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North Valley Christain Academy

33655 N 27th Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85085Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
From $13,459
Grades
PreK-12
Students (K-12)
641
Students per teacher
16.3
Affiliation
Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
From Phoenix center
15.1 miles

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Can you use ESA here?

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Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.

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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

School facts

Teachers
40
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
54% boys, 46% girls
Go on to a 4-year college
90%
Setting
City
Member of
Association of Christian Schools International

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

292 2019-20 449 2021-22 641 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
292 to 641, up 349 (120%)
Path
Grew in each survey (449 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

62 PK 47 K 48 1 48 2 47 3 46 4 39 5 49 6 50 7 49 8 68 9 57 10 52 11 41 12
Largest grade
Grade 9 (68)
Smallest grade
Grade 5 (39)
Average a grade, high school included
About 49

The school year

Days in the school year
176
Length of the school day
7 hours 15 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,280
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person, virtual and hybrid
Library or media center
No
Year, against Arizona
4 days shorter than the 180-day median of 295 schools we list
School day, against Arizona
15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 16.3 AZ median 8.9
Students per teacher
This school 641 County median 136
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
16.3 here; median 8.9 at 93 AZ combined schools
Size in Maricopa County
Larger than 151 of 160 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 79% Two or more races 8% Hispanic 7% Black 3% Asian 3% Pacific Islander under 1% American Indian under 1%

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

North Valley Christain Academy tuition, and what ESA pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
$13,459
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
$14,233
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
$15,529

Full-year rates from the school's 2026-2027 tuition schedule.

Tuition from North Valley Christain Academy's tuition sheet, checked October 5, 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

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Arrowhead Christian AcademyK-1224716.1Christian (nondenominational)9
Dynamite MontessoriPreK-67518.8Nonsectarian9

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