Original Research by School Decision on American Charter Schools Foundation D.b.a. Crestvi (79874)
TheAmerican Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Crestvi is a single-school alternative charter district in Maricopa County, operating Crestview College Preparatory High School. It serves grades seven through twelve, though enrollment data shows only students in grades nine through twelve on record, with a total enrollment of just over two hundred students. The student population is heavily Hispanic, making up the large majority, with smaller shares of Black, White, Native American, and multiracial students. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, who receive special education services, or who are English learners was not reported, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about those support structures.
State testing data from the most recent available year is largely suppressed, which typically happens when the number of tested students is too small to report publicly without risking individual identification. For math and English language arts in grades seven and eight, proficiency rates and tested counts are suppressed, and participation rates were low. Science results for eighth grade show an average scale score, but the proficiency rate is also suppressed. This means there is no clear picture of how students at this school perform on state assessments compared to peers across Arizona. The low participation rate in testing may reflect the school’s alternative or special-population nature, but the data does not specify the reason.
The district has no reported four-year graduation rate, so how many students finish high school here is not available from this data. Chronic absenteeism, however, is a significant concern. The rate of chronic absenteeism among students places the district in the bottom quartile among Maricopa County’s districts, meaning the share of students missing a substantial number of school days is high relative to other districts in the county. This is a soft spot a parent would want to discuss with the school to understand what contributes to it and what supports are in place.
On the financial side, per-pupil current spending falls in the upper half of the middle range among the county’s districts, suggesting the school invests somewhat more per student than many of its neighbors. That spending level may support smaller class sizes or targeted programs, but without course access or staffing data, it is hard to say exactly how those dollars are used.
The district’s directory lists a single school, Crestview College Preparatory High School, as the only operational school under this entity. No information was found about recent curriculum changes, property tax measures, pedagogy shifts, or other district-level developments that would affect a family’s decision. The district brief turned up no parent-relevant changes to report.
This is a small, alternative charter setting in the Phoenix area with a heavily Hispanic student body, a high chronic absenteeism rate, and suppressed state test results that leave academic performance largely unmeasured in public data. A family considering this school would need to visit, speak with staff, and ask direct questions about academic progress, graduation pathways, student attendance and engagement, and the supports available for students who may be behind or need extra help. The available data gives a limited view, but it points to a school that serves a population with high needs and that operates outside the conventional district testing and reporting norms.
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