Mountain Vista Academy
Florence · AZ · Florence Unified School District (4437) · Public · K-12 combined
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CAVIT - Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology → Combs Center for Success High School → EVIT - East Campus → CAVIT - San Tan Foothills High School → BASIS Mesa → Ridgeview College Preparatory High School → EVIT American Leadership Academy Ironwood K-12 → EVIT - Crismon High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 54% (Bottom 11% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mountain Vista Academy compares for families
What families should know about Mountain Vista Academy.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: CAVIT - Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology, Combs Center for Success High School, EVIT - East Campus and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 11% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
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University of Arizona
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -8.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 163 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAVIT - Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology COOLIDGE |
Public | 12.4 | 80 | — |
| Combs Center for Success High School SAN TAN VLY |
Public | 4.7 | 49 | — |
| EVIT - East Campus MESA |
Public | 12.4 | 121 | — |
| CAVIT - San Tan Foothills High School QUEEN CREEK |
Public | 1.6 | — | — |
| BASIS Mesa MESA |
Public · charter | 12.4 | 137 | -13.8% |
| Ridgeview College Preparatory High School San Tan Valley |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 229 | +99.1% |
| EVIT American Leadership Academy Ironwood K-12 QUEEN CREEK |
Public | 4.9 | — | — |
| EVIT - Crismon High School QUEEN CREEK |
Public | 5.7 | — | — |