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Academy with Community Partners

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

Summary

Academy with Community Partners is a public charter high school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a relatively small student population of 171 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school has struggled with low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and significantly below-average academic performance compared to nearby public high schools like Westwood High School and Mountain View High School.

In the 2022-2023 school year, Academy with Community Partners had a 4-year graduation rate of only 25%, much lower than the 73.6% rate at Westwood High School and 88.0% at Mountain View High School. The school's dropout rate was also high at 27.1%, compared to 7.9% at Westwood High School and 2.9% at Mountain View High School. Academically, only 2% of 11th-grade students at Academy with Community Partners were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40%, and the school's science proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was just 5%, compared to the state average of 22%.

The school's performance has declined over the years, with the school ranking 456 out of 469 Arizona high schools and receiving a 0-star rating in the 2022-2023 school year, down from a 3-star rating in the 2020-2021 school year. The school's high percentage of Hispanic and Native American students, as well as its high proportion of students from low-income backgrounds, may present unique challenges that the school is struggling to address effectively, despite increased funding per student over the years.

170

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,540

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

433 N Hall
Mesa, AZ 85203-7407

(480) 833-0068

District: Academy with Community Partners-Arizona Inc

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

White:

24.1%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2009 → 3rd in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (4% vs 31% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (56% vs 80%)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (13% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school4%

District avg4%

Arizona avg31%

Not ranked this year

Academy with Community Partners 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	12.5	456 of 469	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	239 of 464	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	216 of 509	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	15.0	354 of 406	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.8	326 of 394	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.0	321 of 491	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.0	291 of 471	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.8	292 of 397	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	342 of 403	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.0	248 of 395	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

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

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	395 of 406	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	271 of 456	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	336 of 492	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.8	362 of 379	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	282 of 441	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	215 of 479	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	36.9	223 of 455	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	150 of 492	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	224 of 409	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	169 of 448	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2022)51st percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile~ school

White (2022)45th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2022)27th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile~ school

Female (2023)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

Science5%-17 vs state

English Language Arts2%-38 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
Academy with Community Partners	Public, Charter	9-12	433 N Hall	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Academy with Community Partners-Arizona Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 833-0068	170	17	9.9		41 (24.1%)	13 (7.6%)	109 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)									$12,540	$00	$1,144	$1,144	$00	$11,396	$11,396
Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	2700 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-6900	3,421	154	22.2		1,978 (57.8%)	86 (2.5%)	1,065 (31.1%)	36 (1.1%)	146 (4.3%)	15 (0.4%)	95 (2.8%)	53	109^th of 271 public high schools	59.8%		58.1	95^th of 270 public high schools	64.8%	14			53.0			43.0		17.0	$6,419	$184	$20	$387	$5,621	$595	$6,215
EVIT - Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	2700 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00			$00
Mesa High School	Public	9-12	1630 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-5900	3,233	156	20.6		710 (22.0%)	148 (4.6%)	2,194 (67.9%)	18 (0.6%)	65 (2.0%)	26 (0.8%)	72 (2.2%)	21.9	206^th of 271 public high schools	24.0%		20.9	206^th of 270 public high schools	23.7%				31.0			21.0		8.0	$6,532	$88	$32	$209	$5,967	$444	$6,411
EVIT - Mesa High School	Public	9-12	1630 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00			$00
Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	32 S Center St	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 969-5641	778	41	18.9		554 (71.2%)	7 (0.9%)	186 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.1%)	87	34^th of 271 public high schools	87.5%		94.4	18^th of 270 public high schools	93.3%	16	67.0	64.0	89.0	50.0	41.0	67.0	55.0	37.0		$00			$00
Sun Valley High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1143 S Lindsay Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Sun Val	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 497-4800	345	15	23.0		63 (18.3%)	30 (8.7%)	215 (62.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)								(n/a)									$10,504	$1,264	$1,405	$3,934	$4,238	$3,597	$7,835
EVIT - Westwood High School	Public	9-12	945 W Rio Salado Pkwy	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$00			$00
Westwood High School	Public	9-12	945 W Rio Salado Pkwy	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-4400	3,135	154	20.3		611 (19.5%)	181 (5.8%)	1,871 (59.7%)	24 (0.8%)	318 (10.1%)	33 (1.1%)	97 (3.1%)	19.6	219^th of 271 public high schools	19.2%		21.9	202^nd of 270 public high schools	25.2%	17			26.0			17.0		12.0	$6,306	$118	$25	$262	$5,682	$481	$6,163
Crossroads at East Valley Academy	Public	5-12	855 W 8th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 472-9350	19	4	4.7		4 (21.1%)	1 (5.3%)	12 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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What is the racial makeup of Academy with Community Partners?

Students at Academy with Community Partners are 64% Hispanic, 24% White, 8% African American, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Academy with Community Partners?

In the 2024-25 school year, 170 students attended Academy with Community Partners.

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