AZ Compass Prep School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Chandler, Arizona
AZ Compass Prep School in Chandler, Arizona enrolled 267 students in 2024-25 with 18.5 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Arizona high-school median of 18.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Arizona: 77.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
247 students in 2022-23, 273 students in 2023-24, 267 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 247 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 273 | not reported | not reported |
| 2024-25 | 267 | 18.5 | 14.4 |
14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Arizona high schools
Among the 419 Arizona high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.7; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 237 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection AZ Compass Prep School enrolled 237 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 55 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 237 of the 237 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions55
- Chronically absent68.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
30.7% of students were Hispanic, 26.2% Black, 24.0% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic30.7%
- Black26.2%
- American Indian24.0%
- White10.5%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Asian1.5%
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 AZ Compass Prep School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 10‑14% | 10‑14% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 6‑9% | 6‑9% (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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85-89% of the 68 students in AZ Compass Prep School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 85‑89% | 77.8% |
| Students in the class | 68 | 68 | 93,470 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Chandler
10 public high schools in Chandler report 2024-25 enrollment; AZ Compass Prep School is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton High School | 3,444 | 20.4 | 14.0% |
| Chandler High School | 3,179 | 18.6 | 37.0% |
| Basha High School | 2,826 | 20.2 | 8.0% |
| Arizona College Prep High School | 2,271 | 22.4 | 5.0% |
| BASIS Chandler | 1,185 | 19.2 | not reported |
| Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep | 716 | 13.6 | not reported |
| Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep | 619 | 11.9 | not reported |
| AZ Compass Prep School | 267 | 14.4 | 71.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about AZ Compass Prep School
- Intelli-SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 48 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Great Hearts Academies - Chandler PrepThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 716 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare AZ Compass Prep School with Intelli-SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much AZ Compass Prep School spends per student$13,421 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,421
- The largest public schools in ArizonaAZ Compass Prep School is the number 264 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#264 of 580
- Arizona schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.14.4:1
- 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 AZ Compass Prep School
How many students attend AZ Compass Prep School?
267 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 247 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Chandler, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at AZ Compass Prep School?
14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for high schools is 18.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is AZ Compass Prep School a Title I school?
AZ Compass Prep School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at AZ Compass Prep School do on state tests?
The students tested at AZ Compass Prep School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% 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.What is the graduation rate at AZ Compass Prep School?
85-89% of the 68 students in AZ Compass Prep School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is AZ Compass Prep School in?
AZ Compass Prep School, NCES district ID 0400785. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040078502929 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.