ACES Gilbert

How the funding fits

Every Arizona K-12 student can open an Empowerment Scholarship Account. For the grades ACES Gilbert serves, ADE's latest chart gives $4,718–$6,205 (K) and $7,105–$10,540 (grades 1-12); that chart is labeled 2025-26 (ADE estimate; the 2026-27 chart isn't posted yet), and the exact figure depends on grade and the funding formula for the school the child would otherwise attend. The account can pay tuition at a qualified private school that is set up as a ClassWallet vendor. The state keeps no list of schools that take ESA payments, so ask ACES Gilbert directly.

ACES Gilbert did not turn up on any STO's published school list when we checked (Oct 2026). Lists change, so ask the school which STOs its families use.

This school focuses on special education or learning differences. A student with a qualifying public-school evaluation usually receives a disability ESA well above the base range.

Independent schools in the Phoenix area usually run their own need-based aid with a winter deadline, separate from any ESA or STO funding.

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What the records show

The U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2023-24) shows the school reporting 195 students, 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, an 8.9:1 student-teacher ratio and grades K-11.

Questions for your visit

1. Are you a ClassWallet vendor, and will you bill our ESA directly each quarter?
2. What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees can the ESA cover?
3. Which STOs do your families use, and when do their applications open?
4. Do you offer parishioner, church-member, sibling or need-based discounts?
5. Which needs are you staffed for, and how will you use my child's IEP or evaluation?

After grade 11: nearby schools that keep going

ACES Gilbert ends at grade 11. These schools serve grade 12 through 12 and are among the closest:

• Gilbert Christian Schools: grades PK-12, about 2 mi away · 5 STO lists
• Empower Academy: grades 3-12, about 4 mi away
• Canyon State Academy: grades 2-12, about 4 mi away
• Lumos Arts Academy: grades K-12, about 4 mi away · 2 STO lists

Nearby schools with profiles

• Creo Montessori School: Independent School, grades PK-10, 1.8 mi
• Gilbert Christian Schools: Christian School, grades PK-12, 2.3 mi · 5 STO lists
• Empower Academy: Independent School, grades 3-12, 3.6 mi
• Gilbert Christian Schools - Greenfield Campus: Christian School, grades PK-8, 4.0 mi
• Christ's Greenfield Lutheran School: Christian School, grades PK-8, 4.1 mi · 4 STO lists
• Canyon State Academy: Independent School, grades 2-12, 4.2 mi

We list 35 private schools in Gilbert, Queen Creek & San Tan Valley, and 22 of them are on at least one STO school list.