Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Summary:

Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep is a high-performing public charter school serving grades 6-12 in Gilbert, Arizona, with a student population of 560. The school is part of the Arete Preparatory Academy district, which is ranked 66 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep consistently ranks among the top high schools in Arizona, with a statewide ranking between 12-26 out of over 500 high schools in recent years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade and its students significantly outperform the state averages in standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 80% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38%, and 77% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 30%. The school also has an exceptional 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 97.6% to 100% in recent years, far exceeding the state average, and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 0.0% to 0.4% in the past several years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert, Gilbert High School, Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12, and Sun Valley High School, Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep stands out as a significantly higher-performing institution, with its test scores, graduation rates, and overall rankings being significantly better than those of the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public, Charter 6-12

 4525 E. Baseline Road
       Gilbert, AZ  85234


(480) 222-4233

District: Arete Preparatory Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
17th of 270 Arizona High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,377 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  n/a Help
Number of students:  560

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.1%
Hispanic:
25.9%
Asian:
8.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  0% Help


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Compare Details Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep ranks better than 65.6% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.39. (See more...)
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Compare Details Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep ranks better than 93.7% of high schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.59. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep 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: White (54.1%), Hispanic (25.9%), Asian (8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep is $10,377.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep:

SchoolDigger ranks Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep 189th of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep 17th of 270 Arizona public high schools. (See Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep in the ranking list.)

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Arete Preparatory Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Arete Preparatory Academy 73rd of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

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Rank History for all middle school students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 90.34 30th 663 95.5%
2010 93.27 18th 692 97.4%
2011 92.07 25th 685 96.4%
2012 87.66 40th 772 94.8%
2013 88.04 44th 787 94.4%
2014 88.83 55th 690 92.0%
2015 84.28 68th 521 86.9%
2016 87.77 73rd 677 89.2%
2017 73.89 147th 695 78.8%
2018 59.56 243rd 711 65.8%
2019 67.51 183rd 605 69.8%
2021 90.22 58th 832 93.0%
2022 70.74 144th 605 76.2%
2023 71.41 189th 854 77.9%
2024 59.39 189th 550 65.6%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 86.07 34th 650 94.8%
2022 47.65 124th 211 41.2%
2023 70.57 67th 384 82.6%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.74 298th 606 50.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.06 223rd 789 71.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 69.34 82nd 369 77.8%
2023 70.63 133rd 717 81.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.45 188th 624 69.9%
2019 57.57 182nd 466 60.9%
2021 87.83 62nd 820 92.4%
2022 59.15 176th 494 64.4%
2023 67.87 203rd 806 74.8%
2024 52.71 155th 386 59.8%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.89 16th 143 88.8%
2023 42.58 74th 110 32.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.76 230th 617 62.7%
2019 65.86 132nd 435 69.7%
2021 89.91 52nd 818 93.6%
2022 72.12 91st 476 80.9%
2023 69.54 195th 810 75.9%
2024 48.12 170th 370 54.1%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.30 133rd 404 67.1%
2022 35.24 140th 192 27.1%
2023 35.76 174th 247 29.6%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 94.42 11th 573 98.1%
2022 51.94 70th 129 45.7%
2023 75.98 50th 400 87.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.24 146th 543 73.1%
2021 76.36 108th 802 86.5%
2023 69.35 163rd 760 78.6%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.70 52nd 390 86.7%
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Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.14 19th 108 82.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.11 256th 436 41.3%
2019 49.23 180th 337 46.6%
2021 83.17 73rd 780 90.6%
2022 60.22 154th 446 65.5%
2023 57.02 257th 675 61.9%
2024 36.74 188th 288 34.7%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

