The reported proficiency rate for English language arts is 52%.
Original Research by School Decision on Cochise Community Development Corporation (81027)
Cochise Community Development Corporation is a K-12 public school district in Arizona that operates as a single-school charter district. Its only school is Berean Academy, and the district's location within Cochise County is not specified in the available data, so the surrounding community context cannot be described here. Because it is a charter district, it operates with more autonomy than a traditional district, and no recent parent-relevant changes were found in public sources.
Academically, the picture is partial. State testing data for the most recent year is suppressed for many grade levels and subjects because the tested groups were small, which often happens in schools with low enrollment per grade. Two ELA proficiency results were reported: a middle elementary grade and a middle school grade both had moderate proficiency rates. The all-grades combined ELA proficiency rate was moderate, while the combined math proficiency rate was lower. Science results were largely suppressed. The district's overall proficiency index, which averages all reported rates across tested subjects and grades, places it in the top quartile among Cochise County's districts. However, that index is based on incomplete data, so it offers only a rough signal. No multi-year trend is available to show improvement or decline.
The enrollment is small and spans kindergarten through twelfth grade. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with white students forming the largest group, followed by Hispanic students and Black students, along with notable shares of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and American Indian students. Information on the share of students from low-income households, students with disabilities, and English learners is missing, so the district's level of support for those populations is not known.
Chronic absenteeism is relatively high compared to other districts in the county, which is a metric worth exploring with the school. Per-pupil current spending is below the midpoint among county districts, meaning the district operates on a leaner budget than many of its neighbors. The four-year graduation rate is not available, a gap that may reflect small cohort sizes leading to suppression; a family interested in secondary outcomes would want to ask the school directly.
Program offerings such as Advanced Placement, career and technical education, or dual-credit courses are not listed in the data. Neither is information on class sizes, teacher qualifications, or discipline rates. The school website may provide further detail, but no website was provided in the data.
This is a small, single-site charter district that serves all grades under one roof. The academic data that is available points to ELA as a relative strength and math as a weaker spot, though the limited reporting makes it hard to draw firm conclusions. The high chronic absenteeism and lean per-pupil spending are worth investigating. Families considering this district will need to seek additional information from the school itself about its curriculum, student supports, and postsecondary outcomes.
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