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Vista College Prep Sueno Park

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Vista College Prep Sueno Park ranks 322 nd of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Vista College Prep Sueno Park is a public charter middle school serving 508 students in grades 5-8 in a relatively low-income area of Phoenix, Arizona. The school is part of the Vista College Preparatory Inc. district, which is ranked 173 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Vista College Prep Sueno Park struggles compared to the state average. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math ranged from 13% to 44%, well below the state averages of 38% to 42% in ELA and 27% to 37% in Math. The school's science proficiency rate of 13% for 8th grade was also significantly lower than the state average of 30%. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students is relatively strong, ranking in the top 50% of Arizona middle schools.

Other concerning metrics for Vista College Prep Sueno Park include a steady increase in its dropout rate, rising from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 6.1% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. The school's spending per student has also fluctuated, ranging from $5,404 in 2020-2021 to $12,203 in 2019-2020. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT), Vista College Prep Sueno Park generally performs worse academically.

538

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,083

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1720 N 45th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85035

(602) 237-6273

District: Vista College Preparatory Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.8%

African American:

11.3%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2021 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

Arizona avg35%

322^nd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 14 pts since 2021

From bottom 27% (2021) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

173^rd of 289Vista College Preparatory 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	322 of 552	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	427 of 550	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	605 of 854	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	431 of 605	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	605 of 832	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.5	279 of 400	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.8	98 of 573	82.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	105 of 145	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	264 of 395	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	315 of 386	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	610 of 806	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	381 of 494	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	635 of 820	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	171 of 345	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	193 of 329	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	524 of 760	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	253 of 392	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	586 of 802	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	153 of 344	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	181 of 320	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	460 of 717	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	218 of 369	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	263 of 379	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.9	312 of 370	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	569 of 810	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	302 of 476	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	543 of 818	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	568 of 650	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.9	315 of 363	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	314 of 789	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.6	236 of 675	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	353 of 780	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2023)65th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

African American (2023)30th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)13th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)13th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-10 vs state

Mathematics24%-6 vs state

Science13%-17 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 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Vista College Prep Sueno Park	Public, Charter	5-8	1720 N 45th Ave.	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-6273	538	28	19.2		3 (0.6%)	61 (11.3%)	467 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	31.5	322^nd of 552 public middle schools	41.7%		19.7	427^th of 550 public middle schools	22.4%	105	13.0	25.0	44.0	41.0	15.0	34.0	27.0	20.0		13.0	$8,083	$463	$1,412	$2,337	$4,809	$1,399	$6,208
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes	Public	6-8	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2700	553	27	20.4		7 (1.3%)	16 (2.9%)	526 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	490^th of 552 public middle schools	11.2%		8.3	540^th of 550 public middle schools	1.8%	50		19.0	23.0	31.0		13.0	11.0	13.0		17.0		$00			$00
Isaac Middle School	Public	6-8	3402 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 455-6800	474	23	20.6		4 (0.8%)	15 (3.2%)	451 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.3	536^th of 552 public middle schools	2.9%		9.1	534^th of 550 public middle schools	2.9%	2		17.0	13.0	22.0		10.0		14.0		9.0		$00			$00
Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy	Public	6-8	4315 N Maryvale Pkwy	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1700	205	13	16.0		10 (4.9%)	8 (3.9%)	181 (88.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	71.5	124^th of 552 public middle schools	77.5%		76.6	108^th of 550 public middle schools	80.4%	16			76.0	60.0			38.0	45.0		39.0	$14,152	$3,715	$436	$7,865	$8,443	$1,559	$10,002
Imagine Desert West Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6738 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Imagine Desert West Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 469-2024	437	21	20.8		7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	380 (87.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	7.4	548^th of 552 public middle schools	0.7%		9.9	526^th of 550 public middle schools	4.4%	22		10.0	13.0	19.0						12.0		$00			$00
Granada Elementary School-East Campus	Public	4-8	3022 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 589-0110	683	35	19.5		11 (1.6%)	62 (9.1%)	566 (82.9%)	23 (3.4%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	15.1	480^th of 552 public middle schools	13.0%		11.9	508^th of 550 public middle schools	7.6%	28	13.0	15.0	19.0	29.0	13.0	8.0	16.0	18.0	14.0	23.0	$7,878	$1,347	$229	$2,923	$5,624	$678	$6,302
Western Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	6250 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2200	553	28	19.7		19 (3.4%)	60 (10.8%)	440 (79.6%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.9%)	4.8	552^nd of 552 public middle schools	0.0%		7.9	543^rd of 550 public middle schools	1.3%	9		10.0	9.0	10.0						9.0		$00			$00
Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & Journalism	Public	6-8	6308 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4900	510	28	18.5		14 (2.7%)	43 (8.4%)	437 (85.7%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8.1	545^th of 552 public middle schools	1.3%		7	548^th of 550 public middle schools	0.4%	3			12.0	16.0				10.0		11.0	$14,529	$2,484	$477	$5,445	$9,954	$1,614	$11,568
Sevilla Elementary School-West Campus	Public	4-8	3851 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-0232	666	34	19.5		18 (2.7%)	58 (8.7%)	532 (79.9%)	35 (5.3%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.5%)	20.6	411^th of 552 public middle schools	25.5%		28.5	346^th of 550 public middle schools	37.1%	65	17.0	20.0	26.0	26.0	19.0	22.0	10.0	26.0	14.0	29.0	$7,894	$1,382	$45	$2,808	$5,717	$750	$6,467
Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep	Public	6-8	3733 N 75th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5400	650	32	20.3		11 (1.7%)	22 (3.4%)	608 (93.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	10.7	528^th of 552 public middle schools	4.3%		10.9	518^th of 550 public middle schools	5.8%	10			18.0	21.0				6.0		16.0	$11,768	$3,000	$403	$6,404	$6,958	$1,407	$8,365

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista College Prep Sueno Park

What district is Vista College Prep Sueno Park in?

Vista College Preparatory Inc.

How many students attend Vista College Prep Sueno Park?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Vista College Prep Sueno Park.

What is the racial makeup of Vista College Prep Sueno Park?

Students at Vista College Prep Sueno Park are 87% Hispanic, 11% African American.

Is Vista College Prep Sueno Park a good school?

Vista College Prep Sueno Park ranks 322^nd of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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