New Way Academy
5048 E Oak St., Phoenix, AZ 85008Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $33,000
- Grades
- 2-12
- Students (K-12)
- 254
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Phoenix center
- 9.6 miles
Can you use ESA here?
Arizona publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the ESA list works
- Applying
- Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.
Source: ESA official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- ESA’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 37
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 68% boys, 32% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 21%
- Setting
- City
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 274 to 254, down 20 (7%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (259 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 and grade 10 (34 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 2 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 30; lower grades 19
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,230
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Arizona
- 5 days shorter than the 180-day median of 295 schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- About the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7 here; median 8.9 at 93 AZ combined schools
- Size in Maricopa County
- Larger than 114 of 160 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
New Way Academy tuition, and what ESA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $33,000
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $33,000
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $33,000
Tuition from New Way Academy's website, checked October 6, 2026.
Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account
- Award
- About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
- How it varies
- We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. By law the deposit is 90% of the state funding the student would bring to a charter school. Students with disabilities receive far more.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at New Way Academy?
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Tuition and fees ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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New Way Academy admissions
- Deadline
- Not given on the admissions page we checked
Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Theresa Catholic School | $15,180 to $15,600 | 2026-27 | 0.4 |
| St. Teresa Catholic School | $15,180 to $15,600 | 2026-27 | 0.4 |
| Phoenix Country Day School | $32,900 to $37,300 | 2026-27 | 3.3 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Montessori School | K | 7 | <1 |
| St. Theresa Catholic School | PreK-8 | 331 | <1 |
| St. Teresa Catholic School | PreK-8 | 293 | <1 |
| Christ Lutheran School | PreK-8 | 500 | 2 |
| Valiant College Preparatory | 6-12 | 50 | 3 |
| Phoenix Christian School Pk-8 | PreK-8 | 144 | 3 |
| Phoenix Country Day School | PreK-12 | 730 | 3 |
| Acton Academy Phoenix | K-7 | 34 | 3 |
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