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Jefferson Preparatory High School

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 95% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Jefferson Preparatory High School is a public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Glendale, Arizona. With consistently high academic performance, the school has ranked among the top high schools in the state over the past several years, maintaining a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger since 2016-2017.

Jefferson Preparatory High School's academic excellence is evident in its students' standardized test scores, which significantly outperform the state averages in science, English language arts, and mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65% of students were proficient or better in science, 76% in English language arts, and 70% in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 19%, 40%, and 30%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate of 75-78% is also higher than the state average, and its dropout rate of 3.2% to 6.1% is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Jefferson Preparatory High School stands out as a top performer, outranking virtual charter schools like Ombudsman Online Academy and ThrivePoint Online High School, as well as the traditional public Deer Valley High School. However, the school's performance for some student subgroups, such as Asian and Hispanic students, is lower compared to the state averages, indicating a need for targeted interventions to address these achievement gaps.

Students ?

4.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,613

Per pupil spending ?

21.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16635 N 51st Ave
Glendale, AZ 85306-1301

(602) 595-2990

District: Choice Academies Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Asian:

24.5%

Two or more races:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2017 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (70% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Arizona high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Arizona avg30%

14^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 6 pts since 2017

From top 11% (2017) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 289Choice Academies Inc. 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2019	93.6	23 of 605	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	121 of 711	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	98 of 695	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	70.6	162 of 624	74.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2019	87.4	22 of 337	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	67.0	130 of 436	70.2%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	14 of 271	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	54 of 469	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	85 of 464	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.9	40 of 509	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	13 of 285	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	31 of 420	92.6%	★★★★★
2017	81.1	47 of 416	88.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	145 of 238	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	92 of 231	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	77.5	74 of 406	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	171 of 456	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	126 of 492	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	66 of 354	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	14.7	380 of 441	13.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	89.1	19 of 168	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	86.4	46 of 429	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	35 of 455	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	32 of 492	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	4 of 238	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	13 of 370	96.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	51.0	124 of 282	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.2	56 of 374	85.0%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	36 of 129	72.1%	★★★☆☆

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	81.3	43 of 371	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	63 of 409	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	84 of 448	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	14 of 217	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	21 of 291	92.8%	★★★★★

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

White (2019)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2018)74th percentile-9 vs school

High school

Male (2023)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)89th percentile+7 vs school

White (2023)88th percentile~ school

Female (2023)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)56th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2022)39th percentile-43 vs school

African American (2022)27th percentile-55 vs school

Hispanic (2022)14th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+36 vs state

Mathematics70%+40 vs state

Science65%+46 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 11th 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
Jefferson Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	7-12	16635 N 51st Ave	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Choice Academies Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 595-2990	49	10	4.9		22 (44.9%)	3 (6.1%)	5 (10.2%)	12 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.3%)	95	14^th of 271 public high schools	94.8%					(n/a)	76.0	70.0	65.0	$9,613	$00	$66	$66	$8,427	$1,120	$9,547
Intelli-School Glendale	Public, Charter	9-12	4961 W Bell Rd Ste B9	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	PAS Charter Inc. dba Intelli-School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 564-7210	49	4	12.8		27 (55.1%)	6 (12.2%)	13 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)				$15,074	$1,320	$1,485	$4,125	$5,153	$7,116	$12,269
Hope High School Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	5651 W Talavi Blvd Ste 170	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Blueprint Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 674-5555	391	12	33.2		196 (50.1%)	20 (5.1%)	148 (37.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	11.5	260^th of 271 public high schools	4.1%		16.3	232^nd of 270 public high schools	14.1%	28	20.0	11.0			$00			$00
ThrivePoint High School at Grovers	Public, Charter	9-12	4744 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 870-2000	58	1	58.0		25 (43.1%)	7 (12.1%)	20 (34.5%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)								(n/a)				$29,256	$00			$5,716	$23,540	$29,256
ThrivePoint Online High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4744 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 621-4398	513	5	108.0		189 (36.8%)	33 (6.4%)	240 (46.8%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.6%)	12.7	257^th of 271 public high schools	5.2%					(n/a)	20.0	7.0	9.0	$4,075	$00			$2,706	$1,369	$4,075
Deer Valley Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	18424 N 51st Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 388-4444	11	5	2.4		8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Deer Valley High School	Public	7-12	18424 N 51st Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 467-6700	1,707	185	9.2		858 (50.3%)	94 (5.5%)	555 (32.5%)	46 (2.7%)	28 (1.6%)	10 (0.6%)	116 (6.8%)	44.9	129^th of 271 public high schools	52.4%		35.5	163^rd of 270 public high schools	39.6%	34	39.0	38.0	23.0	$6,347	$555	$21	$1,132	$5,373	$398	$5,771
West-MEC - Deer Valley High School	Public	9-12	18424 N 51st Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 467-6700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Greenway High School	Public	9-12	3930 W Greenway Rd	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8500	1,318	62	21.1		504 (38.2%)	94 (7.1%)	591 (44.8%)	43 (3.3%)	20 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (4.9%)	55.4	103^rd of 271 public high schools	62.0%		50.7	117^th of 270 public high schools	56.7%	14	54.0	44.0	19.0	$11,445	$806	$100	$1,712	$8,976	$1,563	$10,539
West-MEC - Greenway High School	Public	9-12	3930 W Greenway Rd	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 915-8500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Preparatory High School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Preparatory High School?

Students at Jefferson Preparatory High School are 45% White, 24% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 6% African American.

Is Jefferson Preparatory High School a good school?

Yes. Jefferson Preparatory High School ranks in the top 5.2% of Arizona high schools.

What district is Jefferson Preparatory High School in?

Choice Academies Inc.

How many students attend Jefferson Preparatory High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 49 students attended Jefferson Preparatory High School.

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