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Empower College Prep High School

2411 W COLTER ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85015 · (602) 283-5720 · Maricopa County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Arizona public high schools
  • C-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 high schools

Enrollment
373
High
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 631
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 911531%
Grade 109024%
Grade 118824%
Grade 128021%
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
103%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
32086%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
3810%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
19452%
Female
17948%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -24.0pp since 2017
Math
13.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -24.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 24 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 24 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-242.0%13.0%
2022-232.0%9.0%
2021-2230.0%26.0%
2020-2117.0%2.0%
2018-1926.0%27.0%
2017-1826.0%37.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Empower College Prep High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Maricopa County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.0%#210 of 268
▲ 11
#132 of 144
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
2.0%#240 of 267
▼ 8
#137 of 143
▼ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.0pp#56 of 220#34 of 134
Enrollment
ranked largest first
373#224 of 510#129 of 248
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#48 of 279#30 of 163
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.3%#243 of 284#149 of 163
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+28.6%#26 of 128#17 of 68
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 2024-25
Enrollment
373
+62 (+20%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537324.515.2:1N/A
2023-24387N/AN/AN/A
2022-23374N/AN/A89% (331)
2020-21311N/AN/AN/A
2017-18290N/AN/A91% (263)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Empower College Prep High School.

About Empower College Prep High School

Empower College Prep High School operates as a low-enrollment high school in PHOENIX, Arizona. It has an enrollment of 373 students in grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 631 students for high schools in Arizona.

Across its 2 schools, Empower College Prep (91277) enrolls 1,070 students. Empower College Prep High School is one of those schools.

Empower College Prep High School is 86% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 10% Black and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Maricopa County's population at about 31%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Empower College Prep High School scores 25%.

On staff are 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. High schools in Arizona average 20.2:1, 5.0 more students per teacher than here.

Empower College Prep High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of Arizona public high schools.

Census data for Maricopa County show median household income comes to about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 1,352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 725,139, Empower College Prep High School among them.

Empower College Prep sits less than a tenth of a mile from Empower College Prep High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Federal data place Empower College Prep High School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Empower College Prep High School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 311 to 373, a 20% rise.

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Maricopa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Empower College Prep High School
District
Empower College Prep (91277)
Address
2411 W COLTER ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85015
Phone
(602) 283-5720
County
Maricopa County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
373
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040087703522
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Empower College Prep High School
What is the total enrollment at Empower College Prep High School?
Empower College Prep High School enrolls approximately 373 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Empower College Prep High School serve?
Empower College Prep High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Empower College Prep High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Empower College Prep High School is approximately 15.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Empower College Prep High School?
Student demographics at Empower College Prep High School are roughly 3% White, 86% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Empower College Prep High School public or private?
Empower College Prep High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Empower College Prep (91277).
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