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What's the one class at Highland Prep every student should take?
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Enrollment
505
High
STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND PREP (92982)·NCES 040096603572
Highland Prep
15600 W HEARN RD, SURPRISE, AZ 85379 · (623) 300-8385 · Maricopa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% 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.
- B-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
22.9:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
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 | 158 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 128 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 101 | 20% |
Student demographics
65%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 2024-25 . % PassingMath
43.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -41.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Arizona average is about 38 of 100. Math scores are down about 41 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.0% | 74.0% |
| 2017-18 | 78.0% | 84.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Highland Prep ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #73 of 268 ▼ 39 | #56 of 144 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #97 of 267 ▲ 42 | #71 of 143 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #98 of 220 | #54 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #194 of 510 | #115 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #238 of 279 | #138 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #43 of 284 | #26 of 163 |
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
505
+77 (+18%) 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 | 505 | 22 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 501 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 514 | N/A | N/A | 34% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 75 | N/A | N/A | 28% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Prep.
About Highland Prep
Highland Prep is a public low-enrollment high school in SURPRISE, Arizona. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 505 students.
Federal records list Highland Prep (92982) as the district for Highland Prep.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Highland Prep. The largest is White students, at 47%. The next largest groups are 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Maricopa County overall, about 59% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.9:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona.
The allk12 Grade for Highland Prep is A-. Compared with Arizona public high schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Within Maricopa County, the median household income is $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools and roughly 725,139 students.
The nearest public school is Calibre Academy Surprise, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment is up 18% from 2020-21, when Highland Prep had 428 students, to 2024-25, when it had 505.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Highland Prep, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 SURPRISE
- Valley Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,334 students
- American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12Combined · 2,276 students
- Shadow Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,212 students
- Willow Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Legacy Traditional School - SurpriseElementary · 1,797 students
- Paradise Honors Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,264 students
Nearby schools
- Calibre Academy Surprise0.3 mi · 538
- Imagine Prep Surprise0.4 mi · 251
- Imagine Surprise Middle0.4 mi · 248
- Countryside Elementary School0.7 mi · 590
- Ashton Ranch Middle School0.9 mi · 480
- Valley Vista High School1.0 mi · 2,334
Frequently asked questions
About Highland PrepWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Prep?
Highland Prep enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Highland Prep serve?
Highland Prep serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Prep?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Prep is approximately 22.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Highland Prep?
Highland Prep reports a student body of 47% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Highland Prep public or private?
Highland Prep is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Highland Prep (92982).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.