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Leona Connected High School

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 9-12

Summary

Leona Connected High School is a public charter virtual high school serving grades 9-12 in Casa Grande, Arizona, with a total enrollment of 180 students. However, the school's performance raises significant concerns, as it consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages, as well as nearby schools.

The key issues at Leona Connected High School include extremely low academic proficiency, with only 4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in science, 10% in English Language Arts, and just 2% in mathematics. Additionally, the school has alarmingly low 4-year graduation rates at just 21.6%, well below the state and district averages, and high dropout rates reaching 24.8%. These challenges are persistent across various student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Arizona high schools for its performance.

Interestingly, Leona Connected High School is located just 0.01 miles away from Mission Heights Preparatory High School, a higher-performing charter school within the same Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr district. Mission Heights Preparatory High School has significantly better academic performance, graduation rates, and overall school rankings compared to Leona Connected High School, despite the two schools being in the same district and in close proximity.

266

Students ?

38.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,872

Per pupil spending ?

1376 E Cottonwood Ln
Casa Grande, AZ 85122-2971

(602) 396-5627

District: Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.2%

White:

12.0%

African American:

11.3%

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!Test scores below the Arizona average (5% vs 31% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (27% vs 80%)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (21% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school5%

District avg25%

Arizona avg31%

Not ranked this year

Leona Connected High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

162^nd of 289Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr 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
2023	14.0	431 of 469	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	337 of 379	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	307 of 347	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.6	402 of 429	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	6.1	361 of 371	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	409 of 409	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)6th percentile~ school

White (2023)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts10%-30 vs state

Science4%-18 vs state

Mathematics2%-30 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 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th 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
Leona Connected High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1376 E Cottonwood Ln	Casa Grande	85122	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 396-5627	266	7	38.0		32 (12.0%)	30 (11.3%)	184 (69.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)						$9,872	$00			$6,283	$3,590	$9,872
Mission Heights Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1376 E Cottonwood Ln	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-9383	551	40	13.7		213 (38.7%)	23 (4.2%)	260 (47.2%)	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	29 (5.3%)	42.4	137^th of 271 public high schools	49.4%		57.1	98^th of 270 public high schools	63.7%	39		51.0	29.0		16.0	$10,251	$889	$782	$2,561	$4,490	$4,091	$8,580
CAVIT - Vista Grande	Public	9-12	1556 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00			$00
Vista Grande High School	Public	9-12	1556 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 876-9400	1,943	87	22.4		338 (17.4%)	87 (4.5%)	1,305 (67.2%)	20 (1.0%)	55 (2.8%)	5 (0.3%)	133 (6.8%)	20.5	216^th of 271 public high schools	20.3%		17.3	227^th of 270 public high schools	15.9%	11		26.0	19.0		12.0	$11,072	$719	$805	$2,244	$7,150	$2,397	$9,548
Pace	Public	9-12	1362 N Casa Grande Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 836-6767	83	5	16.6		22 (26.5%)	11 (13.3%)	44 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								(n/a)
PPEP TEC - Alice S. Paul Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	409 W McMurray Blvd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-6549	101	7	14.7		9 (8.9%)	8 (7.9%)	63 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.8%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$00			$00
Pinnacle High School - Casa Grande	Public, Charter	9-12	2510 N Trekell Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Pinnacle Education-Casa Grande Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 423-2380	26	22	1.2		3 (11.5%)	4 (15.4%)	16 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$00			$00
CAVIT - Casa Grande Union High School	Public	9-12	1362 N Casa Grande Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00			$00
Casa Grande Union High School	Public	9-12	2730 N Trekell Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-8500	1,912	87	21.9		381 (19.9%)	76 (4.0%)	1,153 (60.3%)	11 (0.6%)	170 (8.9%)	3 (0.2%)	118 (6.2%)	23	204^th of 271 public high schools	24.7%		20.6	209^th of 270 public high schools	22.6%	5		27.0	20.0		15.0	$10,527	$675	$797	$2,147	$6,682	$2,373	$9,055
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School	Public, Charter	7-12	2612 W Gila Bend Hwy	Casa Grande	85193	Pinal County	ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 374-4200	284	13	21.8		84 (29.6%)	25 (8.8%)	142 (50.0%)	14 (4.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	62.5	84^th of 271 public high schools	69.0%		57.8	96^th of 270 public high schools	64.4%	12	66.0	58.0	37.0	45.0			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Leona Connected High School

What is the racial makeup of Leona Connected High School?

Students at Leona Connected High School are 69% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% African American, 5% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Leona Connected High School in?

Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr

How many students attend Leona Connected High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Leona Connected High School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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