📍 12843 W Redondo Dr, Litchfield Park, Maricopa County, 85340
Pensar Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Litchfield Park, Maricopa County. The school has 205 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pensar Academy (92972) school district. It serves grades 4–8 in an urban setting. It operates as a public charter school.
Pensar Academy enrolls 205 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 146 | 71% |
| White | 29 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 9.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 4 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 205 students (98%) 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.
Pensar Academy 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.
Pensar Academy is one of 1 schools in Pensar Academy (92972), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 203 students district-wide. With 205 students, Pensar Academy is close to the district average of about 203 students per school.