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Prescott High School
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 10 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Prescott High School
Prescott High School is a sprawling four-year high school in PRESCOTT, Arizona, part of Prescott Unified District (4466). The school works with 1,497 students in grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 137% above the state mean of about 631.
Prescott Unified District (4466) runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,712 students. Prescott High School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Prescott High School lists that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school records 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Yavapai County) records that median household earnings sit near $69,613, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Yavapai County runs 107 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,538 students), of which Prescott High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Mountain Oak Charter School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Five-year trend. Prescott High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,496 (now 1,497). The White share of enrollment declined from 79% to 71% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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