Our Lady of Sorrow Academy, Phoenix AZ: K-12 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: K-12
Students (K-12): 153
Students per teacher: 7.5
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
From Phoenix center: 13.5 miles

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Can you use ESA here?

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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

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School facts

Teachers: 28
Student body: Coeducational
Diocese: Diocese of Phoenix, AZ
Boys and girls: 40% boys, 60% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 85%
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: 82 to 153, up 71 (87%)
Path: Grew in each survey (106 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 2 (17)
Smallest grade: Grade 12 (4)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades: Average 8; lower grades 13

The school year

Days in the school year: 165
Length of the school day: 8 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,320
Kindergarten: Full day, 4 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Arizona: 15 days shorter than the 180-day median of 295 schools we list
School day, against Arizona: 60 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 7.5 here; median 8.9 at 93 AZ combined schools
Size in Maricopa County: Larger than 88 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.

Our Lady of Sorrow Academy tuition, and what ESA pays

Published tuition: On the school’s own tuition page (found October 14, 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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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School	K-8	123	not reported	Roman Catholic	<1
91st Psalm Christian School	PreK-12	190	11.2	Christian (nondenominational)	1
Science Prep Academy	6-12	17	4.7	Nonsectarian	2
Pleasantview Christian Elementary School	PreK-8	57	11.4	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Arizona Lutheran Academy	9-12	238	10.4	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	3
Awakening Seed School	PreK-4	55	11	Nonsectarian	4
Arizona Cultural Academy & College Prep	PreK-12	394	8.4	Islamic	4
Taylor Made Prep Academy	4-12	8	5	Nonsectarian	5

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