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South Pointe High School

Q: Is South Pointe High School a good school?

South Pointe High School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Arizona high schools.

Q: How many students attend South Pointe High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended South Pointe High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of South Pointe High School?

Students at South Pointe High School are 71% Hispanic, 21% African American, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 0% of Arizona high schools

Summary

South Pointe High School is a public charter high school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 597 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the American Charter Schools Foundation district, which is ranked 288 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Pointe High School consistently underperforms compared to the state and nearby schools across a range of metrics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40%. In mathematics, only 10% were proficient, compared to the state average of 30%. This trend has persisted over the past several years. The school also has low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 38.8% to 78.4% in recent years, and high dropout rates, ranging from 5.2% to 23.5%, which are significantly higher than the state and nearby school averages.

However, South Pointe High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school ranks 191 out of 201 Arizona high schools for African American students and 353 out of 379 for Hispanic students, but it ranks 53 out of 258 for English Language Learner students and 31 out of 150 for homeless students, indicating some areas of relative strength. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $8,323 to $10,668 in recent years, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes or other key metrics. The school's consistent underperformance and lack of improvement over time suggest that it is facing systemic challenges that have proven difficult to address.

615

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,668

Per pupil spending ?

43.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8325 S Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85042-6576

(602) 243-0600

District: American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South P

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.2%

African American:

21.5%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (10% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (40% vs 80%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg10%

Arizona avg35%

270^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

288^th of 289American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South P among Arizona districts

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
2025	7.4	270 of 271	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	270 of 270	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	425 of 469	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	361 of 464	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	414 of 509	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	272 of 285	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	325 of 420	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	314 of 416	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	403 of 406	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	365 of 394	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	398 of 491	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	353 of 471	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	312 of 397	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	346 of 403	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	356 of 395	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.5	191 of 201	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	174 of 301	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	200 of 306	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	91 of 122	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	12 of 312	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.1	389 of 406	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	363 of 456	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	396 of 492	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	300 of 354	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	353 of 379	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	322 of 441	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	359 of 479	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	131 of 183	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	230 of 311	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	63.9	31 of 150	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	37.3	67 of 168	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.1	318 of 347	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	202 of 253	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.1	409 of 429	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	320 of 455	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	382 of 492	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	282 of 370	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.2	63 of 256	75.4%	★★★★☆

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+57 vs school

Homeless (2022)79th percentile+57 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+27 vs school

Native American (2022)41st percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile+9 vs school

White (2022)11th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)7th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)5th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2023)5th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2023)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics10%-20 vs state

English Language Arts9%-31 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
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
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
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 South Pointe High School

Is South Pointe High School a good school?

South Pointe High School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Arizona high schools.

How many students attend South Pointe High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended South Pointe High School.

What district is South Pointe High School in?

American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South P

What is the racial makeup of South Pointe High School?

Students at South Pointe High School are 71% Hispanic, 21% African American, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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