Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep
- Public, Charter
- PHOENIX, AZ
Charter School
Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Public, Charter
- 6-12
- PHOENIX, AZ
- Rating 3.96 out of 5 72 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Teachersgrade A+
- College Prepgrade A
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade B
- Health & Safetygrade A+
- Administrationgrade A
- Sportsgrade B
- Foodgrade A+
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade A minus
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Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep Rankings
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Academics
Percent Proficient - Reading
65%
Percent Proficient - Math
67%
Average Graduation Rate
95%
Average SAT
1280
75 responses
Average ACT
29
32 responses
AP Enrollment
No data available
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- Cost of Livinggrade C+
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Housinggrade C+
Median Household Income
$60,914
National
$64,994Median Rent
$1,100
National
$1,096Median Home Value
$250,800
National
$229,800Culture & Safety
Health & Safety
grade A+
Based on chronic student absenteeism, suspensions/expulsions, and survey responses on the school environment from students and parents.
Poll
80%
of students agree that they feel safe at their school. 10 responsesPoll
80%
of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there. 10 responsesStudents
Diversity
grade A minus
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
796
Free or Reduced Lunch
1%
90%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive. 10 responses70%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy. 10 responses70%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic. 10 responsesTeachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
National
17:1Average Teacher Salary
No data available
Teachers in First/Second Year
4.5%
83%
of students and parents agree that the teachers give engaging lessons. 12 responses83%
of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students. 12 responses83%
of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom. 12 responsesClubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
grade B
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low
Expenses Per Student
No data available
National
$12,23973%
of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in. 11 responses45%
of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need. 11 responses64%
of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations. 11 responsesSimilar Schools
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Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep Reviews
Rating 3.96 out of 5 72 reviews
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It's overall been the best school I have been to, academic-wise. The classes are certainly challenging and really require you to apply yourself. One thing that I wish could improve is the level of diversity in the curriculum. We have probably read maybe two books by female authors, one author of color, and talked about 0 female historic figures in the 3 years I have been here. I feel the next step in strengthening and bettering our school would be to have a more inclusive curriculum.
I’m happy I went to Veritas and feel more prepared for college because of it, but there issues that public schools don't face.
-Religion
Most students and faculty are religious, this is fine, but beliefs began to interfere with classes as we read the Bible and other religious texts. Sometimes the occasional student would slip a remark about atheists being dumb or destined for evil, in the classroom, which were ignored by the teacher.
-Diversity in Text
We read 2 works from women and 1 from a person of color. It would be nice to have more diversity in the curriculum.
-Friendships
Most students have closely knitted friend groups because they had gone to archway together, often I felt secluded.
-Grades
Faculty say ‘grades don’t matter,’ however many give ridiculously difficult tests that students were sometimes unable to do or finish. I often saw students cry about bad scores.
-No AP classes
All of the classes are honors, which colleges don't take seriously and AP tests are not provided.
-Religion
Most students and faculty are religious, this is fine, but beliefs began to interfere with classes as we read the Bible and other religious texts. Sometimes the occasional student would slip a remark about atheists being dumb or destined for evil, in the classroom, which were ignored by the teacher.
-Diversity in Text
We read 2 works from women and 1 from a person of color. It would be nice to have more diversity in the curriculum.
-Friendships
Most students have closely knitted friend groups because they had gone to archway together, often I felt secluded.
-Grades
Faculty say ‘grades don’t matter,’ however many give ridiculously difficult tests that students were sometimes unable to do or finish. I often saw students cry about bad scores.
-No AP classes
All of the classes are honors, which colleges don't take seriously and AP tests are not provided.
I have been a student at Veritas for 9 years now, and I have had ups and downs with this school. The courses are incredibly challenging, since every class is an honors level class. This can be wonderful if you excel in a subject, but oftentimes students fall behind in some of the more advanced courses. The school strongly states that "grades don't matter" which, while a nice idea, makes it difficult to keep a GPA where you want it to be. Charter schools in Arizona cannot be religious, but Veritas has a very Catholic community, so many lessons revolve around a Christian viewpoint of the world. The school has had several controversies around transgender students, so be advised that no trans student will be permitted to use their bathroom of choice or join the sports team of their preferred gender.