📍 5757 W Mcdowell Rd, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85035
Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 1,294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878) school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. It operates as a public charter school.
Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky enrolls 1,294 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Black or African American and 3.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,176 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 4.6% |
| White | 40 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
814 of the school's 1,294 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30.
Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky is one of 6 schools in Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878), based in TUCSON, Arizona. The district serves 6,167 students district-wide. With 1,294 students, Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky is larger than the district average of about 1,028 students per school.
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