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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella this year?
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Enrollment
335
High
STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARIZONA AGRIBUSINESS & EQUINE CENTER INC. (90779)·NCES 040082803199
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella
3400 Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ 85007 · (623) 535-0754 · Maricopa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Arizona public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 98 | 29% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +11.0pp since 2017
Math
63.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -4.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 4 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 36.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 67.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.0% | 67.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #20 of 268 ▼ 3 | #16 of 144 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #11 of 267 ▲ 10 | #10 of 143 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #9 of 220 | #5 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #235 of 510 | #136 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #135 of 279 | #73 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #80 of 284 | #50 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #47 of 132 | #30 of 80 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
335
-151 (-31%) vs 2020
+498% since 2010-11, when it was 56
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 335 | 17 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 389 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 412 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 486 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 400 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 480 | N/A | N/A | 40% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 56 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella.
About Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella is a small high school in Avondale, Arizona, (ZIP code 85007). Its 335 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 631 average for high schools in Arizona.
The school's district is Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (90779).
A majority of students at Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella, 54%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 30% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 5% Black. Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Dividing enrollment by its 17 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.7:1. High schools in Arizona have a similar average ratio of 20.2:1.
allk12 grades Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella an A+. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Maricopa County has these Census figures: median household income is about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Maricopa County number 1,352 and enroll about 725,139.
The closest public school to Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella is West-MEC Estrella Mountain Community College, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large. Charter status: Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella is a public charter school.
The number of students declined from 486 to 335 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avondale
- West Point High SchoolHigh · 2,782 students
- La Joya Community High SchoolHigh · 2,306 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Agua Fria High SchoolHigh · 1,535 students
- Legacy Traditional School - AvondaleElementary · 1,346 students
- Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
Nearby schools
- West-MEC Estrella Mountain Community College0.4 mi · 1
- Corte Sierra Elementary School0.5 mi · 564
- Valor Preparatory Academy0.6 mi · 230
- Palm Valley Elementary0.7 mi · 643
- Litchfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 653
- Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School1.1 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - EstrellaWhat is the total enrollment at Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella?
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella serve?
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella is approximately 19.7:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella?
At Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella, the student body is approximately 30% White, 54% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella public or private?
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (90779).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.