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Phoenix College Preparatory Academy

Q: Is Phoenix College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Phoenix College Preparatory Academy ranks 169 th of 256 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 256 Arizona High Schools

Better than 34% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Phoenix College Preparatory Academy is a Phoenix high school serving grades 9–12, with 261 students. Its 2025–26 proficiency was 25% in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math. The clearest concern is ELA: the school’s 25% result was 16 percentage points below Arizona’s 41% statewide rate.

ELA also trails comparable nearby high schools: the academy’s 25% was 4 points below their average of 29%, and it ranked second-lowest among the five schools compared. Math was closer to nearby results, averaging 27% versus the academy’s 25%; the academy tied Metro Technical High School and scored above only Central High School. Still, math was 8 points below the state rate of 33%. The school’s ELA and math results matched those reported for its district, MCCCD on behalf of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy. Science was its strongest subject against the state: the latest reported result was 24%, compared with 22% statewide.

That science advantage has narrowed: the school’s result fell from 31% in 2022–23 to 24% in 2023–24, while its lead over the state shrank from 9 points to 2. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking also declined, from the 66th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–25 to the 34th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26; its latest rank was 169 of 256. Some group-specific SchoolDigger rankings were notably stronger: in 2022–23, African American students ranked at the 91st percentile, versus the school’s overall 81st percentile. By contrast, the Low Socio Economic Status Students ranking fell from the 83rd percentile to the 46th between 2024–25 and 2025–26. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 19.5, slightly above the nearby average of 19.4, and 57.61% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022–23.

261

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

55.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

3310 N 10th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85013-4009

(602) 285-7998

District: MCCCD on behalf of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.4%

White:

4.6%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Arizona avg37%

169^th of 256

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

202^nd of 267MCCCD on behalf of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy 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
2026	25.3	169 of 256	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.2	92 of 271	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	130 of 270	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	89 of 469	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	128 of 464	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	110 of 509	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	80 of 285	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	32 of 420	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	78.5	51 of 416	87.7%	★★★★☆
2016	55.8	124 of 406	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.2	108 of 261	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.3	108 of 394	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.9	139 of 491	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	38.2	294 of 471	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	228 of 397	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.4	250 of 403	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	18.4	323 of 395	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	88.9	18 of 201	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	52.7	104 of 301	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	129 of 306	57.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	53.8	31 of 258	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	103 of 200	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.9	100 of 406	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	114 of 456	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	166 of 492	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	80 of 247	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	53 of 354	85.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	50 of 176	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	55 of 170	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.8	52 of 379	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	76 of 441	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	71 of 479	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	22 of 183	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	92.1	10 of 311	96.8%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.3	11 of 60	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	95 of 176	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	80.0	31 of 180	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	50 of 172	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	78 of 223	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.2	57 of 429	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	115 of 455	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	76 of 492	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	90 of 238	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.0	39 of 370	89.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.7	40 of 199	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	97.7	1 of 94	98.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	52.5	95 of 380	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	82 of 422	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	91.1	26 of 371	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	63.8	110 of 409	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	96.3	20 of 448	95.5%	★★★★★

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)

Pacific Islander (2021)99th percentile+21 vs school

White (2023)93rd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2023)91st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)88th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2023)82nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)75th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)55th percentile-23 vs school

Female (2024)48th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+12 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Mathematics25%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Students get to watch films in class, that have nothing to do with subject matter. Classrooms are left unsupervised. Clicks. Policies are not followed by half of the staff. Unorganized operating procedures. Failure to notify parents about teacher sanctioned unauthorized school activities. Poor management skills. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)				AASA Mathematics (2026)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3310 N 10th Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	MCCCD on behalf of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 285-7998	261	13	19.5	55.9%	12 (4.6%)	10 (3.8%)	228 (87.4%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	25.3	169^th of 256 public high schools	34.0%		60.2	92^nd of 271 public high schools	66.1%	77			25.0	25.0			25.0	25.0		$00			$00
Linda Abril Educational Academy	Public	10-12	3000 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-0050	246	14	17.5	52.4%	6 (2.4%)	24 (9.8%)	204 (82.9%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)									$13,707	$1,410	$547	$3,368	$11,016	$733	$11,750
Metro Technical High School	Public	9-12	1900 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-8000	1,781	95	18.7	53.3%	24 (1.3%)	31 (1.7%)	1,697 (95.3%)	19 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	31.6	147^th of 256 public high schools	42.6%		31.4	172^nd of 271 public high schools	36.5%	25			33.0	33.0			25.0	25.0	$10,631	$925	$233	$2,083	$8,117	$1,355	$9,472
Phoenix Coding Academy	Public	9-12	4445 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5700	224	16	13.8	34.8%	44 (19.6%)	23 (10.3%)	140 (62.5%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	56.5	100^th of 256 public high schools	60.9%		35.8	159^th of 271 public high schools	41.3%	59			46.0	46.0			38.0	38.0	$10,718	$773	$298	$1,845	$8,700	$947	$9,647
PXU City	Public	9-12	4502 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 764-1100	85	2	42.5	—	3 (3.5%)	13 (15.3%)	61 (71.8%)	3 (3.5%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.5%)								(n/a)
Central High School	Public	9-12	4525 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-7500	1,733	101	17.1	50.8%	117 (6.8%)	262 (15.1%)	1,167 (67.3%)	40 (2.3%)	96 (5.5%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.7%)	9.2	234^th of 256 public high schools	8.6%		13.6	253^rd of 271 public high schools	6.6%	19			12.0	12.0			11.0	11.0	$9,506	$972	$176	$2,120	$7,559	$799	$8,358
Phoenix Educator Preparatory	Public	9-12	4525 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 764-1051	0	3	1.6	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Metropolitan Arts Institute	Public, Charter	7-12	1700 N. 7th Ave.	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Metropolitan Arts Institute Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 258-9500	249	15	16.6	—	89 (35.7%)	25 (10.0%)	105 (42.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	60.6	88^th of 256 public high schools	65.6%		35.7	160^th of 271 public high schools	41.0%	72	52.0	55.0	66.0	60.0			27.0	27.0		$00			$00
CPLC College and Career High School	Public, Charter	9-12	715 W. Mariposa St.	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	CPLC Community Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 288-4518	48	3	16.0	—	6 (12.5%)	4 (8.3%)	37 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$00			$00
Franklin Police and Fire High School	Public	9-12	1645 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-0200	313	21	14.9	54.0%	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	300 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	33.7	145^th of 256 public high schools	43.4%		28	181^st of 271 public high schools	33.2%	36			26.0	26.0			33.0	33.0	$13,219	$757	$344	$1,857	$10,961	$1,157	$12,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoenix College Preparatory Academy

Is Phoenix College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Phoenix College Preparatory Academy ranks 169^th of 256 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Phoenix College Preparatory Academy are 87% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Phoenix College Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Phoenix College Preparatory Academy.

What district is Phoenix College Preparatory Academy in?

MCCCD on behalf of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy

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