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Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

Summary

Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Prescott, Arizona, with a student population of around 160. This relatively small school has a diverse student body, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (65.62%), followed by Hispanic (25%) and smaller percentages of other racial/ethnic groups.

Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Arizona, with a statewide ranking between 94-215 over the past several years, placing it in the top 20-45% of Arizona high schools. The school's performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts, with 72% of 11th graders proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 40%. However, the school struggles in mathematics, with only 24% of 11th graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 32%. Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy outperforms the nearby Bradshaw Mountain High School and PACE Preparatory Academy on most academic metrics, but lags behind the highly-ranked Tri-City College Prep charter school.

Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy's diverse student population and variable performance across subgroups present both challenges and opportunities for improvement. While the school's graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from 68% to 88.4% in the past 5 years, its dropout rates have also varied, from 0.8% to 6% in recent years. The school spends around $8,900 per student, which is comparable to the nearby traditional public high schools but significantly more than the charter school Tri-City College Prep, which spends only $270 per student.

143

Students ?

7.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

551 1st St
Prescott, AZ 86301-2501

(928) 717-3272

District: Compass Points International Inc

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.4%

Hispanic:

30.8%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (66% vs 78%)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Arizona avg33%

Not ranked this year

Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy 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	23.7	636 of 854	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	457 of 832	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.7	551 of 806	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	648 of 820	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.1	222 of 760	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	30.5	552 of 802	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	614 of 810	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.9	107 of 476	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	258 of 818	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.9	331 of 650	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	612 of 789	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.3	655 of 675	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	576 of 780	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.4	94 of 469	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	110 of 464	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.5	215 of 509	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	105 of 285	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	157 of 420	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.3	220 of 416	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.1	215 of 406	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.6	88 of 261	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.0	112 of 394	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	61.9	202 of 491	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.6	112 of 406	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	117 of 456	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	37.4	270 of 492	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	135 of 354	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.3	44 of 379	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	102 of 441	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	31.3	313 of 479	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	47.9	101 of 253	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	81.3	68 of 429	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	88 of 455	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	163 of 492	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	194 of 370	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	94.9	3 of 282	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	1 of 374	99.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
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	66.4	110 of 371	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	160 of 409	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	262 of 448	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	198 of 291	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2023)71st percentile+45 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)49th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)22nd percentile-23 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile-23 vs school

High school

Multi-racial (2022)99th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2023)88th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)84th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)72nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)70th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)60th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2021)55th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts37%~ state avg

Science34%+10 vs state

Mathematics14%-16 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 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th 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
Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	551 1st St	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Compass Points International Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 717-3272	143	18	7.9		85 (59.4%)	1 (0.7%)	44 (30.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)								(n/a)										$00			$00
Genesis Academy	Public	9-12	300 E Gurley St	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(928) 445-5400	66				36 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)								(n/a)
MIJTED - Prescott High School	Public	9-12	1050 Ruth St	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Mountain Institute CTED #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 445-2322	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00			$00
Prescott High School	Public	8-12	1050 Ruth St	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 445-2322	1,497	61	24.3		1,061 (70.9%)	18 (1.2%)	298 (19.9%)	15 (1.0%)	21 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	82 (5.5%)	56.3	101^st of 271 public high schools	62.7%		51.3	115^th of 270 public high schools	57.4%	14			53.0			38.0		27.0	$9,049	$634	$343	$1,610	$6,154	$1,918	$8,072
Aspire High School	Public	9-12	2970 Centerpointe East Dr	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Yavapai Accommodation School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-8126	48	3	16.0		33 (68.8%)	1 (2.1%)	11 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)									$17,896	$707	$276	$1,690	$12,355	$4,558	$16,913
Tri-City College Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	5522 Side Rd	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Mary Ellen Halvorson Educational Foundation. dba:	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 777-0403	278	21	13.3		208 (74.8%)	4 (1.4%)	52 (18.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	92.8	16^th of 271 public high schools	94.1%		92.6	21^st of 270 public high schools	92.2%	5	79.0	85.0	76.0	88.0	70.0	78.0	63.0	50.0		$00			$00
PACE Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6711 E 2nd St	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	PACE Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 775-9675	108	7	15.4		63 (58.3%)	2 (1.9%)	37 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$00			$00
MICTED - Yavapai College CTEC	Public	9-12	220 Ruger Rd Ste 2	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Mountain Institute CTED #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 771-0791	70				51 (72.9%)	1 (1.4%)	16 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$1,657	$00			$00	$1,657	$1,657
MIJTED - Bradshaw Mountain High School	Public	9-12	6000 E Long Look Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Mountain Institute CTED #2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 759-4100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									$20	$00			$00	$20	$20
Bradshaw Mountain High School	Public	9-12	6000 E Long Look Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 759-4100	1,616	71	22.6		866 (53.6%)	10 (0.6%)	669 (41.4%)	11 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (2.9%)	34.4	165^th of 271 public high schools	39.1%		39.4	146^th of 270 public high schools	45.9%	19			40.0			29.0		14.0	$8,620	$631	$214	$1,475	$6,260	$1,516	$7,776

Frequently Asked Questions about Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy

What district is Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy in?

Compass Points International Inc

How many students attend Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy?

Students at Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy are 59% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

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