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What do students at Arizona College Prep Middle School actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
907
Middle
DISTRICT 934 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHANDLER UNIFIED DISTRICT #80 (4242)·NCES 040187002995
Arizona College Prep Middle School
1150 W ERIE ST, CHANDLER, AZ 85224 · (480) 883-5400 · Maricopa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL907 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Arizona public middle 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.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 279 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 310 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 318 | 35% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
91.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +1.0pp since 2017
Math
87.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +85.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 85 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 90.0% | 93.0% |
| 2020-21 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2018-19 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 90.0% | 2.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Arizona College Prep Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #1 of 190 ▲ 164 | #1 of 87 ▲ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #1 of 190 ▲ 173 | #1 of 87 ▲ 81 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #52 of 160 | #28 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 907 | #16 of 214 | #12 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #73 of 179 | #29 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #66 of 182 | #39 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.9% | #3 of 41 | #1 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
907
+165 (+22%) vs 2020
+174% since 2010-11, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 27.5:1
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 | 907 | 51.2 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 39.1 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 34.8 | 21.4:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 27 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 28.7 | 21.9:1 | 8% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 24 | 24.6:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 16 | 20.7:1 | 11% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arizona College Prep Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (626 to 907); teachers up 79% (28.7 to 51.2).
About Arizona College Prep Middle School
Arizona College Prep Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in CHANDLER, Arizona, under Chandler Unified District #80 (4242). A federal count lists 907 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Arizona is about 494, so this school runs 84% bigger than that.
The district for Arizona College Prep Middle School is Chandler Unified District #80 (4242), with 48 schools and 41,421 students.
A majority of students at Arizona College Prep Middle School, 60%, are Asian. Next come 20% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 5% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Arizona College Prep Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Arizona College Prep Middle School counts 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.7 students for each one. Across middle schools in Arizona, the average ratio is about 17.8:1.
Arizona College Prep Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Arizona public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
According to the American Community Survey, in Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Arizona College Prep Middle School is one of 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, which together enroll about 725,139 students.
Nearest public school: Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Arizona College Prep Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Arizona College Prep Middle School had 742 students in 2020-21 and 907 in 2024-25, a 22% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 27.5:1 to 17.7:1.
Community posts for Arizona College Prep Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 3,444 students
- Chandler High SchoolHigh · 3,179 students
- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Dr. Camille Casteel High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 2,373 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
Other schools in CHANDLER
- Primavera - OnlineCombined · 6,378 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 3,444 students
- Chandler High SchoolHigh · 3,179 students
- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- BASIS ChandlerHigh · 1,185 students
Nearby schools
- Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary0.7 mi · 702
- Bright Beginnings School #10.7 mi · 199
- Chandler High School1.1 mi · 3,179
- Dr Howard K Conley Elementary School1.1 mi · 667
- Knox Gifted Academy1.1 mi · 653
- San Marcos Elementary School1.2 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Arizona College Prep Middle SchoolHow many students attend Arizona College Prep Middle School?
Arizona College Prep Middle School enrolls approximately 907 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Arizona College Prep Middle School serve?
Arizona College Prep Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Arizona College Prep Middle School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Arizona College Prep Middle School.
How diverse is Arizona College Prep Middle School?
Arizona College Prep Middle School reports a student body of 20% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 60% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Arizona College Prep Middle School?
Arizona College Prep Middle School is overseen by Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.