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Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

Summary

Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School is a small public charter high school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 88 students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently struggled academically, ranking among the lowest-performing high schools in the state with alarmingly low proficiency rates and high dropout rates.

Despite relatively high per-student spending, Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School has been unable to improve student outcomes. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are only 5%, far below the state averages of 40% and 32%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from just 11.4% to 38% over the past five years, with dropout rates as high as 33.6%. In comparison, nearby schools like Cesar Chavez High School, Skyline Prep High School, and South Mountain High School generally perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates and graduation rates.

Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 69.32% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's racial composition has also fluctuated, with the percentage of White students increasing from 5.77% to 11.36% over the past few years, while the percentage of African American students decreased from 13.46% to 4.55%. Despite the school's struggles, the Phoenix Union High School District and other nearby districts, such as Skyline Schools Inc. and Maricopa County Regional School District, continue to operate higher-performing schools in the area.

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,719

Per pupil spending ?

69.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

217 E Olympic Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85042-6564

(602) 243-8496

District: Kaizen Education Foundation dba Tempe Accelerated

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.6%

African American:

13.1%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2011 → 3rd in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (5% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (29% vs 78%)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (18% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school5%

District avg5%

Arizona avg36%

Not ranked this year

Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.6	455 of 469	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	377 of 464	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	439 of 509	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	359 of 420	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	385 of 416	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	365 of 406	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	351 of 394	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	400 of 491	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.9	404 of 471	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	362 of 397	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	303 of 403	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	327 of 395	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	12.0	395 of 456	13.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	407 of 492	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.1	371 of 379	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	325 of 441	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	374 of 479	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	283 of 311	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.4	317 of 347	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	206 of 253	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	352 of 429	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	357 of 455	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	408 of 492	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	7.3	364 of 409	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	362 of 448	19.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+61 vs school

Foster Care (2021)71st percentile+57 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2022)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)18th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2022)13th percentile-5 vs school

White (2022)11th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)9th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts5%-35 vs state

Mathematics5%-27 vs state

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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 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School	Public, Charter	9-12	217 E Olympic Dr	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Tempe Accelerated	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-8496	84	7	12.0		5 (6.0%)	11 (13.1%)	66 (78.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)									$14,719	$2,946	$1,747	$7,638	$4,880	$5,146	$10,027
South Pointe High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8325 S Central Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South P	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-0600	615	28	21.9		21 (3.4%)	132 (21.5%)	438 (71.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	7.4	270^th of 271 public high schools	0.4%		7.3	270^th of 270 public high schools	0.0%				9.0			10.0			$10,668	$1,556	$1,127	$4,240	$3,620	$4,365	$7,985
Paideia Liberal Arts Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1535 E Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	The Paideia Academies Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 343-3043	266	21	12.6		29 (10.9%)	41 (15.4%)	183 (68.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)								(n/a)	39.0	35.0					21.0			$00			$00
International Commerce High School - Phoenix	Public, Charter	9-12	432 E Southern	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	International Commerce Secondary Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 317-5900	202	14	14.0		7 (3.5%)	16 (7.9%)	172 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)									$9,900	$1,202	$126	$2,530	$4,975	$3,598	$8,572
South Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5401 S 7th St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5000	2,207	107	20.7		64 (2.9%)	332 (15.0%)	1,737 (78.7%)	10 (0.5%)	28 (1.3%)	5 (0.2%)	31 (1.4%)	10.4	264^th of 271 public high schools	2.6%		9.3	266^th of 270 public high schools	1.5%	2			16.0			7.0		6.0	$9,998	$803	$252	$1,858	$8,107	$836	$8,943
Hope College and Career Readiness Academy	Public	9-12	6401 S 16th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Maricopa County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 875-5265	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00			$00
AAEC - SMCC Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2002 E Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-9890	426	20	21.3		16 (3.8%)	22 (5.2%)	379 (89.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	48.4	119^th of 271 public high schools	56.1%		30.6	177^th of 270 public high schools	34.4%	58			63.0			23.0		21.0		$00			$00
NFL YET College Prep Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4848 S 2nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Espiritu Community Development Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-7788	368	20	18.0		7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	343 (93.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	40.0	38.0		37.0	38.0	25.0				$00			$00
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School	Public, Charter	7-12	4445 S 12th St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 842-1722	247	18	13.7		14 (5.7%)	19 (7.7%)	199 (80.6%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)										$00			$00
Cesar Chavez High School	Public	9-12	3921 W Baseline Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-4000	2,598	129	20.2		92 (3.5%)	425 (16.4%)	1,882 (72.4%)	32 (1.2%)	77 (3.0%)	9 (0.3%)	81 (3.1%)	14.3	249^th of 271 public high schools	8.1%		14	244^th of 270 public high schools	9.6%	5			17.0			17.0		7.0	$8,638	$649	$172	$1,469	$6,886	$931	$7,817

Frequently Asked Questions about Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School

What is the racial makeup of Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School?

Students at Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School are 79% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School in?

Kaizen Education Foundation dba Tempe Accelerated

How many students attend Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 84 students attended Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School.

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