Calibre Academy Surprise

Summary:

Calibre Academy Surprise is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Surprise, Arizona, with a diverse student population. The school has shown mixed academic performance, with some strengths and areas for improvement compared to the state and nearby schools.

Calibre Academy Surprise has outperformed the state average in 4th grade English Language Arts (60% vs. 46%) and 5th grade Mathematics (47% vs. 33%), but underperformed in 3rd grade Mathematics (26% vs. 43%) and 8th grade English Language Arts (37% vs. 35%). Compared to nearby schools, the academy generally performs better than Countryside Elementary and Ashton Ranch Middle School, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Legacy Traditional School - Surprise and Paradise Honors Elementary.

The school has also seen a significant increase in its dropout rate, from 0% in 2019-2020 to 7.4% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the dropout rates of nearby schools like Cimarron Springs Middle School (2.6%) and Countryside Elementary (0.4%). Additionally, the school's free and reduced lunch rate has increased from 19.11% in 2021-2022 to 42.86% in 2022-2023, which is higher than some nearby schools but lower than others. These trends suggest the school may need to focus on improving its curriculum, instruction, and support systems to ensure more consistent and high-quality academic outcomes for all students, as well as addressing the needs of its changing student population.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 15688 W Acoma Dr
       Surprise, AZ  85379-5652


(623) 556-2179

District: Calibre Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
407th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  n/a Help
Number of students:  546

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.2%
Hispanic:
33.3%
Two or more races:
11.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.9% Help


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Compare Details Calibre Academy Surprise ranks better than 55.4% of elementary schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.29. (See more...)
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Compare Details Calibre Academy Surprise ranks worse than 52.4% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.3. (See more...)
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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: White (46.2%), Hispanic (33.3%), two or more races (11.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Calibre Academy Surprise:

SchoolDigger ranks Calibre Academy Surprise 407th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Calibre Academy Surprise in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Calibre Academy Surprise 288th of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Calibre Academy Surprise in the ranking list.)



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Rank History for Calibre Academy Surprise

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 84.29 137th 1062 87.1%
2010 75.65 256th 1090 76.5%
2011 82.76 163rd 1075 84.8%
2012 81.43 172nd 1141 84.9%
2013 76.62 241st 1158 79.2%
2014 71.01 315th 1079 70.8%
2015 60.85 336th 955 64.8%
2016 53.74 452nd 1079 58.1%
2017 47.82 521st 1106 52.9%
2018 48.60 506th 1109 54.4%
2019 59.45 405th 1039 61.0%
2021 57.30 472nd 1226 61.5%
2022 26.10 668th 1000 33.2%
2023 57.71 456th 1245 63.4%
2024 50.29 407th 912 55.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.08 421st 1027 59.0%
2022 38.82 310th 444 30.2%
2023 37.73 435th 617 29.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.85 456th 1201 62.0%
2022 51.04 87th 145 40.0%
2023 73.53 120th 820 85.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.75 374th 820 54.4%
2023 61.33 338th 1116 69.7%
2024 71.91 114th 556 79.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.99 108th 423 74.5%
2023 86.21 2nd 102 98.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.92 524th 1023 48.8%
2019 56.89 350th 862 59.4%
2021 54.44 487th 1219 60.0%
2023 47.09 561st 1219 54.0%
2024 37.40 374th 602 37.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.11 526th 1032 49.0%
2019 51.83 382nd 850 55.1%
2021 59.23 442nd 1220 63.8%
2023 66.51 363rd 1216 70.1%
2024 61.31 216th 628 65.6%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.71 104th 895 88.4%
2023 38.37 388th 607 36.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.67 638th 911 30.0%
2021 41.03 637th 1198 46.8%
2023 45.15 583rd 1170 50.2%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.45 522nd 720 27.5%
2019 37.15 401st 595 32.6%
2021 58.62 434th 1161 62.6%
2022 24.38 667th 800 16.6%
2023 51.96 472nd 1024 53.9%
2024 27.11 385th 486 20.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Calibre Academy Surprise

