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South Pointe High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 256 Arizona High Schools

Better than 8% of Arizona high schools

Summary

South Pointe High School serves 615 students in grades 9–12 in Phoenix, Arizona. Its clearest concern is the path to graduation: in 2024–2025, 40% of students graduated, compared with 80% statewide, while 19% dropped out, compared with 5% statewide. Nearby reported graduation rates ranged from 69% to 84%, and dropout rates from 3% to 18%. These outcomes make graduation and dropout the most important concern for families weighing the school.

Test scores are low compared with both the state and nearby grade 9–12 schools, though math is relatively stronger than ELA against nearby peers. In 2025–2026, 11% of students were proficient in each subject: ELA was 30 points below the state and 14 points below the nearby-school average of 25%; math was 22 points below the state and 4 points below the nearby average of 15%. South Pointe was second-lowest among four schools with comparable scores in each subject. Its reported district scores were also 11% in both subjects, and the district ranked at the 2nd percentile statewide. SchoolDigger placed South Pointe at the 8th percentile with 0 stars; it ranked above nearby South Mountain (5th percentile) but below Cesar Chavez (18th) and AAEC–SMCC (47th).

Graduation and dropout rates have improved over time, but remain far from state levels: graduation rose from 27% in 2020–2021 to 40% in 2024–2025, while dropout fell from 28% to 19%. SchoolDigger’s ranking rose from the 0th percentile in each of 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 to the 8th percentile in 2025–2026, a modest recovery rather than a sustained trend. The school has the highest reported nearby student–teacher ratio, at 21.9 students per teacher versus a nearby average of 16.5; its free/reduced-lunch rate was 44% in 2022–2023. Some group rankings stand out: SchoolDigger ranked how well the school served English Language Learner Students at the 79th percentile in 2021–2022, compared with the school’s overall 22nd percentile that year. Its ranking for how well it served African American Students fell from the 42nd percentile in 2021–2022 to the 5th in 2022–2023. Test scores are available for only one year per subject, so they do not show a trend.

615

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,668

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (11% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg11%

Arizona avg37%

236^th of 256

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

261^st of 267American 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
2026	8.9	236 of 256	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts11%-30 vs state

Mathematics11%-22 vs state

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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
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	65.2%	21 (3.4%)	132 (21.5%)	438 (71.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	8.9	236^th of 256 public high schools	7.8%		7.4	270^th of 271 public high schools	0.4%	34			11.0	11.0			11.0	11.0	$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	67.9%	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
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	50.3%	7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	343 (93.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	46.0	44.0	22.0	38.0	37.0	45.0		34.0		$00			$00
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	51.5%	29 (10.9%)	41 (15.4%)	183 (68.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)								(n/a)	33.0	31.0		34.0		13.0		11.0		$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	50.8%	64 (2.9%)	332 (15.0%)	1,737 (78.7%)	10 (0.5%)	28 (1.3%)	5 (0.2%)	31 (1.4%)	7.2	242^nd of 256 public high schools	5.5%		10.4	264^th of 271 public high schools	2.6%	22			10.0	10.0			8.0	8.0	$9,998	$803	$252	$1,858	$8,107	$836	$8,943
Hope College and Career Readiness Academy	Public	9-12	1938 E Apache Blvd	Tempe	85281	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)			10.0	10.0						$00			$00
AAEC - SMCC Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2002 E Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85012	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%)	39.3	135^th of 256 public high schools	47.3%		48.4	119^th of 271 public high schools	56.1%	16			45.0	45.0			21.0	21.0		$00			$00
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix 7-12	Public, Charter	7-12	4445 S 12th St	Phoenix	85287	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(602) 842-1722	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	27.0	28.0	28.0	27.0		26.0		19.0
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	47.4%	92 (3.5%)	425 (16.4%)	1,882 (72.4%)	32 (1.2%)	77 (3.0%)	9 (0.3%)	81 (3.1%)	15.4	210^th of 256 public high schools	18.0%		14.3	249^th of 271 public high schools	8.1%	39			20.0	20.0			16.0	16.0	$8,638	$649	$172	$1,469	$6,886	$931	$7,817

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South Pointe High School ranks in the bottom 7.8% 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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