Metropolitan Arts Institute

Summary:

Metropolitan Arts Institute is a public charter high school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades 7-12 with an enrollment of around 250 students. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that is more balanced compared to nearby schools.

Metropolitan Arts Institute consistently outperforms the state and its district, Metropolitan Arts Institute Inc., in several key academic areas. The school's science proficiency rate is more than double the state average, and its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates range from 46-68% compared to 37-42% statewide. However, the school's performance in Mathematics is more mixed, with 11th-grade students scoring below the state average. Notably, the school's graduation rates are exceptionally high, ranging from 94.0% to 100.0% over the past five years, and its dropout rates are much lower than the state average.

While Metropolitan Arts Institute's overall performance is strong, its subgroup data reveals some interesting findings. The school's performance is particularly impressive for African American and Native American students, who rank in the top 41 and 54 out of Arizona high schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for Asian and Hispanic students is more mixed, suggesting a need to further investigate and address any achievement gaps. Additionally, the school's relatively low spending per student compared to some nearby schools, such as Franklin Police and Fire High School and Arizona School for the Arts, raises questions about the adequacy of resources and whether the school is able to maintain its high performance with limited funding.


Detail:

Public, Charter 7-12

 1700 N. 7th Ave.
       Phoenix, AZ  85007


(602) 258-9500

District: Metropolitan Arts Institute Inc.

SchoolDigger Rank:
47th of 270 Arizona High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  0.0 Help
Number of students:  251

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.4%
White:
39.4%
African American:
9.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.5% Help


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Compare Details Metropolitan Arts Institute is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.99. (See more...)
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Compare Details Metropolitan Arts Institute ranks better than 82.6% of high schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.01. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Metropolitan Arts Institute who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.4%), White (39.4%), African American (9.6%). (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Metropolitan Arts Institute:

SchoolDigger ranks Metropolitan Arts Institute 47th of 270 Arizona public high schools. (See Metropolitan Arts Institute in the ranking list.)

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Metropolitan Arts Institute Inc.:

SchoolDigger ranks Metropolitan Arts Institute Inc. 62nd of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Metropolitan Arts Institute

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Rank History for all middle school students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 69.41 197th 692 71.5%
2011 81.45 107th 685 84.4%
2012 77.18 145th 772 81.2%
2013 83.43 83rd 787 89.5%
2014 91.06 34th 690 95.1%
2015 78.85 97th 521 81.4%
2016 80.63 107th 677 84.2%
2017 86.37 73rd 695 89.5%
2018 69.44 186th 711 73.8%
2021 59.31 266th 832 68.0%
2022 44.20 296th 605 51.1%
2023 66.99 223rd 854 73.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 74.49 90th 650 86.2%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 78.88 31st 789 96.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.13 156th 624 75.0%
2021 50.35 324th 820 60.5%
2022 35.51 311th 494 37.0%
2023 71.86 175th 806 78.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 79.51 128th 818 84.4%
2023 38.12 427th 810 47.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.52 234th 802 70.8%
2023 56.78 248th 760 67.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.04 129th 436 70.4%
2021 74.90 144th 780 81.5%
2023 64.76 185th 675 72.6%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Metropolitan Arts Institute

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Rank History for all high school students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 87.79 52nd 395 86.8%
2010 94.12 19th 403 95.3%
2011 87.31 49th 397 87.7%
2012 87.88 47th 471 90.0%
2013 93.76 11th 491 97.8%
2014 92.61 14th 394 96.4%
2015 59.93 73rd 261 72.0%
2016 76.18 59th 406 85.5%
2017 71.93 69th 416 83.4%
2018 58.85 115th 420 72.6%
2019 57.72 86th 285 69.8%
2021 51.89 194th 509 61.9%
2022 57.79 139th 464 70.0%
2023 65.94 133rd 469 71.6%
2024 80.01 47th 270 82.6%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.37 118th 354 66.7%
2019 76.27 37th 247 85.0%
2021 15.56 407th 492 17.3%
2022 54.21 154th 456 66.2%
2023 66.57 114th 406 71.9%
2024 82.25 32nd 200 84.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.33 119th 370 67.8%
2021 59.07 150th 492 69.5%
2022 54.81 147th 455 67.7%
2023 58.90 158th 429 63.2%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 34.30 165th 238 30.7%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 37.74 159th 301 47.2%
2023 74.40 41st 201 79.6%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.24 140th 311 55.0%
2021 19.48 374th 479 21.9%
2022 48.33 159th 441 63.9%
2023 56.78 127th 379 66.5%
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Rank History for high school Native American students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 62.68 54th 255 78.8%
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Rank History for high school Pacific Islander students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 20.13 80th 129 38.0%
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Rank History for high school White students at Metropolitan Arts Institute

