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Amerischools Academy - Camelback

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  • 1333 West Camelback Road
  • Phoenix, AZ 85013
  • (602) 532-0100
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About Amerischools Academy - Camelback

  • Amerischools Academy - Camelback is located in Phoenix, AZ and is one of 4 schools in The Charter Foundation Inc. Dba Amerischools. It is a charter school that serves 167 students in grades K-12.

    Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.

    Amerischools Academy - Camelback made AYP in 2008. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Amerischools Academy - Camelback's test results to learn more about school performance.

Amerischools Academy - Camelback Student Diversity

  • Students by Ethnicity (2008)
  • Hispanic 38 %
  • White 35 %
  • Black 20 %
  • Students by Gender (2008)
  •   Male 57%
  •   Female 43%
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School Values or Mission Statement

Provided by
Principal DeeAnn Chan
AmeriSchools is a charter school that makes a difference!  Students are provided an education that is engaging, relevant, and rigorous.  All classrooms consist of students at the same skill level creating a multi-age setting in the classroom.
 
AmeriSchools partners with Phoenix Theatre, The Boys and Girls Club, YMCA to create opportunities for students outside the classroom to explore interests.
 
Other notes of interest:
AmeriSchools hold a Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society
Middle School students make a yearly trip to Catalina Island Marine Institute
Students in grades 5-8 are eligible to participate in after school sports such as volleyball, flag football, basketball, and softball
Elementary students participate in musical performances
The FISH! Philosophy is practiced throughout the school
Nov 19, 2009

Amerischools Academy - Camelback Reviews

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by a  Other  Anonymous
...parents DO NOT have to PAY ANYTHING to go to AmeriSchools.  

AmeriSchools has high expectations of students and staff.  Staff work with the parents to help students reach their full potential.  The school is labled PERFORMING PLUS for two years in a row and are working very hard to reach a HIGHLY PERFORMING label!
Nov 19, 2009
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by a  Teacher  Anonymous
Ok - in all fairness - it been years since I have taught at Amerischools so it may have changed; however, my experience at this location was not a good one.  I encountered violence, disrespect, and the parents were running the school, not the educators.  Maybe the school leadership has changed - I don't know.  All I know is that I never understood why parents would pay to put their child in this school, at least not when I was a part of the school.  I stayed for half a year because that's all I could take - the school was very scary at that time.
Jun 29, 2009
Reviewed
 Mason
Omg its Mason! This school is the best school in the district, (A student at Amerischools) all the kids are nice and welcoming the teachers are the best and are always helpful. I would take serious consideration to this school,ive been in Amerischools for 4 years now and I havn't been to a better school. You get to enjoy this school and really get to make a bond with it. Thats why I go there still,the teachers,staff,learning enviorment and the enjoyment.
Aug 19, 2008
 

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