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Empower College Prep (91277) School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arizona for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 673 students in Empower College Prep (91277) School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Arizona.
Public Middle School in Empower College Prep (91277) School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Arizona public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 18% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Arizona public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (AZ)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,109 Schools
# Students
1,047 Students
599,108 Students
# Teachers
n/a
23,343 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
n/a
n/a
District Rank
Empower College Prep (91277) School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 616 school districts in Arizona (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#448 out of 631 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
24%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
77%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.66
# American Indian Students
9 Students
24,584 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
4%
# Asian Students
8 Students
20,757 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
870 Students
270,096 Students
% Hispanic Students
83%
45%
# Black Students
118 Students
35,861 Students
% Black Students
11%
6%
# White Students
33 Students
219,591 Students
% White Students
3%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,067 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
26,152 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
4,994
# Students in K Grade:
73
32,843
# Students in 1st Grade:
65
35,196
# Students in 2nd Grade:
57
34,542
# Students in 3rd Grade:
60
35,882
# Students in 4th Grade:
66
36,612
# Students in 5th Grade:
61
40,296
# Students in 6th Grade:
97
60,442
# Students in 7th Grade:
94
85,648
# Students in 8th Grade:
100
88,951
# Students in 9th Grade:
111
36,398
# Students in 10th Grade:
111
36,237
# Students in 11th Grade:
82
35,022
# Students in 12th Grade:
70
35,887
# Ungraded Students:
-
158
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,336 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,257. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,196 is less than the state median of $11,161. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$12,837 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$12,727 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,336
$11,257
Spending / Student
$10,196
$11,161
Best Empower College Prep (91277) School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Empower College Prep
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2411 W Colter St
Phoenix, AZ 85015
(602) 283-5720
Phoenix, AZ 85015
(602) 283-5720
Grades: K-8
| 673 students
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