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Rank History for all middle school students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 89.36 34th 663 94.9%
2010 80.19 119th 692 82.8%
2011 71.78 182nd 685 73.4%
2012 75.08 164th 772 78.8%
2013 68.66 213th 787 72.9%
2014 65.60 224th 690 67.5%
2015 54.21 197th 521 62.2%
2016 63.65 199th 677 70.6%
2017 67.13 186th 695 73.2%
2018 52.59 288th 711 59.5%
2019 68.56 174th 605 71.2%
2021 48.55 345th 832 58.5%
2022 41.72 311th 605 48.6%
2023 42.71 399th 854 53.3%
2024 38.30 288th 550 47.6%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.36 457th 650 29.7%
2023 25.49 318th 384 17.2%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.06 566th 606 6.6%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.33 497th 789 37.0%
2023 87.73 19th 363 94.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.98 178th 503 64.6%
2023 44.07 344th 717 52.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.11 195th 624 68.8%
2019 74.23 96th 466 79.4%
2021 60.74 253rd 820 69.1%
2023 39.86 416th 806 48.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.75 284th 617 54.0%
2019 59.30 157th 435 63.9%
2021 39.34 428th 818 47.7%
2022 41.56 263rd 476 44.7%
2023 43.68 380th 810 53.1%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 8.97 398th 404 1.5%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.99 36th 573 93.7%
2022 66.78 38th 129 70.5%
2023 25.81 307th 400 23.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.00 186th 543 65.7%
2021 51.37 283rd 802 64.7%
2022 67.63 102nd 392 74.0%
2023 31.89 497th 760 34.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Calibre Academy Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.74 280th 436 35.8%
2019 51.83 166th 337 50.7%
2021 42.81 429th 780 45.0%
2022 32.13 336th 446 24.7%
2023 43.84 357th 675 47.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Calibre Academy Surprise

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 156 19 9 17 1 n/a n/a 0 202
2003 156 19 9 17 1 n/a n/a 0 202
2004 243 15 8 31 1 n/a n/a 0 298
2005 312 8 3 41 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2006 336 23 9 61 1 n/a n/a 0 430
2007 328 28 11 76 0 n/a n/a 0 443
2008 315 45 33 86 5 n/a n/a 0 484
2009 334 50 27 66 4 n/a n/a 0 481
2010 396 39 36 85 4 n/a n/a 0 560
2011 394 37 25 92 4 6 16 0 574
2012 364 39 24 100 1 3 9 0 540
2013 446 42 21 123 0 2 24 0 658
2014 485 40 23 138 0 0 33 0 719
2015 512 31 21 160 0 1 33 0 758
2016 447 27 15 175 3 2 39 0 708
2017 361 23 10 148 0 1 37 0 580
2018 297 13 7 148 1 0 30 0 496
2019 299 26 7 142 0 1 49 0 524
2020 264 13 8 156 0 0 42 0 483
2021 225 12 5 156 0 1 45 0 444
2022 221 20 5 176 0 1 48 0 471
2023 252 40 6 182 2 2 62 0 546

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Calibre Academy Surprise

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 202 n/a n/a n/a
2003 202 n/a n/a n/a
2004 298 n/a n/a 11.4
2005 364 n/a n/a 31.6
2006 430 n/a n/a 38.4
2007 443 n/a n/a 32.7
2008 484 n/a n/a 31.4
2009 481 n/a n/a 21
2010 560 n/a n/a 38.9
2011 574 n/a n/a 17.2
2012 540 n/a n/a 43
2013 658 n/a n/a 56.1
2014 719 n/a n/a 55.5
2015 758 n/a n/a 46
2016 708 n/a n/a 43.9
2017 580 n/a n/a 50.2
2018 496 n/a n/a 42.7
2019 524 n/a n/a 43.9
2020 483 n/a n/a 44.7
2021 444 n/a n/a n/a
2022 471 n/a n/a 19.1
2023 546 n/a n/a 42.9

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 Calibre Academy Surprise

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 202 n/a n/a n/a
2003 202 n/a n/a n/a
2004 298 n/a n/a 11.4
2005 364 n/a n/a 31.6
2006 430 n/a n/a 38.4
2007 443 n/a n/a 32.7
2008 484 n/a n/a 31.4
2009 481 n/a n/a 21
2010 560 n/a n/a 38.9
2011 574 n/a n/a 17.2
2012 540 n/a n/a 43
2013 658 n/a n/a 56.1
2014 719 n/a n/a 55.5
2015 758 n/a n/a 46
2016 708 n/a n/a 43.9
2017 580 n/a n/a 50.2
2018 496 n/a n/a 42.7
2019 524 n/a n/a 43.9
2020 483 n/a n/a 44.7
2021 444 n/a n/a n/a
2022 471 n/a n/a 19.1
2023 546 n/a n/a 42.9

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 Calibre Academy Surprise

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,141
2020 $7,736

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Calibre Academy Surprise

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 405th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 456th of 1245 Elementary schools
 2.4%
Ranks 174th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 399th of 854 Middle schools
 18%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students524546
 4.2%
African American2640
 53.8%
American Indian02
Asian76
 14.3%
Hispanic142182
 28.2%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White299252
 15.7%
Two or More Races4962
 26.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients43.9%42.9%
 1%


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Calibre Academy Surprise ranks 407th of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Calibre Academy Surprise are 46% White, 33% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 546 students attended Calibre Academy Surprise.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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