Paideia Liberal Arts Academy
Charter · Grades 7–12 · 266 students
AAEC - SMCC Campus
2002 E Baseline Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85042
Grades
9–12
High
Students
426
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (85816)
Maricopa County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 287 Arizona high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Arizona high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About AAEC - SMCC Campus
AAEC - SMCC Campus is a charter high school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (85816). The school is located in a large city in Maricopa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 426 students were enrolled, with about 21.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Arizona high school (17.5 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Charter Board (CSB). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 287 Arizona high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 426 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Charter Board (CSB)
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (85816)
- County
- Maricopa County
- NCES school ID
- 040041701588
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.