Thriving Minds Academy
850 S Ironwood Dr #110, Apache Junction, AZ 85120Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- Ungraded
- Students (K-12)
- Fewer than 10
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Mesa center
- 8.8 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
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 1
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- 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
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 182
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,550
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Arizona
- 2 days longer than the 180-day median of 295 schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- 90 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Thriving Minds Academy 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
What would you pay at Thriving Minds Academy?
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Tuition and fees ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Adventist Christian School | K-8 | 12 | 3 |
| Mesa Christian Academy | K-12 | 28 | 6 |
| Empower Academy | 3-12 | 38 | 7 |
| A Place 4 Everyone Learning Center | PreK-6 | 20 | 7 |
| Ignite Learning Academy | K-12 | 238 | 7 |
| Lumos Arts Academy | K-12 | 156 | 7 |
| Aces-Gilbert | K-11 | 195 | 10 |
| Creo Montessori School | PreK-10 | 203 | 11 |
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