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Preschool | Grades K-10 | Lead Charter Schools
Leading Edge Academy - Queen Creek is located in Queen Creek, AZ and is one of 4 schools in Lead Charter Schools School District. It is a charter school that serves 367 students in grades K-10.
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.
Leading Edge Academy - Queen Creek made AYP in 2011. 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 Leading Edge Academy - Queen Creek's test results to learn more about school performance. more
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.
Leading Edge Academy - Queen Creek made AYP in 2011. 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 Leading Edge Academy - Queen Creek's test results to learn more about school performance. more
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| School Name distance | TestRating | Community Rating |
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| Bios Christian Academy 0 miles | n/a | |
| Gilbert Junior High School 0.3 miles |  |
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| Burk Elementary School 0.4 miles | |
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| Leading Edge Academy 0.5 miles |  |
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| Houston Elementary School 0.6 miles | |
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Leading Edge Academy - Queen Creek
This school is more concerned about getting alot of students than they are in seeing the students learn. The teachers are expected to teach even though they are not allowed to bring discipline to the class room. Rowdy students are never removed regardless of the seriousness of their actions, yet a caring teacher will be released if it means the school can keep all the students. They talk alot about training character, yet they do not do so. I would never send any of my own children to this school.
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Leading Edge Academy - Queen Creek
Katie: my children have gone here for 3 years. They LOVE it! The teachers are the best! The school is VERY focused on the childrens needs! Some kids are alittle advanced and others are a little behind, they focus on what the kids need to be sucessful!
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 367
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51%
Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Leading Edge Academy - Queen Creek had 40% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Arizona had 45% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
White
68%
Hispanic
21%
Black
7%
Two or More Races
2%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2%
American Indian/Alaskan Native
1%
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Lead Charter Schools District Spending
$4,969Per Pupil
The Lead Charter Schools spends $4,969 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 56% on instruction, 43% on support services, 1% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Lead Charter Schools District
Test Scores
About the TERRANOVA
What is it?
The TerraNova is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 2 through 9 are assessed in reading, language arts and math.
How is it Scored?
Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.
About the AIMS
What is it?
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 are assessed in reading, writing and math.
How is it Scored?
Students score at one of four levels: falls far below standard, approaches the standard, meets the standard or exceeds the standard. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards.
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TestRating
7 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Arizona, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2011 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results for all subjects tested.
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