Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Junio (78965)

South Pointe Junior High, operated by the Kaizen Education Foundation, is an open, single-school independent charter district located at 6150 N 16th Street, Suite A, in Phoenix, Arizona. Situated within a bustling large city setting in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metropolitan region, the district specializes exclusively in early adolescent education, serving students in sixth through eighth grade. Functioning as an independent local education agency for federal programs, it offers a focused middle school environment tailored to support students during critical developmental and academic transition years.

During the 2024–2025 academic year, the district fostered a close-knit learning community with an enrollment of 124 students across its three grade levels. The student body represents a diverse multicultural demographic, comprising 58 Hispanic, 50 Black, 9 American Indian, 5 multiracial, and 2 White students, balanced between 66 female and 58 male scholars. To support this focused student population, South Pointe maintains a strong instructional infrastructure powered by 24 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers and 10 support staff members. This exceptionally high staff-to-student presence enables personalized instruction, small learning groups, and comprehensive academic mentoring tailored to the needs of every middle schooler.