Basis Prescott, Prescott AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Basis Prescott

BASIS Prescott is a public charter school serving kindergarten through twelfth grade in Prescott, Arizona. It operates as part of the BASIS Charter Schools network, a system known for a demanding academic model. The school’s enrollment is moderate for a full K-12 campus, distributed fairly evenly across the elementary and middle grades, with smaller cohorts in the high school years. The student body is predominantly White, with a notable Hispanic presence and smaller shares of Asian and multiracial students. Information on economic disadvantage, special education identification, and English learner status is not available in the data, so a family looking into those supports would need to ask the school directly.

Academically, the school stands out. Proficiency in math and English language arts rises sharply across grade levels. In early elementary grades, roughly half of students meet state standards in math, while in seventh and eighth grade that figure climbs to near universal proficiency. A similar pattern holds in ELA, where performance moves from solid majorities at the lower end to very strong results by middle school. Science results follow the same trajectory: moderate proficiency in fifth grade, very high in eighth grade. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Yavapai County, well above the county median. This is a clear academic strength. The data do not include a graduation rate, so that metric is effectively absent from this picture, though the school does serve grades through twelve.

Prescott itself is a city with a distinctive character. It is the Yavapai County seat and a regional trade center, with a historic downtown built around a courthouse plaza and Whiskey Row. The population skews older, a retirement and tourism destination that also hosts three higher-education institutions: Yavapai College, Prescott College, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Health care and social assistance is the largest employment sector. Housing is moderately expensive relative to national medians, and the market has seen modest recent growth. The downtown core is walkable, but outside that area the city is auto-dependent. Residents have access to multiple lakes, hiking trails, and the Prescott National Forest. Public transit is available through a regional system.

The school itself sits on Prescott Lakes Parkway, a location that places it within the broader residential and commercial fabric of the city rather than in the historic center. No significant parent-relevant changes at the district level were found in available information, and the school has no Title I designation, magnet status, or discipline data reported in this profile. Course access offerings were not listed, so the breadth of advanced or career-oriented programs beyond the core academics is not documented here.

This is a school that suits families who prioritize strong academic outcomes, particularly in the upper grades, and who are comfortable with a charter model that emphasizes a college-preparatory track. The peer environment reflects the demographics of Prescott itself: predominantly White, with some diversity. The housing market in the city is moderately priced for the region but has been appreciating in recent years. For a family seeking a rigorous academic pathway in a mid-sized mountain city with a college-town atmosphere and outdoor amenities, BASIS Prescott is a strong option worth a close look.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 34 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

512 schools plotted. 33 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 453%

School 53% · District 52% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 54% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 661%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 790%

School 90% · District 90%

▲ 58 pts above state median · ▲ 62 pts above county median

Grade 889%

School 89% · District 90% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 57 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 63% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 686%

School 86% · District 86%

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 47 pts above county median

Grade 785%

School 85% · District 85%

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Grade 887%

School 87% · District 87%

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Science

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 890%

School 90% · District 90%

▲ 57 pts above state median · ▲ 52 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.