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Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep

Q: Is Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep a good school?

Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep ranks 35 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 87% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school is part of the Cicero Preparatory Academy district, which is ranked 76 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep consistently outperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with 82% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 40% statewide, and 60% proficient or better in mathematics compared to 30% statewide. The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 75.7% to 78.4%, which is above the state average. Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep has been ranked among the top high schools in Arizona, ranging from 18th out of 469 schools to 46th out of 270 schools, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby public high schools like Desert Mountain High School and Chaparral High School, Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep outperforms them on key metrics like test scores and graduation rates. The school's ability to achieve high academic performance with relatively limited resources, spending approximately $8,917 per student, is noteworthy. While the school has maintained a strong overall performance, there are some challenges, such as a dropout rate ranging from 4.4% to 6.5%, that the school may need to address to ensure continued success for all students.

507

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

7205 N Pima Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-4027

(480) 424-1790

District: Cicero Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

19.9%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 96th percentile in 2023 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (50% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Arizona high schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 96th-percentile peak (2023) to 87th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Arizona avg32%

Middle school

182^nd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

35^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 14 pts since 2019

From top 27% (2019) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 289Cicero 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	60.0	182 of 552	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	129 of 550	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	112 of 854	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	165 of 605	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	67 of 832	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	116 of 605	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	114 of 711	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	103 of 695	85.2%	★★★★☆
2016	89.9	53 of 677	92.2%	★★★★★
2015	95.0	24 of 521	95.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.1	49 of 400	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	62 of 129	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.6	35 of 573	93.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.8	62 of 247	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	88 of 192	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.1	69 of 404	82.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.2	8 of 145	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	180 of 395	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	103 of 386	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	114 of 806	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	143 of 494	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	91.0	43 of 820	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	66 of 466	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	120 of 624	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.7	86 of 760	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	74 of 802	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	80 of 543	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.4	77 of 717	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	159 of 379	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	111 of 370	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	122 of 810	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	196 of 476	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.4	117 of 818	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	130 of 435	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	129 of 617	79.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.3	23 of 384	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	53.7	259 of 650	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	68.7	72 of 789	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	198 of 277	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	144 of 288	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	224 of 675	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	244 of 446	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.9	102 of 780	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	130 of 337	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	147 of 436	66.3%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	35 of 271	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	46 of 270	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	97.4	18 of 469	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	31 of 464	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	28 of 509	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	60.5	77 of 285	73.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	88 of 301	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	15 of 207	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	8 of 406	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	25 of 456	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	18 of 492	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	64.6	71 of 247	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	28 of 354	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	97.3	18 of 441	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	73.3	78 of 479	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	96.7	10 of 347	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	79.1	42 of 219	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	95.2	23 of 429	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	52 of 455	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	34 of 492	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	48 of 370	87.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	71 of 125	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	95.4	1 of 102	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	90.8	10 of 199	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	10.1	234 of 282	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	71.5	77 of 374	79.4%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	36 of 129	72.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	19 of 94	79.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	51.0	106 of 380	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	13 of 178	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	65.9	52 of 184	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	18 of 371	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	30 of 409	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	17 of 448	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	71.7	35 of 217	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	45 of 291	84.5%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2023)94th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)94th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2021)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)89th percentile~ school

African American (2023)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)75th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-39 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)96th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)72nd percentile-21 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)72nd percentile-21 vs school

African American (2022)71st percentile-23 vs school

Military Connected (2022)43rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+16 vs state

