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A+ Charter Schools

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A+ Charter Schools ranks 140 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 48% of Arizona high schools

Summary

A+ Charter Schools is a public charter high school located in Maricopa, Arizona, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 306 students. The school is part of the A+ Charter Schools District, which is ranked 169 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A+ Charter Schools has had mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 131 to 243 out of 464-509 Arizona high schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 11th grade students are generally below the state average, ranging from 40-49% and 23-27% respectively, compared to the state averages of 38-40% and 30-32%. However, the school has shown stronger performance in certain student subgroups, such as African American students and Special Education students, where it has ranked in the top 60-202 out of 201-306 and 46-192 out of 172-422 Arizona high schools, respectively. The school's dropout rates have been relatively high, ranging from 5.4% to 8.3% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Desert Vista High School, Hamilton High School, and BASIS Chandler, generally outperform A+ Charter Schools in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. These nearby schools also have lower dropout rates and higher graduation rates compared to A+ Charter Schools. However, A+ Charter Schools appears to be more successful in serving certain student subgroups, such as African American and Special Education students, compared to the nearby schools.

370

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,184

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41735 W. Alan Stephens Pkwy
Maricopa, AZ 85138

(520) 265-5589

District: A+ Charter Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.6%

White:

37.0%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2021 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (33% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (8% vs 5%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Arizona avg38%

140^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 11 pts since 2021

From top 41% (2021) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

169^th of 289A+ Charter Schools 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
2023	36.2	481 of 854	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	555 of 832	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	56.2	161 of 573	71.9%	★★★★☆

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	50.5	311 of 806	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	448 of 820	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	129 of 166	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	674 of 760	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	741 of 802	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.2	421 of 717	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.7	588 of 810	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	644 of 818	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.6	95 of 384	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	136 of 650	79.1%	★★★★☆

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
2023	39.9	387 of 675	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	612 of 780	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	140 of 271	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.6	131 of 469	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	32.2	243 of 464	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	209 of 509	58.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.5	59 of 201	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	62 of 301	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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	64.1	120 of 406	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	30.5	263 of 456	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	216 of 492	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.4	173 of 379	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	250 of 441	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	184 of 479	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.8	84 of 347	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.4	143 of 429	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	206 of 455	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	181 of 492	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	110 of 282	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	126 of 374	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.5	46 of 172	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.3	89 of 371	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	15.8	338 of 409	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	220 of 448	50.9%	★★★☆☆

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

Multi-racial (2023)75th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2021)72nd percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2023)61st percentile+18 vs school

White (2023)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)41st percentile~ school

Male (2023)27th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2021)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Foster Care (2021)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2023)11th percentile-32 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+32 vs school

White (2023)76th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)76th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2023)73rd percentile~ school

African American (2023)71st percentile~ school

Female (2023)70th percentile~ school

Male (2023)67th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)61st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)54th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Mathematics23%-7 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 English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
A+ Charter Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	41735 W. Alan Stephens Pkwy	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	A+ Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 265-5589	370	22	16.9		137 (37.0%)	44 (11.9%)	154 (41.6%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	41.9	140^th of 271 public high schools	48.3%					(n/a)		27.0	32.0		49.0					23.0				$8,184	$365	$716	$1,446	$5,636	$1,467	$7,103
Heritage Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	6-12	41004 W Lucera Ln	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 367-3800	937	50	18.7		491 (52.4%)	51 (5.4%)	300 (32.0%)	15 (1.6%)	10 (1.1%)	10 (1.1%)	60 (6.4%)	83.1	41^st of 271 public high schools	84.9%		74.8	57^th of 270 public high schools	78.9%	16		51.0	62.0	54.0	69.0		36.0	40.0	22.0	57.0		49.0	42.0
CAVIT - Maricopa Unified	Public	9-12	45012 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	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
Maricopa High School	Public	6-12	45012 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-8100	1,840	85	21.5		434 (23.6%)	289 (15.7%)	849 (46.1%)	45 (2.4%)	90 (4.9%)	12 (0.7%)	121 (6.6%)	26.8	188^th of 271 public high schools	30.6%		31.5	173^rd of 270 public high schools	35.9%	15					29.0					21.0			19.0	$8,773	$233	$1,029	$1,495	$6,330	$1,181	$7,511
Student Choice High School - Maricopa	Public, Charter	9-12	208000 N. John Wayne Parkway S	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 413-0261	162	3	54.0		37 (22.8%)	20 (12.3%)	94 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
CAVIT - Desert Sunrise High School	Public	9-12	16200 N Murphy Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 423-1944	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Desert Sunrise High School	Public	9-12	16200 N Murphy Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 509-0400	1,261	54	23.2		325 (25.8%)	237 (18.8%)	536 (42.5%)	20 (1.6%)	39 (3.1%)	14 (1.1%)	90 (7.1%)								(n/a)					33.0					18.0			15.0
Skyline D5	Public, Charter	5-12	Casa Blanca and Preschool Road	Bapchule	85221	Pinal County	Skyline Gila River Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	240	19	12.4		0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	219 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)														$19,369	$2,392	$909	$5,693	$2,763	$13,305	$16,068
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
BASIS Chandler	Public, Charter	5-12	4825 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 907-6072	1,185	62	19.2		99 (8.4%)	51 (4.3%)	40 (3.4%)	960 (81.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.6%)								(n/a)	76.0	87.0	92.0	90.0		78.0	78.0	96.0	96.0		69.0	92.0	98.0	$9,188	$146	$95	$386	$5,284	$3,663	$8,948

Frequently Asked Questions about A+ Charter Schools

How many students attend A+ Charter Schools?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended A+ Charter Schools.

What is the racial makeup of A+ Charter Schools?

Students at A+ Charter Schools are 42% Hispanic, 37% White, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is A+ Charter Schools in?

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Is A+ Charter Schools a good school?

A+ Charter Schools ranks 140^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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