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Rank History for all high school students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 94.79 15th 403 96.3%
2011 96.59 5th 397 98.7%
2012 88.39 46th 471 90.2%
2013 83.08 68th 491 86.2%
2014 92.33 16th 394 95.9%
2015 87.75 22nd 261 91.6%
2016 91.95 24th 406 94.1%
2017 90.71 25th 416 94.0%
2018 80.98 41st 420 90.2%
2019 38.45 152nd 285 46.7%
2021 97.92 26th 509 94.9%
2022 93.94 24th 464 94.8%
2023 96.36 24th 469 94.9%
2024 94.59 17th 270 93.7%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 98.15 1st 374 99.7%
2022 94.88 3rd 282 98.9%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.58 29th 312 90.7%
2022 41.67 53rd 258 79.5%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.72 60th 422 85.8%
2022 92.81 7th 380 98.2%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 85.70 21st 347 93.9%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.28 32nd 354 91.0%
2019 42.37 128th 247 48.2%
2021 99.34 16th 492 96.7%
2022 97.94 18th 456 96.1%
2023 83.32 49th 406 87.9%
2024 92.10 14th 200 93.0%
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Rank History for high school Military Connected students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 89.90 1st 125 99.2%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.74 40th 370 89.2%
2019 31.93 147th 238 38.2%
2021 88.21 42nd 492 91.5%
2022 91.42 32nd 455 93.0%
2023 99.07 12th 429 97.2%
2024 97.46 11th 219 95.0%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 91.55 1st 231 99.6%
2022 88.45 11th 238 95.4%
2023 82.07 19th 146 87.0%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 97.70 12th 306 96.1%
2022 95.06 14th 301 95.3%
2023 91.56 9th 201 95.5%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.41 22nd 311 92.9%
2021 83.56 49th 479 89.8%
2022 95.59 22nd 441 95.0%
2023 95.17 13th 379 96.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.49 34th 291 88.3%
2019 27.83 163rd 217 24.9%
2021 94.83 24th 448 94.6%
2022 88.19 29th 409 92.9%
2023 95.61 13th 371 96.5%
2024 90.80 17th 184 90.8%
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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.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2008 74 4 5 7 2 n/a n/a 0 92
2009 168 10 10 15 3 n/a n/a 0 206
2010 233 13 11 25 1 n/a n/a 0 283
2011 236 15 13 47 2 3 7 0 323
2012 252 17 15 59 2 3 11 0 359
2013 300 13 20 65 0 0 12 0 410
2014 300 18 17 65 0 0 8 0 408
2015 363 17 24 82 1 0 11 0 498
2016 370 19 21 91 4 0 18 0 523
2017 364 22 24 96 3 4 17 0 530
2018 380 18 24 105 3 4 21 0 555
2019 366 23 29 111 3 6 18 0 556
2020 334 26 32 126 5 5 26 0 554
2021 310 32 33 136 6 5 34 0 556
2022 297 31 39 138 4 4 37 0 550
2023 303 29 45 145 1 1 36 0 560

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 Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 92 n/a n/a n/a
2009 206 n/a n/a 1
2010 283 n/a n/a 0.7
2011 323 n/a n/a 0
2012 359 n/a n/a n/a
2013 410 n/a n/a n/a
2014 408 n/a n/a n/a
2015 498 n/a n/a n/a
2016 523 n/a n/a n/a
2017 530 n/a n/a n/a
2018 555 n/a n/a n/a
2019 556 n/a n/a n/a
2020 554 n/a n/a n/a
2021 556 n/a n/a n/a
2022 550 n/a n/a n/a
2023 560 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 Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 92 n/a n/a n/a
2009 206 n/a n/a 1
2010 283 n/a n/a 0.7
2011 323 n/a n/a 0
2012 359 n/a n/a n/a
2013 410 n/a n/a n/a
2014 408 n/a n/a n/a
2015 498 n/a n/a n/a
2016 523 n/a n/a n/a
2017 530 n/a n/a n/a
2018 555 n/a n/a n/a
2019 556 n/a n/a n/a
2020 554 n/a n/a n/a
2021 556 n/a n/a n/a
2022 550 n/a n/a n/a
2023 560 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 Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $111 (1.2%) $00 (0.0%) $222 (2.4%) $5,681 (62.4%) $3,308 (36.4%) $8,989 (98.8%) $9,100
2022 $316 (3.0%) $72 (0.7%) $703 (6.8%) $6,258 (60.3%) $3,732 (36.0%) $9,989 (96.3%) $10,377

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 183rd of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 189th of 854 Middle schools
 8.1%
Ranks 152nd of 285 High schoolsRanks 24th of 469 High schools
 48.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students556560
 0.7%
African American2329
 26.1%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian2945
 55.2%
Hispanic111145
 30.6%
Pacific Islander61
 83.3%
White366303
 17.2%
Two or More Races1836
 100%


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Students at Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep are 54% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Yes. Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep ranks in the top 6.3% of Arizona high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 560 students attended Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep.


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