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Apache Trail High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

Summary

Apache Trail High School is a public charter high school located in Apache Junction, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 191 students. The school's student body is predominantly White (52.88%) and Hispanic (37.7%), with a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, as 60.21% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite serving this community, Apache Trail High School consistently underperforms academically, ranking in the bottom 25% of Arizona high schools with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are significantly below state averages across various assessments, with only 4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Science compared to the state average of 22%. Additionally, the school has struggled with low graduation rates, ranging from 26.9% to 37% in recent years, and high dropout rates, ranging from 16.2% to 26.2%, well above state averages.

In comparison, nearby schools like Desert Ridge High, located approximately 4.67 miles away, have significantly higher academic performance, with a statewide ranking in the top 35% of Arizona high schools and much higher test scores and graduation rates. The data also suggests that certain subgroups at Apache Trail High School, such as Native American and homeless students, perform relatively better compared to the school's overall low performance. However, the school's academic challenges appear to be persistent and potentially worsening, with a concerning declining trend over the past decade.

184

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,292

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

945 W Apache Trl
Apache Junction, AZ 85120-5409

(480) 288-0337

District: American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Apache

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

41.8%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2011 → 5th in 2023

Worth a look

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

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (50% vs 80%)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (16% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school4%

District avg4%

Arizona avg31%

Not ranked this year

Apache Trail 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	13.1	445 of 469	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	388 of 464	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	439 of 509	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	384 of 420	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	378 of 416	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	385 of 406	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	321 of 394	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.3	325 of 491	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.2	245 of 471	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.6	298 of 397	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	58.7	172 of 403	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.0	245 of 395	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

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	12.0	390 of 406	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	380 of 456	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	407 of 492	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	322 of 354	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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	14.2	351 of 379	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	353 of 441	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	374 of 479	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	241 of 311	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.7	345 of 347	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	229 of 253	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.0	410 of 429	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	359 of 455	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	408 of 492	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	358 of 370	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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	44.2	96 of 255	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★☆☆☆

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
2023	4.7	366 of 371	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	360 of 409	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	362 of 448	19.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	290 of 291	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)62nd percentile+46 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+33 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2022)27th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)7th percentile~ school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

Female (2023)4th percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

Mathematics6%-26 vs state

Science4%-18 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 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th 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
Apache Trail High School	Public, Charter	9-12	945 W Apache Trl	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Apache	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 288-0337	184	10	18.4		94 (51.1%)	3 (1.6%)	77 (41.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)						$9,292	$1,254	$1,190	$3,698	$3,485	$3,363	$6,848
Imagine Prep Superstition	Public, Charter	9-12	1843 W 16th Ave	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Imagine Prep Superstition Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-0530	294	14	21.0		140 (47.6%)	5 (1.7%)	133 (45.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	46.1	125^th of 271 public high schools	53.9%		40.2	144^th of 270 public high schools	46.7%	19		47.0		32.0	23.0		$00			$00
Apache Junction High School	Public	9-12	2525 S Ironwood Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-3980	796	46	17.4		408 (51.3%)	5 (0.6%)	334 (42.0%)	10 (1.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	26.2	190^th of 271 public high schools	29.9%		12	253^rd of 270 public high schools	6.3%	63		33.0		18.0	17.0	$4,909	$253	$07	$513	$4,604	$45	$4,650
EVIT - Apache Junction High School	Public	9-12	2525 S Ironwood Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
EVIT East Apache Junction	Public	10-12	2525 S Ironwood Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 982-1110	0	3	.3		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00			$00
Superstition High School	Public	7-12	10222 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(480) 472-9650	54	11	4.9		16 (29.6%)	9 (16.7%)	22 (40.7%)	1 (1.9%)	5 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Skyline High School	Public	9-12	845 S Crismon Rd	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-9400	1,995	112	17.8		656 (32.9%)	81 (4.1%)	1,111 (55.7%)	27 (1.4%)	50 (2.5%)	10 (0.5%)	60 (3.0%)	20.9	212^th of 271 public high schools	21.8%		24.4	192^nd of 270 public high schools	28.9%	20		29.0		19.0	10.0	$7,508	$162	$20	$344	$6,766	$560	$7,326
EVIT - Skyline High School	Public	9-12	854 S. Crismon Rd	Mesa	85208	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
Desert Ridge High	Public	8-12	10045 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 984-8947	2,103	107	19.7		1,199 (57.0%)	73 (3.5%)	619 (29.4%)	53 (2.5%)	22 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	129 (6.1%)	43.1	134^th of 271 public high schools	50.6%		49.1	121^st of 270 public high schools	55.2%	13	68.0	45.0	58.0	36.0	16.0	$6,032	$20	$35	$75	$5,607	$370	$5,977
EVIT - Desert Ridge High School	Public	9-12	10045 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Apache Trail High School

What district is Apache Trail High School in?

American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Apache

How many students attend Apache Trail High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended Apache Trail High School.

What is the racial makeup of Apache Trail High School?

Students at Apache Trail High School are 51% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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