Charles W. Harris School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 875 students
Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky
5757 W McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85035
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
1,339
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878)
Maricopa County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,170 Arizona elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Arizona elementary 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 Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky
Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky is a charter elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades K–8. It is part of Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878). The school is located in a large city in Maricopa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,339 students were enrolled, with about 21.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Arizona elementary school (15.8 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 C (average), compared with 1,170 Arizona elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,339 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Charter Board (CSB)
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878)
- County
- Maricopa County
- NCES school ID
- 040089103581
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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.