American Youth Academy
Estimated acceptance rate: 60%
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Last verified: 4/8/2026Tuition & Scholarship Calculator
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Learning Support
This school offers programs for students with learning differences. They accept McKay/Gardiner scholarships designed for students with special needs.
Programs
About
American Youth Academy (AYA) is a PK-12 private Islamic school founded in 2004 at 5905 E. 130th Avenue in Tampa, serving roughly 1,200 students. AYA is the only Islamic school on the East Coast authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP, grades 6-10) and Diploma Programme (DP, grades 11-12), having become an IB World School in October 2014. Arabic and Qur'anic studies are integrated alongside the core curriculum through the QAIS department. The school is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), Cognia (SACS-CASI), and the Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA). Athletics compete as the AYA Falcons; arts and robotics programs run across divisions.
Admission
- Test Required
- In-house English and Math placement exam ($40 fee, administered after application approval). No ISEE or SSAT required.
- Interview
- Required
- Essay
- Not required
- Deadline
- Rolling year-round; new student registration for 2026-27 opens February 1, 2026
- Rolling Admissions
- Yes
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Data Sources (11)
- Official tuition pageData from: 2024-25 · Collected: 4/7/2026
- NCES Private School SurveyData from: 2023-24 · Collected: 4/7/2026
- NicheData from: 2025-26 · Collected: 4/7/2026
- AE Competition (The Elite Tracker)Data from: 4/9/2026 · Collected: 4/9/2026
- Data Hunt 2026-04-22 (hours/care scrape)
- FLDOE Private School DirectoryData from: 2024-25 · Collected: 4/8/2026
- AE Competition (The Website Wizard)Data from: 4/9/2026 · Collected: 4/9/2026
- Data Hunt 2026-04-14 (Website Wizard)Collected: 4/14/2026
- Data Hunt 2026-04-22 (hours/care scrape)
- Data cleanup 2026-04-25 (dedupe merge)
- Deep enrich iter6Data from: 2025-26 · Collected: 5/27/2026