Original Research by School Decision on Evit - Perry High School
EVIT – Perry High School is a career and technical school serving grades nine through twelve, located in the southeast Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. It operates under the East Valley Institute of Technology, a regional career and technical education district that centralizes specialized vocational programs for high school students across multiple school districts. Because this is a career and technical school, its purpose and data profile differ sharply from a conventional comprehensive high school. A parent considering this school should understand that it likely functions as a part-time program: students enrolled at their home high school take CTE courses here on a rotating schedule, rather than being full-time, separately enrolled students of EVIT – Perry. That structure explains why the data reports a total enrollment of zero and provides no reliable demographic breakdown, no state assessment results, no graduation rate, and no chronic absenteeism rate. These metrics simply do not apply to this entity in the usual way.
The comparison data, which would typically place a school among districts in Maricopa County, was marked as not applicable because the required proficiency and graduation values are missing. The absence is not a weakness of the school; it reflects the fact that EVIT – Perry is not a standalone high school that administers its own state tests or issues its own diplomas. Academic performance and graduation are tracked at the sending high school, not at the CTE site. A parent looking for test scores or a graduation rate will find them at the student’s home campus, not here.
Gilbert itself is a large, fast-growing suburb that has transformed from an agricultural town into a master-planned community of single-family homes, strip commercial corridors, and a small historic heritage district. Housing values in the area have been high relative to the state median, though they softened slightly in recent months. Rents have also edged down, but the area remains among the pricier parts of the Phoenix metro. The town’s economy is anchored by education, healthcare, and a mix of defense and professional services employers. Families moving to Gilbert for its schools should note that most students attend schools in Gilbert Public Schools or Higley Unified School District, but those enrolled in CTE pathways may also travel to an EVIT campus like this one.
What EVIT – Perry High School offers are career and technical programs. The data provided does not list specific pathways, but the school’s designation as a career and technical school indicates a curriculum built around hands-on, industry-aligned training in fields such as health sciences, information technology, skilled trades, or similar areas. For a student already attending a standard high school, enrolling here can provide certifications, college credit through dual enrollment, and direct exposure to workforce skills. The trade-off is that it adds a commute or a shift in schedule, and the academic accountability measures parents typically use to evaluate a school are simply not available for this site.
A parent should consider this: EVIT – Perry is not a place to judge by traditional academic metrics. It is a supplement to a full high school education, not a replacement. The best way to evaluate it is to ask which specific programs are housed at this campus, how they integrate with a student’s home high school schedule, and what certification or credit outcomes recent students have achieved. The data on hand cannot answer those questions, but the school’s website and the East Valley Institute of Technology district office can. For a student who wants a concrete career start before graduation, this kind of school fits; for a family focused on core academic proficiency scores and college preparatory benchmarks, those measures live elsewhere.
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