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Mingus Springs Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Mingus Springs Charter School is an elementary school located in Chino Valley, Arizona, serving 156 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Chino Valley Unified District, which is ranked 416 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mingus Springs Charter School consistently underperforms compared to the state average in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 10% to 40%, while the state average ranged from 37% to 45%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 7% to 20%, compared to the state average of 27% to 43%. Additionally, the school has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When comparing Mingus Springs Charter School to the nearby public schools, such as Granite Mountain Middle School, Taylor Hicks School, and Abia Judd Elementary School, it becomes evident that Mingus Springs Charter School is underperforming academically. These nearby public schools have higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics compared to Mingus Springs Charter School. The school's struggles with student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, White students, and special education students, further suggest that the school may need to re-evaluate its educational strategies and allocation of resources to better support student learning and achievement.

151

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

24.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Sunset Dr
Chino Valley, AZ 86323-5054

(928) 636-4766

District: Mingus Springs Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2011 → 20th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (58% vs 34% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2011

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Arizona avg34%

Not ranked this year

Mingus Springs Charter School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.2	1001 of 1245	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	879 of 1226	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	823 of 1109	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.3	584 of 1106	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	653 of 1079	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	82.8	147 of 955	84.6%	★★★★☆
2014	42.9	621 of 1079	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.8	814 of 1158	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	777 of 1141	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.0	673 of 1075	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.4	815 of 1090	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.5	478 of 1062	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	917 of 1219	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	514 of 824	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	818 of 1219	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.7	626 of 1170	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1125 of 1198	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.3	14 of 102	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	938 of 1216	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	699 of 830	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	816 of 1220	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	884 of 1027	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.8	665 of 1201	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	8.2	997 of 1024	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	601 of 800	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	970 of 1161	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	657 of 720	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	616 of 854	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	448 of 832	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	320 of 711	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.4	327 of 695	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.9	349 of 677	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.2	441 of 690	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.2	566 of 787	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.2	508 of 772	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.5	435 of 685	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.5	418 of 692	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	390 of 663	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.5	567 of 806	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	386 of 820	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.8	312 of 802	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	172 of 257	33.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	120 of 503	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	654 of 810	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	378 of 476	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	547 of 818	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.9	126 of 789	84.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.7	612 of 675	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	587 of 780	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	349 of 436	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Homeless (2023)86th percentile+67 vs school

Hispanic (2023)46th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2021)45th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2023)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)14th percentile-14 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)84th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)76th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2021)61st percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2021)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2023)30th percentile~ school

Male (2023)19th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)9th percentile-19 vs school

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Schools Near Mingus Springs Charter School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Mingus Springs Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3600 Sunset Dr	Chino Valley	86323	Yavapai County	Mingus Springs Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 636-4766	151	9	16.7		114 (75.5%)	1 (0.7%)	32 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)									58.0		$00			$00
Del Rio Elementary School	Public	3-5	1036 N Road 1 W	Chino Valley	86323	Yavapai County	Chino Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 636-4414	477	25	19.0		306 (64.2%)	3 (0.6%)	146 (30.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	38.1	480^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.2%		45.1	437^th of 912 public elementary schools	52.1%	43	50.0	56.0	31.0		39.0	31.0	19.0		32.0	$5,857	$1,088	$27	$2,203	$4,463	$279	$4,742
Territorial Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	1088 Mahan Ln	Chino Valley	86323	Yavapai County	Chino Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 636-3842	577	31	18.9		385 (66.7%)	2 (0.3%)	166 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.6%)								(n/a)										$6,815	$1,523	$14	$3,060	$4,906	$371	$5,278
Paulden Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	24850 N Naples St	Paulden	86334	Yavapai County	Research Based Education Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 910-4425	81	7	11.5		42 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
Coyote Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6625 N. Robert Rd	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4300	457	29	15.4		288 (63.0%)	1 (0.2%)	143 (31.3%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	46.2	417^th of 909 public elementary schools	54.1%		33.6	538^th of 912 public elementary schools	41.0%	121	43.0	42.0	37.0		59.0	30.0	37.0		42.0	$8,972	$895	$189	$1,979	$6,730	$1,157	$7,888
Granville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5250 N Stover Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4800	448	26	17.5		252 (56.3%)	1 (0.2%)	164 (36.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	58.2	331^st of 909 public elementary schools	63.6%		43	454^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.2%	123	38.0	53.0	49.0		39.0	45.0	60.0		49.0	$9,162	$872	$197	$1,940	$6,915	$1,179	$8,094
Willow Creek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2100 Willow Creek Rd	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Painted Pony Ranch Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 776-1212	71	5	14.1		50 (70.4%)	1 (1.4%)	12 (16.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	6 (8.5%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
Granite Mountain Middle School	Public	K-8	1800 N Williamson Valley Rd	Prescott	86305	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3253	512	30	17.1		356 (69.5%)	3 (0.6%)	103 (20.1%)	7 (1.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	58.9	327^th of 909 public elementary schools	64.0%		54.9	367^th of 912 public elementary schools	59.8%	40			42.0	51.0			41.0	49.0	45.0	$9,829	$931	$145	$2,006	$6,975	$1,778	$8,753
Taylor Hicks School	Public	K-5	1845 Campbell Ave	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3276	370	28	13.4		252 (68.1%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (23.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	63.8	295^th of 909 public elementary schools	67.5%		70.7	243^rd of 912 public elementary schools	73.4%	52	37.0	54.0			64.0	54.0				$11,131	$1,265	$243	$2,774	$7,948	$1,675	$9,622
Abia Judd Elementary School	Public	K-5	1749 N Williamson Valley Rd	Prescott	86305	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3263	471	32	14.7		339 (72.0%)	4 (0.8%)	89 (18.9%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	62.5	305^th of 909 public elementary schools	66.4%		63	305^th of 912 public elementary schools	66.6%		58.0	45.0			60.0	43.0				$10,105	$917	$148	$1,981	$7,438	$1,604	$9,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Mingus Springs Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Mingus Springs Charter School?

Students at Mingus Springs Charter School are 75% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mingus Springs Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended Mingus Springs Charter School.

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