PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Sierra Vista, Arizona

PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona enrolled 75 students in 2024-25 with 8.3 full-time teachers, 9.0 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, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20-29% (Arizona: 77.8%).

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

Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

92 students in 2022-23, 94 students in 2023-24, 75 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 94, 2024-25: 7502550751002022-23922023-24942024-2575
Students enrolled at PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 94, 2024-25: 7502550751002022-23922023-24942024-2575
Students enrolled at PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 94, 2024-25: 7502550751002022-23922023-24942024-2575
Students enrolled at PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 94, 2024-25: 7502550751002022-23922023-24942024-2575
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2392not reportednot reported
2023-2494not reportednot reported
2024-25758.39.0

9.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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 9.0; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 9.0; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 9.0; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 9.0; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center enrolled 88 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

46.7% of students were White, 28.0% Hispanic, 14.7% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White46.7%
  2. Hispanic28.0%
  3. American Indian14.7%
  4. Black5.3%
  5. Two or more races5.3%

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 PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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, 2021-22under 50%5% or less40.4%
Math, 2022-2320% or less5% or less (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

20-29% of the 34 students in PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center'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 rate20‑29%31%77.8%
Students in the class3429093,470

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.

What to look at next about PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center

  1. CTD - Cochise CollegeThe nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 5 students (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Center for Academic Success #1 - Sierra Vista 9-12The next nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 130 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center with CTD - Cochise CollegeStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) spends per student$11,876 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,876
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaPPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center is the number 390 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#390 of 580
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher9.0 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.9.0:1
  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 PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center

  1. How many students attend PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center?
    75 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 92 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sierra Vista, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center?
    9.0 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 PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center a Title I school?
    PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center?
    20-29% of the 34 students in PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center'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 PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center in?
    Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431), NCES district ID 0400083. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040008301018 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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