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Coolidge Alternative Program

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

Coolidge Alternative Program is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Coolidge, Arizona, with a student population of 171 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance, concerning graduation and dropout rates, and a diverse student population with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Coolidge Alternative Program consistently ranks in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, with a ranking of 441 out of 469 in the 2022-2023 school year. Its academic performance is significantly below the state and Coolidge Unified District averages across various subjects and grade levels. The school has had very low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 23% to 45% over the past five years, and high dropout rates, ranging from 8.2% to 25.8% during the same period. In comparison, Coolidge High School, which is less than a mile away, has significantly higher graduation rates (89.2%) and lower dropout rates (3.1%).

Coolidge Alternative Program's diverse student body includes a significant representation of Hispanic (43.27%), Native American (21.05%), and African American (9.36%) students, with approximately 62.57% of the students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students and Native American students performing relatively better than their peers. However, Hispanic and male students struggle, ranking in the bottom half of Arizona high schools. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive approach that considers the school's unique context and the needs of its diverse student population.

120

Students ?

30.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 N Arizona Blvd
Coolidge, AZ 85128-4108

(520) 723-2115

District: Coolidge Unified District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.5%

White:

21.7%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2017 → 6th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (4% vs 31% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (50% vs 80%)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (14% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school4%

District avg13%

Arizona avg31%

Not ranked this year

Coolidge Alternative Program did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

282^nd of 289Coolidge Unified District 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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	441 of 469	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	295 of 464	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	350 of 509	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.2	405 of 420	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	407 of 416	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	168 of 301	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	44.8	198 of 456	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	234 of 492	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	86.8	9 of 116	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.3	359 of 379	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	190 of 441	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.5	374 of 479	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	298 of 311	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.4	384 of 429	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	362 of 455	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	398 of 492	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	370 of 370	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	234 of 282	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.9	158 of 374	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	100 of 255	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	332 of 371	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	230 of 409	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	210 of 448	53.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

High school

Foster Care (2022)92nd percentile+56 vs school

Native American (2022)61st percentile+24 vs school

Female (2022)57th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2021)50th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2022)44th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)17th percentile-19 vs school

White (2023)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)10th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

Science5%-17 vs state

English Language Arts5%-35 vs state

Mathematics3%-29 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

I haven't been at Cap for a long time, because I just started on 11/20/19 which is a Wednesday, and so far it is a great school. Even though I haven't been at Cap long I have gotten along with a lot of students. Some students may not like me but that's ok. I don't need to worry about the negatives and focus on the positives like graduating. Honestly I got my hopes up because I was told that i'm graduating early, like i'm supposed to, because, I started school late, but that's ok I will graduate when I have all the credits that I need to graduate.

P.S Mr.Bruno is my favorite :):) 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 (2023)	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 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th 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
Coolidge Alternative Program	Public	6-12	450 N Arizona Blvd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2115	120	4	30.0	62.6%	26 (21.7%)	18 (15.0%)	51 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.7%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	800 W Northern Ave	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2305	752	38	19.7	67.8%	138 (18.4%)	86 (11.4%)	419 (55.7%)	4 (0.5%)	74 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	14	251^st of 271 public high schools	7.4%		10.2	263^rd of 270 public high schools	2.6%	12			21.0		12.0	8.0		$00			$00
CAVIT - Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	450 W. Arizona Blvd.	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	4				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
Imagine Prep Coolidge	Public, Charter	6-12	1290b W Vah Ki Inn Rd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Imagine Prep Coolidge Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 424-2790	472	19	24.8	72.8%	56 (11.9%)	44 (9.3%)	256 (54.2%)	2 (0.4%)	88 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)								(n/a)	23.0	34.0		14.0				$00			$00
CAVIT - Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	1789 W Coolidge Ave	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	80	16	5.0		21 (26.3%)	1 (1.3%)	56 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
EVIT - American Leadership Academy Anthem South	Public	9-12	4380 N Hunt Hwy	Florence	85132	Pinal County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 896-9670	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
CAVIT - Florence Unified	Public	9-12	350 S. Main St	Florence	85132	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
Florence High School	Public	7-12	1001 S Main St	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 866-3560	857	41	20.9	43.8%	358 (41.8%)	58 (6.8%)	366 (42.7%)	10 (1.2%)	17 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.1%)	25.4	194^th of 271 public high schools	28.4%		17.7	224^th of 270 public high schools	17.0%	30			32.0		16.0	18.0	$7,554	$197	$251	$645	$6,044	$1,062	$7,106
CAVIT - San Tan Foothills High School	Public	9-12	1255 W Silverdale Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa 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
San Tan Foothills High School	Public	7-12	1255 W Silverdale Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 474-6240	793	45	17.7	40.9%	323 (40.7%)	68 (8.6%)	333 (42.0%)	8 (1.0%)	16 (2.0%)	6 (0.8%)	39 (4.9%)	15.5	235^th of 271 public high schools	13.3%		15.3	240^th of 270 public high schools	11.1%	5			24.0		12.0	9.0	$6,841	$247	$238	$731	$5,106	$1,250	$6,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Coolidge Alternative Program

How many students attend Coolidge Alternative Program?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Coolidge Alternative Program.

What district is Coolidge Alternative Program in?

Coolidge Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Coolidge Alternative Program?

Students at Coolidge Alternative Program are 43% Hispanic, 22% White, 15% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% American Indian.

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