The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in Math. The lowest is 38% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Asante Preparatory Academy
Asante Preparatory Academy serves students from preschool through eighth grade in Surprise, a rapidly growing city northwest of Phoenix. It is a regular public school within the Dysart Unified District, which recently rebranded as Dysart Schools and undertook a district-wide grade reconfiguration that shifted which campuses serve certain grade levels. Asante itself covers the full pre-K through eighth-grade span, so a student can attend from early childhood through the end of middle school without changing to another elementary campus midstream.
The school has a sizable enrollment that runs roughly evenly from kindergarten through eighth grade, with a noticeable dip at the oldest level. The student body is composed of a majority of white students alongside a substantial Hispanic population, with smaller shares of students who are two or more races, Black, Asian, American Indian, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. The data we have does not include the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor the share of students receiving special education services or English learner supports, so the socioeconomic and support-need profile of the school is not available from the information at hand. A family with particular service needs may want to reach out to the school directly to ask about these details.
On state assessments, Asante's proficiency rates across tested grades in the most recent year show a mix. In math, proficiency was reported at a rate that places it above the midpoint among districts in Maricopa County when averaged across subjects and grades. At individual grade levels, math proficiency was higher in the later elementary years than in the third grade. In English language arts, the pattern is more uneven: fourth graders posted a stronger rate, while third graders were somewhat below that, and fifth graders came in lower still. In fifth-grade science, proficiency was reported at a rate that falls below the range of the math and reading results. The data represents a single year of testing history, so it is not clear how these numbers compare to prior years; the trend data that is available shows only this same year, without a basis for comparison to earlier years. A parent may want to ask the school about testing trends and any supports in place for students who are not yet meeting proficiency benchmarks, particularly in English language arts at the fifth-grade level and in science.
No information is available on school discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, or course access for the middle grades, such as whether advanced or elective offerings are available for seventh and eighth graders. Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Students who leave Asante after eighth grade would feed into Dysart's high schools, and understanding what those pathways look like would depend on information from the district about its secondary programs.
Surprise itself is a suburban city anchored by master-planned communities, spring training baseball, and a recreation campus. The housing market in the area around the school reflects values that are somewhat above the national median, with rents that are moderate relative to incomes. The city has grown quickly over recent decades and continues to add infrastructure such as a new aquatics center. Transit options are limited, and the built environment is car-dependent. Dysart School District, the parent district, has gone through structural changes including school reconfiguration and a rebranding, both of which are publicly reported. For a family choosing Asante, the fit comes down to a regular public school in a fast-growing suburb offering a full pre-K through eighth-grade path with proficiency outcomes that are around the mid-range of the county in math, while English and science show more variation. The absence of data on special populations and supports means a prospective parent should verify directly with the school whether programs and services match their child's needs.
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