Welcome to Great Hearts North Phoenix Prep, Serving Grades 6-12
Located just north of downtown Phoenix, Arizona, North Phoenix Preparatory Academy offers families a tuition-free education that blends the timeless power of classical learning with the opportunities of the modern world. Serving grades 6-12—middle school and high school—our public charter school prepares students to think clearly, act virtuously, and live purposefully.
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Virtual Tour
Begin your journey into the heart of classical education with just a click. Watch a virtual tour of North Phoenix Prep where we foster virtuous scholars and deep thinkers. Witness firsthand how our teachers inspire a passion for lifelong learning, logic, and moral integrity. This isn't merely a tour of our school; it's a gateway to becoming part of a community dedicated to academic excellence and living the values of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. Discover the unique spirit of Great Hearts—where every lesson shapes well-rounded, virtuous citizens.
Why Families Choose North Phoenix Prep
Mission-Driven Excellence
Everything we do points back to the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. Our well-rounded curriculum—literature, mathematics, science, languages, history, and the arts—invites students into the “Great Conversation” of the Western Tradition.
Personal Growth & High Expectations
Socratic dialogue sparks curiosity while clear routines foster both joy and order. Students meet high academic standards and are mentored by teachers who know and love them.
Character at the Core
Courage, temperance, justice, and wisdom guide daily life. The best schools shape hearts as well as minds, forming compassionate young citizens ready to serve their communities.
Academic life at North Phoenix Prep is challenging, yet it begins with wonder.
Middle-school students encounter the great stories of the West for the first time: Odysseus steering past the Sirens, Plutarch’s portraits of civic courage, and Euclid’s Elements opening their minds to proof and precision. These years are intentionally scaffolded; grammar and logic are internalized through lively recitation and hands-on demonstrations, setting the stage for deeper inquiry later on. By high school, the curriculum expands into an honors-level sequence that rivals private institutions: four years of literature and Humane Letters, advanced mathematics through calculus, laboratory sciences grounded in original texts, and either Latin or Spanish through the upper divisions. Graduates routinely post SAT scores hundreds of points above state and national averages, and the Class of 2024 earned more than five million dollars in merit-based scholarships—evidence that a classical track prepares students for any college, any major, and any profession.
Yet Scottsdale Prep refuses to measure success by transcripts alone.
The heart of the program is virtue education woven quietly into everything: the patience required to master a Euclidean proof, the courage to deliver an unflinching speech, the temperance that comes from balanced study and leisure, and the justice practiced when older students mentor sixth-graders through the Spartan House system.
Learning Beyond the Classroom
• Field studies that leverage the cultural richness of metropolitan Phoenix
• Service projects that strengthen civic responsibility
• Competitive athletics and award-winning fine-arts programs that build teamwork and creativity
A Welcoming Community for Every Family
Our campus is located at 32nd Street and Hearn near SR51 makes the academy accessible to families across North Phoenix and the north Valley.
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Visit • Apply • Connect
Have questions? Call our front office at (602) 404-7414. We look forward to welcoming your family into the North Phoenix Prep community. As a tuition-free charter school, North Phoenix Prep opens its doors to all families across Phoenix and the North Valley. Diversity of thought and background enriches classroom dialogue and prepares students for respectful engagement in a wider world.
Start with the virtual tour, then schedule an on-campus tour where you can observe classes, chat with students, and meet faculty. If you share our belief that the best school is one that shapes both intellect and heart, you will find a home here among the Gladiators. We look forward to welcoming your family into a tradition that stretches back to Socrates and forward to whatever brave new world our graduates will one day inherit.
With warm regards,
Erin Lentz, Headmaster
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy
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