AP-First Model
All students are prepared for advanced coursework and college-level expectations beginning in 9th grade through rigorous Pre-AP aligned instruction and academic support systems.
A New Kind of High School Is Coming to Maryvale
AP-First. College & Career Connected. Built for Maryvale.
Tuition-free. AP-first. Built for Maryvale.
Why Zenith
A high school built so every scholar can thrive.
Zenith is being designed with Maryvale, for Maryvale — through student surveys, focus groups, and community conversations with families and local leaders.
Earn College Credit
Dual enrollment and AP coursework before graduation.
Explore STEAM Careers
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math pathways.
Real-World Experience
Internships, mentorship, and community partnerships.
Financial Literacy
Life and money skills woven into every year.
Bold Leadership
Character, confidence, and community built in.
The Zenith Difference
What makes Zenith different?
Personalized Pathways
Every scholar develops individualized college, career, and leadership goals through advisory, mentorship, and postsecondary planning.
Career-Connected Learning
Students engage in internships, work-based learning, career exploration, and industry-connected experiences aligned to high-demand Arizona careers.
Small, Personalized Environment
With no more than 100 students per grade, every student is known, supported, and challenged.
Financial Literacy and Real-World Readiness
Students develop practical life, financial, communication, and leadership skills alongside academic rigor.
Embedded Intervention and Support
Daily Elevate intervention block provides targeted academic support, ELD support, enrichment, tutoring, and acceleration.
Core Values
Purpose
Students discover their strengths and pursue a future filled with opportunity.
Service
Students give back and make a meaningful impact in their community.
Bold Leaders
Students lead with integrity and shape the future.
In the Community
Designed with Maryvale, for Maryvale.
Zenith was designed through direct feedback from Maryvale students, families, educators, nonprofit leaders, and community stakeholders.
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Community surveys completed
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One-on-one family conversations
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Community organizations engaged
Maryvale community planning session
Community outreach with the Zenith team
Just Schools advocacy event
Tabling and talking with families
Partnering with Harvest Compassion Center
Visiting Arizona Educational Foundation
At the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
With the Phoenix Community Alliance
“This school was built with the community, not simply placed into the community.”
Partners
Community and strategic partnerships.
- BES (Build. Excel. Sustain.)
- Harvest Compassion Center
- AZ Leads
- Million Dollar Teacher Project
- Center for the Future of Arizona
- AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Phoenix Community Alliance
- Arizona State University
- Grand Canyon University
- Maricopa Community Colleges
- Boys and Girls Club
- YMCA
Partnerships include community collaboration, strategic advising, outreach, higher education engagement, and ongoing partnership development.
This is not an ability gap.
It is an access gap.
— Shaped by 200+ conversations with Maryvale families
Mission
Zenith prepares students to excel through early college pathways, STEAM learning, and real-world career experiences — graduating with college credit, credentials, and the skills to thrive.
Vision
Graduates who are skilled, ethical, and community-minded leaders — ready for college, career, and Arizona's future.
Be part of Zenith from the start
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Add your name to the Interest List or share what matters most to your family. Every voice strengthens our application to the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools.