Special education schools in Arizona (33)

By city

The 33 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Lexington Life Academy	Mesa	K-12	488	8.4	Nonsectarian
Aces-Peoria	Peoria	1-12	320	10.1	Nonsectarian
Victory Autism Academy	Goodyear	K-12	316	9	Nonsectarian
Az Aspire Academy	Fountain Hills	1-12	288	3.7	Nonsectarian
New Way Academy	Phoenix	2-12	254	7	Nonsectarian
Aces-Gilbert	Peoria	K-11	195	8.9	Nonsectarian
Aces-Phoenix West	Phoenix	K-12	187	9.3	Nonsectarian
Accel	Phoenix	K-12	180	10.6	Nonsectarian
The Jones-Gordon School	Paradise Valley	1-12	166	6.1	Nonsectarian
Life - Lauren's Institute for Education	Gilbert	PreK-12	157	13.1	Nonsectarian
Lexington Life Academy - Phoenix	Phoenix	K-12	147	10.5	Nonsectarian
Gateway Academy	Phoenix	6-12	107	5.1	Nonsectarian
Intermountain Academy	Tucson	1-12	101	8.9	Nonsectarian
The Abbie School	Tucson	2-12	83	5.9	Nonsectarian
Breakthrough Academy- East Campus	Phoenix	Transitional 1st-8	80	13.1	Nonsectarian
Sierra School of Peoria	Peoria	Transitional K-12	70	7.8	Nonsectarian
Accel East Campus	Tempe	K-12	67	9.6	Nonsectarian
Lexington Life Academy	Show Low	K-12	64	5.5	Nonsectarian
Children's Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies	Glendale	PreK-12	63	7	Nonsectarian
Rise Resource Center	Cottonwood	K-12	58	1.9	Nonsectarian
Star Autism Academy	Phoenix	K-9	56	7.7	Nonsectarian
Chrysalis Academy School for Children With Autism	Scottsdale	1-12	41	8.2	Nonsectarian
The Foundation for Blind Children	Phoenix	PreK-4	39	7.8	Nonsectarian
Empower Academy	Mesa	3-12	38	7.6	Nonsectarian
Sierra School Gilbert	Gilbert	1-12	34	6.8	Nonsectarian
Renaissance Academy Tucson	Tucson	4-12	33	7.2	Nonsectarian
Banner Academy	Tempe	6-12	31	5.2	Nonsectarian
St. Dominic Savio Academy	Chandler	K-12	30	10	Nonsectarian
Ironwood Hills Christian School	Tucson	K-11	27	3.9	Christian (nondenominational)
Brightmont Academy	Phoenix	1-12	26	2.6	Nonsectarian
Science Prep Academy	Phoenix	6-12	17	4.7	Nonsectarian
A+ Academy Dropout Recovery Program	Tempe	12	10	10	Nonsectarian
Thriving Minds Academy	Apache Junction	Ungraded	1	1.7	Nonsectarian

Other kinds of school in Arizona

What Arizona pays

AZ

Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account

About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures) We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. The formula is 90% of state per-pupil funding. Students with disabilities receive far more.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

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