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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMPOWER COLLEGE PREP (91277)·NCES 040087703354
Empower College Prep
2411 W COLTER ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85015 · (602) 283-5720 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Arizona public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- BThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 34% smaller than its 8th grade class (100).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
20.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +0.0pp since 2017
Math
23.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -2.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2017, while math scores are down about 2 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| 2018-19 | 20.0% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 20.0% | 25.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Empower College Prep ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #679 of 1,072 ▲ 110 | #419 of 646 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #891 of 1,072 ▼ 102 | #552 of 646 ▼ 62 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #352 of 930 | #216 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #206 of 1,223 | #158 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #390 of 991 | #225 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #789 of 1,007 | #517 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +98.6% | #4 of 256 | #2 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
697
+151 (+28%) vs 2020
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 | 697 | 44 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 678 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 673 | N/A | N/A | 90% (605) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 351 | N/A | N/A | 94% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | N/A | N/A | 95% (480) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Empower College Prep.
About Empower College Prep
At 2411 W COLTER ST in PHOENIX, Arizona, Empower College Prep operates as a large elementary school. Its 697 students are spread across kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451 students.
Empower College Prep is one school in Empower College Prep (91277), a system of 2 schools with 1,070 students.
At 80%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Empower College Prep combined. The school is also 12% Black, 4% White, and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 31%. The chance that two students picked at random at Empower College Prep belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.8:1, with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, higher than at this school.
Measured against Arizona public elementary schools, Empower College Prep receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Across Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Empower College Prep is among the 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County.
The school nearest to Empower College Prep is Empower College Prep High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Empower College Prep, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Empower College Prep has an NCES locale of City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The student count in 2024-25 was 697, 28% above the 546 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Empower College Prep (91277)
- Empower College Prep High SchoolHigh · 373 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Empower College Prep High School0.0 mi · 373
- Choice Learning Academy0.3 mi · 462
- Westwood Elementary School0.5 mi · 614
- Imagine Camelback Elementary0.6 mi · 324
- Imagine Camelback Middle0.6 mi · 169
- Alhambra Traditional School0.7 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About Empower College PrepHow many students attend Empower College Prep?
Empower College Prep enrolls approximately 697 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Empower College Prep serve?
Empower College Prep serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Empower College Prep?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Empower College Prep is approximately 15.8:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Empower College Prep?
At Empower College Prep, the student body is approximately 4% White, 80% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Empower College Prep public or private?
Empower College Prep is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Empower College Prep (91277).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.