Mathematics46%+18 vs state

Science42%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 9, 2019

We had really bad experiences here. Our son is a straight A student and one of the top of their class. Nevertheless, he was bullied and harassed by a teacher at this school. We tried to work with the school to figure out what was going on and find a way to resolve this. Ultimately, the management was so bad that it was impossible to do so. We realize that maybe it had to do the the fact that they seem to be a sinking ship and we weren't the only parents voicing a concern. They didn't seem to be trying to resolve anything, just minimize the issues that were coming up form different parents left and right. The kids here seem miserable. A theory I have is that they all seem bored and oppressed and this brings out the worst in the kids. A lot of the kids are bullying, spewing racists comments to each other, sexually harassing each other, and many of them seem disengaged from what they are learning. It seems to me that independent thinking is not welcome here and they mainly want conformists and kids that like to be told what to do and not how to think. I always felt bad every time I dropped my kid off at school, and this year we were happy to send him to a new school where I can see his true self come out again. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th 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
Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7205 N Pima Rd	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	Cicero Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1790	507	46	10.9		320 (63.1%)	18 (3.6%)	101 (19.9%)	24 (4.7%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	86.6	35^th of 271 public high schools	87.1%		81.2	46^th of 270 public high schools	83.0%	11	35.0	57.0	53.0	82.0	35.0	51.0	38.0	60.0	44.0	41.0		$00			$00
Saguaro High School	Public	9-12	6250 N 82nd St	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-7100	1,300	70	18.5		721 (55.5%)	72 (5.5%)	320 (24.6%)	60 (4.6%)	62 (4.8%)	5 (0.4%)	60 (4.6%)	74.8	57^th of 271 public high schools	79.0%		61.7	92^nd of 270 public high schools	65.9%	35				65.0				56.0		31.0	$6,274	$02	$25	$30	$5,317	$929	$6,247
EVIT - Saguaro High School	Public	9-12	6250 N 82nd St	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-7100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Chaparral High School	Public	9-12	6935 E Gold Dust Ave	Scottsdale	85253	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6500	1,773	83	21.3		1,339 (75.5%)	40 (2.3%)	208 (11.7%)	122 (6.9%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (3.1%)	71.1	64^th of 271 public high schools	76.4%		76.3	55^th of 270 public high schools	79.6%	9				70.0				63.0		19.0	$5,935	$00	$14	$14	$5,098	$823	$5,922
EVIT - Chaparral High School	Public	9-12	6935 E Gold Dust Ave	Scottsdale	85253	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Salt River Accelerated Learning Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4827 N Country Club Dr	Scottsdale	85256	Maricopa County	Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 362-2130	76	11	7.2		0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	11 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (82.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
EVIT - Coronado High School	Public	9-12	7501 E Virginia Ave	Scottsdale	85257	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Coronado High School	Public	9-12	7501 E Virginia Ave	Scottsdale	85257	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-6800	747	48	15.7		103 (13.8%)	66 (8.8%)	478 (64.0%)	10 (1.3%)	70 (9.4%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	17.8	225^th of 271 public high schools	17.0%		17.4	226^th of 270 public high schools	16.3%	1				24.0				18.0		9.0	$11,764	$729	$214	$1,673	$9,255	$1,566	$10,821
Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Veritas Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 263-1128	781	61	12.8		466 (59.7%)	17 (2.2%)	194 (24.8%)	45 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.8%)	90.6	22^nd of 271 public high schools	91.9%		86.5	36^th of 270 public high schools	86.7%	14	66.0	63.0	71.0	67.0	50.0	45.0	58.0	73.0	42.0	53.0		$00			$00
Desert Mountain High School	Public	9-12	12575 E. Via Linda	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-7000	1,905	93	20.5		1,327 (69.7%)	61 (3.2%)	185 (9.7%)	240 (12.6%)	21 (1.1%)	9 (0.5%)	62 (3.3%)	78.8	52^nd of 271 public high schools	80.8%		83.4	40^th of 270 public high schools	85.2%	12				77.0				66.0		27.0	$6,149	$11	$08	$30	$5,311	$819	$6,130

Frequently Asked Questions about Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep

How many students attend Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep.

What is the racial makeup of Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep?

Students at Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep are 63% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep a good school?

Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep ranks 35^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep in?

Cicero Preparatory Academy

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