Highlights
- ASU Prep West Valley opens fall 2026 at 43rd Avenue and West Peoria Avenue as a tuition-free K-8 charter school.
- Grades K-4 attend in person; middle schoolers use a hybrid model, on campus two days a week and online the rest.
- Alondra Salazar, a 15-year educator and former middle school principal, will serve as school founder and lead administrator.
- The campus is ASU Prep's newest of 13 locations across the Phoenix metro, responding to rapid West Valley population growth.
ASU Preparatory Academy will open ASU Prep West Valley in fall 2026, a tuition-free K-8 charter school at 43rd Avenue and West Peoria Avenue, adding to its network of 13 campuses across the Phoenix metro.
The school splits its model by grade band. Students in kindergarten through fourth grade attend in person daily. Middle schoolers enroll in ASU Prep Digital+, a hybrid program that brings them to campus twice a week while the remaining days run online, structured as preparation for high school.
Amy McGrath, managing director of ASU Prep, attributed the expansion to population pressure. "The West Valley is seeing rapid growth and significant job expansion, and that's bringing a surge of families to the area who prioritize education and a path toward future college and career attainment," McGrath said in a statement.
Alondra Salazar will lead the K-4 program as school founder. Salazar brings more than 15 years of experience as a teacher and middle school principal.
ASU Prep was established in 2008 and operates as a network of tuition-free public charter schools in the Phoenix metro area dedicated to preparing K-12 students for college, according to the network's website.
Enrollment opens ahead of the fall 2026 launch.
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