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.06 76th 291 73.9%
2019 90.02 17th 217 92.2%
2021 57.03 169th 448 62.3%
2022 63.34 111th 409 72.9%
2023 64.17 120th 371 67.7%
2024 95.97 7th 184 96.2%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Metropolitan Arts Institute Test Scores
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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Metropolitan Arts Institute

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2001 98 10 0 16 2 n/a n/a 0 126
2002 114 15 2 27 8 n/a n/a 0 166
2003 114 15 2 27 8 n/a n/a 0 166
2004 130 12 4 28 4 n/a n/a 0 178
2005 137 18 2 32 5 n/a n/a 0 194
2006 147 15 2 40 8 n/a n/a 0 212
2007 146 15 5 41 7 n/a n/a 0 214
2008 137 14 7 35 4 n/a n/a 0 197
2009 121 20 7 24 6 n/a n/a 0 178
2010 154 25 7 55 9 n/a n/a 0 250
2011 151 14 3 69 3 0 15 0 255
2012 143 12 1 72 4 2 18 0 252
2013 135 12 0 87 3 1 17 0 255
2014 136 10 1 89 3 1 14 0 254
2015 134 10 5 90 3 0 11 0 253
2016 132 12 2 92 1 0 15 0 254
2017 141 11 2 85 3 0 13 0 255
2018 112 9 2 84 3 1 14 0 225
2019 111 11 5 102 5 1 18 0 253
2020 107 11 4 99 5 1 24 0 251
2021 96 13 4 107 7 3 20 0 250
2022 98 14 2 111 7 2 17 0 251
2023 99 19 3 109 4 1 15 0 250
2024 99 24 1 104 3 0 20 0 251

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Metropolitan Arts Institute

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 126 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 166 n/a n/a n/a
2003 166 n/a n/a n/a
2004 178 n/a n/a n/a
2005 194 n/a n/a n/a
2006 212 n/a n/a n/a
2007 214 n/a n/a n/a
2008 197 n/a n/a n/a
2009 178 n/a n/a 1.1
2010 250 n/a n/a 2
2011 255 n/a n/a 0
2012 252 n/a n/a n/a
2013 255 n/a n/a n/a
2014 254 n/a n/a n/a
2015 253 n/a n/a n/a
2016 254 n/a n/a n/a
2017 255 n/a n/a 27.5
2018 225 n/a n/a n/a
2019 253 n/a n/a n/a
2020 251 n/a n/a n/a
2021 250 n/a n/a n/a
2022 251 n/a n/a n/a
2023 250 n/a n/a n/a
2024 251 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Metropolitan Arts Institute

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 126 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 166 n/a n/a n/a
2003 166 n/a n/a n/a
2004 178 n/a n/a n/a
2005 194 n/a n/a n/a
2006 212 n/a n/a n/a
2007 214 n/a n/a n/a
2008 197 n/a n/a n/a
2009 178 n/a n/a 1.1
2010 250 n/a n/a 2
2011 255 n/a n/a 0
2012 252 n/a n/a n/a
2013 255 n/a n/a n/a
2014 254 n/a n/a n/a
2015 253 n/a n/a n/a
2016 254 n/a n/a n/a
2017 255 n/a n/a 27.5
2018 225 n/a n/a n/a
2019 253 n/a n/a n/a
2020 251 n/a n/a n/a
2021 250 n/a n/a n/a
2022 251 n/a n/a n/a
2023 250 n/a n/a n/a
2024 251 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Metropolitan Arts Institute

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,065
2020 $7,850

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Metropolitan Arts Institute

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 86th of 285 High schoolsRanks 133rd of 469 High schools
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students253250
 1.2%
African American1119
 72.7%
American Indian54
 20%
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic102109
 6.9%
Pacific Islander11
White11199
 10.8%
Two or More Races1815
 16.7%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 251 students attended Metropolitan Arts Institute.

Metropolitan Arts Institute ranks 47th of 270 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Metropolitan Arts Institute are 41% Hispanic, 39% White, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.


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