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Noor Academy of Arizona

1130 W 23rd St., Tempe, AZ 85282Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
K-8
Students (K-12)
98
Students per teacher
8.2
Affiliation
Islamic
From Tempe center
1.8 miles

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Can you use ESA here?

Arizona publishes no school list
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How the ESA list works
Applying
Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.

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What you would pay here

Net cost
Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page

School facts

Teachers
12
Student body
Coeducational
Setting
City

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

100 2019-20 68 2021-22 98 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
100 to 98, down 2 (2%)
Path
Dipped to 68 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way

Students by grade, 2023-24

14 K 13 1 15 2 5 3 16 4 11 5 5 6 11 7 8 8
Largest grade
Grade 4 (16)
Smallest grade
Grade 3 and grade 6 (5 each)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
6 hours 50 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,230
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Arizona
Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
School day, against Arizona
10 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 8.2 AZ median 11.6
Students per teacher
This school 98 County median 136
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
8.2 here; median 11.6 at 132 AZ elementary schools
Size in Maricopa County
Larger than 65 of 160 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

Black 59% Asian 30% Two or more races 10% Hispanic 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Noor Academy of Arizona tuition, and what ESA pays

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
Nearby schools’ prices
$7,500 to $20,000 a year, published by 3 private schools nearby. School by school
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

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Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School$7,5002026-271.7
Grace Christian Academy$11,484 to $12,6612026-272.1
Arizona Cultural Academy & College Prep$18,000 to $20,0002026-272.9

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Emmanuel Lutheran SchoolK-813715.2Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod<1
Banner Academy6-12315.2Nonsectarian1
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SchoolPreK-844823.6Roman Catholic2
Grace Christian AcademyPreK-827311.4Christian (nondenominational)2
Awakening Seed SchoolPreK-45511Nonsectarian3
Arizona Cultural Academy & College PrepPreK-123948.4Islamic3
Accel East CampusK-12679.6Nonsectarian3
Gethsemane Lutheran SchoolPreK-Transitional K6not reportedLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)3

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