GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES - MARYVALE PREP
Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep is a Title I public charter elementary school that is part of the Maryvale Preparatory Academy (90861) school district, located in Phoenix, AZ with about 486 students offering grade levels from Kindergarten to 8th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education.
Great Hearts Maryvale Prep, located on West Indian School Road in Phoenix, is a tuition-free, state-chartered public school that operates as part of the Great Hearts Academies network. The school follows a classical liberal arts curriculum, which emphasizes a content-rich education rooted in the Western tradition. Its academic model focuses on cultivating the whole person, prioritizing core subjects—such as literature, mathematics, science, and history—alongside the study of Latin, music, and art to develop students' critical thinking and communication skills.
Beyond academics, the school places a heavy emphasis on character formation, fostering an environment centered on virtues like integrity, honesty, and responsibility. By maintaining a small-school community atmosphere and a structured, disciplined environment, Maryvale Prep aims to prepare its students not only for success in college and professional life but also for lives of purpose and civic virtue. It is specifically designed to provide families in the Maryvale community with a rigorous, high-quality educational alternative grounded in the classical tradition.
For more information, contact Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep at (602) 438-7045 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Phoenix, AZ 85033
(602) 438-7045
GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES - MARYVALE PREP is a public Title I Charter school in Phoenix, AZ with about 486 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Arizona
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
-
Yes
Arizona State Board for Charter Schools - District:
- Maryvale Preparatory Academy (90861)
- Total Students:
- 486
- Teachers:
- 0
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 486 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending GREAT HEARTS ACADEMIES - MARYVALE PREP is predominantly Hispanic/Latino, representing about 80% of the student body.
- Hispanic/Latino
- 79.6%
- White
- 8.6%
- Black or African American
- 7.8%
- Two or more races
- 3.1%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 0.6%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- 0.2%
- Female
- 48.6%
- Male
- 51.4%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.