Ville de Marie Academy
8524 E Thomas Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 229
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Scottsdale center
- 15.8 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. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 16
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Phoenix, AZ
- Boys and girls
- 48% boys, 52% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 93%
- 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
- 197 to 229, up 32 (16%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (222 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 (20)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (11)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 18
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,290
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Arizona
- 2 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
- Students per teacher
- 15 here; median 8.9 at 93 AZ combined schools
- Size in Maricopa County
- Larger than 108 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.
Ville de Marie Academy tuition, and what ESA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 14, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,500 to $33,000 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
What would you pay at Ville de Marie Academy?
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School | $12,075 | 2026-27 | 2.3 |
| New Way Academy | $33,000 | 2026-27 | 3.7 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School | $7,500 | 2026-27 | 3.9 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysalis Academy School for Children With Autism | 1-12 | 41 | <1 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School | PreK-8 | 292 | 2 |
| The Aces-Tempe | 3-12 | 10 | 4 |
| Giant Campus Academy | 6-12 | 202 | 4 |
| Arcadia Montessori School | K | 7 | 4 |
| New Way Academy | 2-12 | 254 | 4 |
| Tempe Montessori School | PreK-5 | 102 | 4 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School | PreK-8 | 448 | 4 |
Private schools
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