How the funding fits
Every Arizona K-12 student can open an Empowerment Scholarship Account. For the grades New Gains Academy serves, ADE's latest chart gives $7,105–$10,540; 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 New Gains Academy directly.
Takes STO scholarships from: APSTO, School Choice Arizona (per each STO's published school list, Oct 2026). Each STO decides its own awards, so apply to every one on this list that fits; appearing on a list is not a promise of money. Remember that a child on an ESA contract cannot take an STO scholarship that same year, so this is a choice, not an extra.
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 10 students, 1.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 9.1:1 student-teacher ratio and grades 1-7.
Questions for your visit
- Are you a ClassWallet vendor, and will you bill our ESA directly each quarter?
- What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees can the ESA cover?
- Which STOs do your families use, and when do their applications open?
- Do you offer parishioner, church-member, sibling or need-based discounts?
After grade 7: nearby schools that keep going
New Gains Academy ends at grade 7. These schools serve grade 8 through 12 and are among the closest:
- Accel: grades K-12, about 2 mi away · 2 STO lists
- Children's Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies: grades PK-12, about 2 mi away · 1 STO lists
- Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy: grades 7-12, about 3 mi away · 4 STO lists
- Gompers Private School: grades 6-12, about 3 mi away
Nearby schools with profiles
- Accel: Independent School, grades K-12, 1.5 mi · 2 STO lists
- St. Jerome Elementary School: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 1.7 mi · 5 STO lists
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 2.0 mi · 4 STO lists
- Glenview Adventist Academy: Christian School, grades K-8, 2.1 mi · 3 STO lists
- Children's Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies: Independent School, grades PK-12, 2.2 mi · 1 STO lists
- Grace Lutheran School: Christian School, grades PK-8, 2.3 mi · 5 STO lists
We list 38 private schools in Glendale, Peoria & Surprise, and 29 of them are on at least one STO school list.