Asante Preparatory Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Surprise, Arizona

Asante Preparatory Academy in Surprise, Arizona enrolled 876 students in 2024-25 with 47.8 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 41% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

1,004 students in 2022-23, 1,134 students in 2023-24, 876 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.5 to 47.8.

Students enrolled at Asante Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 1,004, 2023-24: 1,134, 2024-25: 87605001k1.5k2022-231,0042023-241,1342024-25876
Students enrolled at Asante Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 1,004, 2023-24: 1,134, 2024-25: 87605001k1.5k2022-231,0042023-241,1342024-25876
Students enrolled at Asante Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 1,004, 2023-24: 1,134, 2024-25: 87605001k1.5k2022-231,0042023-241,1342024-25876
Students enrolled at Asante Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 1,004, 2023-24: 1,134, 2024-25: 87605001k1.5k2022-231,0042023-241,1342024-25876
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,00450.519.9
2023-241,13456.520.1
2024-2587647.818.3

18.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools

Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 18.3; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 18.3; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 18.3; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 18.3; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 16.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Asante Preparatory Academy enrolled 781 students and reported no counselor; it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions43
  • Chronically absent37.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.5% of students were White, 40.2% Hispanic, 7.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White45.5%
  2. Hispanic40.2%
  3. Two or more races7.2%
  4. Black4.1%
  5. Asian1.6%
  6. American Indian0.9%
  7. Pacific Islander0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Asante Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245%45%40.4%
Math, 2022-2341%41% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Surprise

17 public elementary schools in Surprise report 2024-25 enrollment; Asante Preparatory Academy is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise1,79746.117.0%
Paradise Honors Elementary School1,26413.315.0%
Canyon Ridge School1,04220.523.9%
Marley Park Elementary1,02319.519.9%
Sunset Hills Elementary87719.332.9%
Asante Preparatory Academy87618.325.0%
Kingswood Elementary School82617.649.9%
Cimarron Springs Middle School81021.327.0%

All public schools in Surprise →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Asante Preparatory Academy

  1. Desert Oasis Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 753 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Kingswood Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.1 miles away: 826 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  3. Compare Asante Preparatory Academy with Desert Oasis Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dysart Unified District (4243) spends per student$10,550 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,550
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaAsante Preparatory Academy is the number 83 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#83 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.18.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Asante Preparatory Academy

  1. How many students attend Asante Preparatory Academy?
    876 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,004 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Surprise, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Asante Preparatory Academy?
    18.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Asante Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
    Asante Preparatory Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Asante Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Asante Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Asante Preparatory Academy in?
    Dysart Unified District (4243), NCES district ID 0402690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040269003657 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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