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ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School

Q: Is ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School a good school?

ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School ranks 33 rd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 8-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 88% of Arizona high schools

Summary

ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School is a public charter high school in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades 8-12 with an enrollment of 463 students. This standout school consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests, with 70% of 11th-graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 40% statewide, and 57% proficient or better in math compared to 30% statewide.

The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 10% of Arizona high schools in recent years, and has demonstrated exceptional performance across diverse student subgroups. For instance, in the 2022-2023 school year, ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School ranked 5th out of 406 high schools for female students and 5th out of 379 high schools for Hispanic students. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 75.7% to 78.4% in recent years, above the state average, and its dropout rate has remained relatively low, between 3.3% and 6.1%.

The school's consistent academic excellence and strong subgroup outcomes suggest a focus on equity and inclusion, and its proximity to other high-performing schools in the area, such as Williams Field High School and Benjamin Franklin High School, may contribute to the competitive educational landscape that has helped drive its success. This could also present opportunities for collaboration and the sharing of best practices among the region's top-performing schools.

489

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

7350 E. Innovation Way South
Mesa, AZ 85212

(480) 727-5769

District: ASU Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.1%

White:

34.6%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2014 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (54% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Arizona high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Arizona avg31%

Middle school

136^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

33^rd of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 289ASU Preparatory Academy 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
2025	70.3	136 of 552	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	150 of 550	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	160 of 854	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	153 of 605	74.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.1	87 of 400	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.2	20 of 247	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	71.8	41 of 192	78.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	115 of 395	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	90 of 386	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	106 of 806	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	69 of 345	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	68 of 329	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	78 of 760	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.2	321 of 717	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	95.4	11 of 369	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	121 of 379	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	165 of 370	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	194 of 810	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	76 of 476	84.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	347 of 384	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	73.8	8 of 49	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.2	80 of 363	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	104 of 277	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	178 of 288	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.8	139 of 675	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	98 of 446	78.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	33 of 271	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	23 of 270	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	19 of 469	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	33 of 464	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	41 of 509	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	28 of 285	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	38 of 420	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	84.5	40 of 416	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	89.2	29 of 406	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	92.6	15 of 394	96.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.6	50 of 201	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	40 of 301	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	165 of 238	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.5	40 of 231	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	38 of 207	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	19 of 200	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	5 of 406	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	46 of 456	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	41 of 492	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	22 of 247	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	38 of 354	89.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	12 of 176	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	7 of 170	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	5 of 379	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	25 of 441	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	39 of 479	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	7 of 183	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	14 of 311	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	91.7	10 of 253	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	23 of 223	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	24 of 219	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	94.2	25 of 429	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	30 of 455	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	46 of 492	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	39 of 238	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.9	23 of 370	93.8%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.0	40 of 74	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	89.9	1 of 125	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	58.2	30 of 102	70.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.0	43 of 199	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	43 of 282	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	34 of 374	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	96.3	13 of 172	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	71.6	33 of 380	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	8 of 422	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 155	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	17 of 178	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	10 of 184	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	17 of 371	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	38 of 409	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	53 of 448	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	23 of 217	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	32 of 291	89.0%	★★★★☆

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

Asian (2023)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2022)84th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2023)78th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)78th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)55th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)10th percentile-72 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)96th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)78th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2023)75th percentile-21 vs school

Military Connected (2023)46th percentile-50 vs school

Asian (2022)31st percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+24 vs state

Science52%+27 vs state

Mathematics47%+18 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
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	Public, Charter	8-12	7350 E. Innovation Way South	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5769	489	29	16.8		169 (34.6%)	32 (6.5%)	206 (42.1%)	37 (7.6%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.5%)	87.1	33^rd of 271 public high schools	87.8%		91.6	23^rd of 270 public high schools	91.5%	10		58.0	70.0		37.0	57.0	52.0	51.0		$00			$00
EVIT - East Campus	Public	10-12	6625 S Power Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	121	39	3.1		95 (78.5%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (11.6%)								(n/a)										$00			$00
EVIT - American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	Public	9-12	7729 E Pecos Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 896-9960	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Benjamin Franklin High School	Public, Charter	7-12	18864 E Germann Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 558-1197	1,324	67	19.9		939 (70.9%)	22 (1.7%)	237 (17.9%)	48 (3.6%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	66 (5.0%)	77.7	53^rd of 271 public high schools	80.4%		86.8	35^th of 270 public high schools	87.0%	18	53.0	53.0	76.0	43.0	56.0	68.0	43.0	25.0	$6,566	$427	$59	$913	$4,656	$1,424	$6,079
Higley High School	Public	8-12	4068 E Pecos Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-7300	2,005	107	18.7		1,287 (64.2%)	73 (3.6%)	422 (21.0%)	63 (3.1%)	16 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	138 (6.9%)	74.4	59^th of 271 public high schools	78.2%		81.3	45^th of 270 public high schools	83.3%	14			59.0			57.0		34.0	$5,713	$124	$98	$347	$4,715	$775	$5,490
EVIT - Higley High School	Public	9-12	4068 E Pecos Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4109	5				3 (60.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)										$00			$00
EVIT - Heritage Academy Gateway	Public	9-12	19705 E Germann Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 461-4400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert	Public, Charter	7-12	1120 S. Gilbert Rd.	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 635-9400	259	25	10.3		107 (41.3%)	37 (14.3%)	89 (34.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)								(n/a)		31.0	33.0						$14,429	$2,028	$957	$5,014	$4,233	$7,210	$11,444
Williams Field High School	Public	8-12	2076 S. Higley Road	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8000	2,150	109	19.7		1,129 (52.5%)	190 (8.8%)	542 (25.2%)	87 (4.0%)	21 (1.0%)	15 (0.7%)	166 (7.7%)	69.8	69^th of 271 public high schools	74.5%		68.3	68^th of 270 public high schools	74.8%	1			62.0			52.0		28.0	$6,282	$264	$130	$658	$4,834	$1,054	$5,888
EVIT - Williams Field High School	Public	9-12	2076 S Higley Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	3				1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School

What district is ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School in?

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Is ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School a good school?

ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School ranks 33^rd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School?

Students at ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School are 42% Hispanic, 35% White, 8% Asian, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School.

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