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Career Success Schools (79047) ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arizona for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 817 students in Career Success Schools (79047). This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Arizona.
Public Middle Schools in Career Success Schools (79047) have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Arizona public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 69% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Arizona public middle school average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (AZ)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,135 Schools
# Students
1,187 Students
601,348 Students
# Teachers
n/a
23,710 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
n/a
n/a
Student By Grade
District Rank
Career Success Schools (79047), which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 601 school districts in Arizona (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 24% has increased from 19% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#549 out of 618 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
24%
Graduation Rate
24%
77%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.66
% American Indian
7%
4%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
61%
46%
% Black
7%
6%
% White
23%
35%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $8,419 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,429. The school district revenue/student has declined by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $7,142 is less than the state median of $11,331. The school district spending/student has declined by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$12,837 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$12,727 MM
Revenue / Student
$8,419
$11,429
Spending / Student
$7,142
$11,331
Best Career Success Schools (79047) Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Career Success Schools - Stem Academy 7-12
Alternative School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2321 E Bell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85022
(602) 687-8282
Phoenix, AZ 85022
(602) 687-8282
Gr: 7-12 | 617 students Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #22.
Career Success School - Sage Campus
Alternative School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3120 N 32nd St
Phoenix, AZ 85018
(602) 955-0355
Phoenix, AZ 85018
(602) 955-0355
Gr: K-8 | 141 students Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #33.
Robert L. Duffy High School
Alternative School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10% )
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3816 N 27th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85017
(602) 393-4200
Phoenix, AZ 85017
(602) 393-4200
Gr: 7-12 | 59 students Minority enrollment: 93%
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