Sierra School of Peoria, Peoria AZ: Transitional K-12

Tuition: Not published
Grades: Transitional K-12
Students (K-12): 70
Students per teacher: 7.8
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
From Peoria center: Under 1 mile

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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. Check the school’s website

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School facts

Teachers: 9
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Special education
Boys and girls: 60% boys, 40% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 0%
Setting: Suburb

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: 74 to 70, down 4 (5%)
Path: Peaked at 86 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 11 (13)
Smallest grade: Transitional kindergarten (1)
Across the grades: Classes fill up toward the upper grades
High school grades: Average 8; lower grades 5

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 7 hours 15 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,310
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: No
Year, against Arizona: Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
School day, against Arizona: 15 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: 7.8 here; median 8.9 at 93 AZ combined schools
Size in Maricopa County: Larger than 51 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.

Sierra School of Peoria tuition, and what ESA pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

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
Arrowhead Montessori	PreK-8	82	16.4	Nonsectarian	<1
Aces-Peoria	1-12	320	10.1	Nonsectarian	2
Peoria Ave Preschool	PreK-5	156	not reported	Nonsectarian	2
Little Scholars Academy	K	17	17	Nonsectarian	2
Black Mountain Science Academy	PreK-5	25	4.3	Nonsectarian	3
Queen of All Saints Academy	K-12	195	10.8	Roman Catholic	4
Guidepost Montessori at Peoria	PreK-K	60	20	Nonsectarian	4
Primrose School of Fletcher Heights	K	21	6	Nonsectarian	4

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