Mission Heights Preparatory High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Casa Grande, Arizona

Mission Heights Preparatory High School in Casa Grande, Arizona enrolled 551 students in 2024-25 with 40.0 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Arizona high-school median of 18.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

451 students in 2022-23, 492 students in 2023-24, 551 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Mission Heights Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 451, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-234512023-244922024-25551
Students enrolled at Mission Heights Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 451, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-234512023-244922024-25551
Students enrolled at Mission Heights Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 451, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-234512023-244922024-25551
Students enrolled at Mission Heights Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 451, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-234512023-244922024-25551
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23451not reportednot reported
2023-24492not reportednot reported
2024-2555140.013.8

13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 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.

Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 13.8; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 13.8; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 13.8; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 13.8; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 18.7U.S. 14.5

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).

3 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mission Heights Preparatory High School enrolled 446 students and reported no counselor; it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions30
  • Chronically absent36.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.2% of students were Hispanic, 38.7% White, 5.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic47.2%
  2. White38.7%
  3. Two or more races5.3%
  4. Black4.2%
  5. Asian2.0%
  6. American Indian1.5%
  7. Pacific Islander1.3%

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 Mission Heights Preparatory High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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, 2021-2255‑59%45‑49%40.4%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%45‑49% (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 96 students in Mission Heights Preparatory High 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtArizona
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%53%77.8%
Students in the class9620593,470

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 Casa Grande

9 public high schools in Casa Grande report 2024-25 enrollment; Mission Heights Preparatory High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Vista Grande High School1,94322.545.0%
Casa Grande Union High School1,91222.044.0%
Mission Heights Preparatory High School55113.842.8%
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School28421.8not reported
Leona Connected High School26638.0not reported
PPEP TEC - Alice S. Paul Learning Center10114.863.3%
Inova8040.0not reported
Pinnacle High School - Casa Grande261.2not reported

All public schools in Casa Grande →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mission Heights Preparatory High School

  1. CAVIT - Vista GrandeThe nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Vista Grande High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 1,943 students, 22.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Mission Heights Preparatory High School with CAVIT - Vista GrandeStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr (90548) spends per student$9,509 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,509
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaMission Heights Preparatory High School is the number 182 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#182 of 580
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.13.8:1
  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 Mission Heights Preparatory High School

  1. How many students attend Mission Heights Preparatory High School?
    551 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 451 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Casa Grande, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mission Heights Preparatory High School?
    13.8 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.
  3. Is Mission Heights Preparatory High School a Title I school?
    Mission Heights Preparatory High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Mission Heights Preparatory High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mission Heights Preparatory High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 is the graduation rate at Mission Heights Preparatory High School?
    85-89% of the 96 students in Mission Heights Preparatory High 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.
  6. What district is Mission Heights Preparatory High School in?
    Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr (90548), NCES district ID 0400823. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040082303296 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.

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