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AZ Compass Prep School

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

Summary

AZ Compass Prep School is a public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Chandler, Arizona, with a diverse student population of over 600 students.

Despite its diverse student body, AZ Compass Prep School is consistently performing significantly below the state average, ranking in the bottom half of Arizona high schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 74% and 92.5%, with the most recent rate at 79%, and its dropout rate has been as high as 19.2%. Across all subjects and grade levels, only 8-21% of students are proficient or better on state assessments, compared to the state averages of 22-42%. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than Native American students, but all groups still significantly below state averages. With over 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, AZ Compass Prep School serves a high-need, economically disadvantaged population.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College, which has a much higher statewide ranking, graduation rate, and test scores, AZ Compass Prep School's performance is significantly worse. Despite higher spending per student than nearby traditional public schools, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, suggesting the need for significant interventions and support to better serve its diverse and economically disadvantaged student population.

267

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,337

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2020 N Arizona Ave Ste G62
Chandler, AZ 85225-3496

(480) 287-5588

District: AZ Compass Schools Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.7%

African American:

26.2%

American Indian:

24.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2018 → 26th in 2023

Strengths

✓82% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (78%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2023) from a 2nd-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (19% vs 6%)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Arizona avg32%

Not ranked this year

AZ Compass Prep 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	696 of 854	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	499 of 605	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	726 of 832	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	589 of 711	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	568 of 695	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	597 of 677	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.8	495 of 690	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	732 of 787	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.3	727 of 772	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	599 of 685	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.3	348 of 663	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.6	267 of 400	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	551 of 573	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.1	582 of 806	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	698 of 820	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	525 of 624	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.8	608 of 760	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	524 of 802	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.6	499 of 717	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	293 of 369	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	438 of 503	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	653 of 810	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	382 of 476	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	706 of 818	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	524 of 617	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.1	296 of 384	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	361 of 390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	45 of 62	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.0	263 of 789	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.3	328 of 675	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	245 of 446	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	408 of 780	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	349 of 469	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	372 of 464	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	418 of 509	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	410 of 420	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	347 of 416	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	338 of 406	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.7	324 of 491	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	74.6	118 of 471	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	82.3	79 of 403	80.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.9	129 of 201	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	215 of 301	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	340 of 406	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	344 of 456	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	380 of 492	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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	28.4	258 of 379	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	380 of 441	13.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	374 of 479	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	276 of 347	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.8	322 of 429	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	356 of 455	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	404 of 492	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	357 of 370	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	219 of 282	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	249 of 374	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	104 of 128	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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	39.6	227 of 371	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	252 of 409	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	346 of 448	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile+55 vs school

Special Education (2021)67th percentile+54 vs school

White (2023)51st percentile+33 vs school

African American (2023)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)30th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2023)28th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)20th percentile~ school

Male (2023)19th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)7th percentile-5 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2021)91st percentile+73 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+30 vs school

White (2023)39th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2023)36th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)20th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2023)19th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2023)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts20%-19 vs state

Science12%-12 vs state

Mathematics9%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

This school has a great group of teachers and a principal who all really care about the students. However, there is not a good learning environment due to the administration's policy of not getting rid of any students, even students who continually disrupt classes and regularly insult the staff. The lower grades, 7-9, are extremely rowdy in all classes, and very little teaching is able to be done due to ineffectual discipline by the superintendent. Students regularly complain openly about teachers, and this leads to a large turn over of teachers, while the disruptive students are kept in order to keep receiving state funds. I would not send my own children to this school, and would not recommend the school except for grades 10-12. Students will not be prepared for college if they go here very long. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, May 23, 2011

I like the small classroom sizes and the small teacher to student ratio they offer. They are very adaptive and the staff is very helpful. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th 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
AZ Compass Prep School	Public, Charter	7-12	2020 N Arizona Ave Ste G62	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	AZ Compass Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 287-5588	267	19	14.4		28 (10.5%)	70 (26.2%)	82 (30.7%)	4 (1.5%)	64 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)								(n/a)											$12,337	$1,588	$457	$3,633	$4,478	$5,814	$10,292
Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2200 N Arizona Ave Ste 17	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 726-9536	184	13	14.1		25 (13.6%)	35 (19.0%)	111 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)											$11,674	$1,995	$1,057	$5,047	$3,873	$4,748	$8,621
Intelli-School	Public, Charter	9-12	1727 N Arizona Ave Ste 5	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	School Jensen Corporation Inc. dba Intelli-School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 564-7230	48	4	12.0		13 (27.1%)	3 (6.3%)	32 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 899-9181	716	53	13.6		345 (48.2%)	36 (5.0%)	148 (20.7%)	123 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	56 (7.8%)	98	10^th of 271 public high schools	96.3%		98	9^th of 270 public high schools	96.7%	1	72.0	82.0	78.0	81.0	63.0	66.0	76.0	84.0	67.0	77.0	$10,158	$210	$77	$496	$6,107	$3,764	$9,871
Mesquite High School	Public	8-12	500 S McQueen Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-4750	1,303	73	17.8		520 (39.9%)	95 (7.3%)	517 (39.7%)	41 (3.1%)	47 (3.6%)	5 (0.4%)	78 (6.0%)	39.4	148^th of 271 public high schools	45.4%		38.2	150^th of 270 public high schools	44.4%	2				40.0				36.0		15.0	$6,969	$49	$10	$108	$6,507	$403	$6,910
EVIT - Mesquite High School	Public	9-12	500 S McQueen Rd	Gilbert	85233	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
Chandler High School	Public	8-12	350 N Arizona Ave	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-7700	3,179	170	18.6		661 (20.8%)	314 (9.9%)	1,845 (58.0%)	120 (3.8%)	62 (2.0%)	24 (0.8%)	153 (4.8%)	44.8	130^th of 271 public high schools	52.0%		46.7	126^th of 270 public high schools	53.3%	4				45.0				32.0		23.0	$6,911	$696	$66	$1,457	$5,643	$506	$6,149
EVIT - Chandler High School	Public	9-12	350 N Arizona Ave	Chandler	85225	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
EVIT - Arizona College Prep Erie Campus	Public	9-12	1150 W Erie St	Chandler	85224	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
EVIT - Dobson High School	Public	9-12	1501 W Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85202	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 AZ Compass Prep School

What district is AZ Compass Prep School in?

AZ Compass Schools Inc.

How many students attend AZ Compass Prep School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended AZ Compass Prep School.

What is the racial makeup of AZ Compass Prep School?

Students at AZ Compass Prep School are 31% Hispanic, 26% African American, 24% American Indian, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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