% (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How BASIS Phoenix compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 18% nationally with 20 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep, AAEC - Paradise Valley, Crestview College Preparatory High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
82nd percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2152nd percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Arizona
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +2.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 781 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $8,893 per student in district revenue, the 104 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $924,872/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 1.3 | 278 | +14.4% |
| AAEC - Paradise Valley PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 3.8 | 269 | -16.5% |
| Crestview College Preparatory High School PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 1.4 | 239 | +12.2% |
| ThrivePoint High School at Metro PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 5.7 | 216 | +272.4% |
| Career Success Schools - STEM Academy 7-12 PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 2.2 | 509 | +2.2% |
| Kaizen Education Foundation dba Maya High School PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 7.6 | 401 | +13.6% |
| Phoenix Coding Academy PHOENIX |
Public | 7.7 | 224 | -16.4% |
| Sweetwater Community School PHOENIX |
Public | 2.5 | 161 | -26.8% |