American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12

San Tan Valley · AZ · American Leadership Academy Inc. (4348) · Public charter · K-12 combined


At a glance

Programs & features
  • 6 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Gifted & talented program
  • 3 calculus classes · 3 physics · 2 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 71st percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: 85th percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 92% in 2019 (60th percentile nationally)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12 compares for families

Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 71st percentile nationally with 6 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: American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12, San Tan Foothills High School, Benjamin Franklin 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

71st percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
6
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
80
≈9 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
12
3 calculus · 9 advanced
Lab science classes
5
3 physics · 2 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Gifted/talented program

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 · 2020-21

85th percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
316
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
37.4
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

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?

60th percentile nationally

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
92%
Range: 90–94%
4-year cohort size
178
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

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

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
40.9%
Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
8.2%
Around the national average. Worth watching.

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

86%
admit rate
$13,926
in-state tuition/yr · $42,278 out-of-state
1160–1420
SAT 25–75 · ACT 21–30

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.

See the full University of Arizona profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
26.8%
Elevated above the national average (~16%). Worth understanding — chronic absence compounds into dropout risk, transfer-out risk, and revenue loss.
Students absent 15+ days
644
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 168 in 2021 to 182 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+8.3%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -4.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,084 students:

2025
1,992
2027
1,820
2029
1,663

≈ 421 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $8,834 per student in district revenue, the 421 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $3,719,114/year in funding at risk.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12
QUEEN CREEK
Public · charter 4.8 897 -8.8%
San Tan Foothills High School
QUEEN CREEK
Public 5.7 793 -12.7%
Benjamin Franklin High School
Queen Creek
Public · charter 7.3 811 +15.5%
Crismon High School
Queen Creek
Public 2.3 1,195 +169.8%
Combs High School
San Tan Valley
Public 4.3 1,182 -17.2%
Apache Junction High School
Apache Junction
Public 11.8 796 -20.0%
Poston Butte High School
San Tan Valley
Public 3.6 1,310 -8.6%
American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12
GILBERT
Public · charter 11.7 915 -16.1%

At a glance

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American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12 is a public high school in San Tan Valley, AZ, enrolling 2,084 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 8% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 6 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 71% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

316 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 85% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.

27% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many AP courses does American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12 offer? American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12 offers 6 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 71% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12's graduation rate? American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12's federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12? American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12 is a public high school in San Tan Valley, AZ, enrolling 2,084 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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