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ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

Summary

ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School is a public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Phoenix, Arizona, with a student population of 209 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school serves a predominantly Hispanic (82.3%) student population, with a high percentage of students (75.6%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School has struggled, with low proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state averages and nearby high-performing schools like Phoenix Union Bioscience High School. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 73.3% to 88.4%, and its dropout rate has varied from 2.5% to 4.6%, generally higher than the state average and nearby high-performing schools. The school's statewide ranking has also fluctuated, ranging from 222 out of 285 Arizona high schools in 2018-2019 to 304 out of 469 in 2022-2023, consistently rated 1 or 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

While the school's overall academic performance is low, it has some bright spots in its performance for specific racial subgroups, such as its African American students ranking 34 out of 201 Arizona high schools in proficiency and its English Language Learner students ranking 53 out of 258 high schools. However, the school's high spending per student, ranging from $13,637 in 2018-2019 to $47,168 in 2019-2020, does not appear to have translated into improved academic outcomes. Comparing ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School to nearby schools, it is clear that there are high-performing options in the area, such as Phoenix Union Bioscience High School, which consistently ranks among the top 25 high schools in Arizona and has significantly higher proficiency rates and graduation rates.

247

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4445 S 12th St
Phoenix, AZ 85040-2311

(602) 842-1722

District: ASU Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.6%

African American:

7.7%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2019 → 35th in 2023

Strengths

✓82% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 32% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Arizona avg32%

Not ranked this year

ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School 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	16.3	753 of 854	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	457 of 605	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	537 of 832	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.2	677 of 806	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	427 of 820	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.6	714 of 760	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	423 of 802	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.2	675 of 717	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	754 of 810	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	624 of 818	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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
2021	7.8	746 of 780	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.2	304 of 469	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	270 of 464	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	406 of 509	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	222 of 285	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	81.5	34 of 201	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	47 of 301	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	158 of 306	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	307 of 406	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	288 of 456	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	392 of 492	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	275 of 379	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	358 of 441	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	368 of 479	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	125 of 183	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.2	246 of 347	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	272 of 429	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	339 of 455	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	376 of 492	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	19.8	64 of 102	37.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	58.2	126 of 374	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	177 of 422	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	12.4	362 of 448	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)68th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2021)22nd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2023)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)7th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)6th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)6th percentile-6 vs school

White (2021)4th percentile-31 vs school

High school

African American (2023)83rd percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+38 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)66th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+8 vs school

Military Connected (2021)37th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2023)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)29th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)27th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2023)24th percentile-11 vs school

White (2021)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts19%-21 vs state

Mathematics13%-17 vs state

Science9%-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
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School	Public, Charter	7-12	4445 S 12th St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 842-1722	247	18	13.7		14 (5.7%)	19 (7.7%)	199 (80.6%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)										$00			$00
South Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5401 S 7th St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5000	2,207	107	20.7		64 (2.9%)	332 (15.0%)	1,737 (78.7%)	10 (0.5%)	28 (1.3%)	5 (0.2%)	31 (1.4%)	10.4	264^th of 271 public high schools	2.6%		9.3	266^th of 270 public high schools	1.5%	2			16.0			7.0		6.0	$9,998	$803	$252	$1,858	$8,107	$836	$8,943
NFL YET College Prep Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4848 S 2nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Espiritu Community Development Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-7788	368	20	18.0		7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	343 (93.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	40.0	38.0		37.0	38.0	25.0				$00			$00
International Commerce High School - Phoenix	Public, Charter	9-12	432 E Southern	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	International Commerce Secondary Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 317-5900	202	14	14.0		7 (3.5%)	16 (7.9%)	172 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)									$9,900	$1,202	$126	$2,530	$4,975	$3,598	$8,572
Hope College and Career Readiness Academy	Public	9-12	6401 S 16th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Maricopa County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 875-5265	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00			$00
Paideia Liberal Arts Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1535 E Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	The Paideia Academies Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 343-3043	266	21	12.6		29 (10.9%)	41 (15.4%)	183 (68.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)								(n/a)	39.0	35.0					21.0			$00			$00
AAEC - SMCC Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2002 E Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-9890	426	20	21.3		16 (3.8%)	22 (5.2%)	379 (89.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	48.4	119^th of 271 public high schools	56.1%		30.6	177^th of 270 public high schools	34.4%	58			63.0			23.0		21.0		$00			$00
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School	Public, Charter	9-12	217 E Olympic Dr	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Tempe Accelerated	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-8496	84	7	12.0		5 (6.0%)	11 (13.1%)	66 (78.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)									$14,719	$2,946	$1,747	$7,638	$4,880	$5,146	$10,027
South Pointe High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8325 S Central Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South P	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-0600	615	28	21.9		21 (3.4%)	132 (21.5%)	438 (71.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	7.4	270^th of 271 public high schools	0.4%		7.3	270^th of 270 public high schools	0.0%				9.0			10.0			$10,668	$1,556	$1,127	$4,240	$3,620	$4,365	$7,985
ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School	Public, Charter	9-12	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	360	28	12.8		20 (5.6%)	60 (16.7%)	254 (70.6%)	9 (2.5%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	27	187^th of 271 public high schools	31.0%		19.9	219^th of 270 public high schools	18.9%	32			27.0			22.0		20.0		$00			$00

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In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School.

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

Students at ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School are 81% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% White, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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