Bostrom Alternative Center

Phoenix · AZ · Phoenix Union High School District (4286) · Public

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Franklin Police and Fire High School → Arizona School For The Arts → Phoenix College Preparatory Academy → Linda Abril Educational Academy → Empower College Prep High School → ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School → West Phoenix High School → Western School of Science and Technology →

At a glance

Programs & features

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Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 19% by test-taker volume
4-yr grad rate: 27% in 2019 (Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 19% by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

4.6

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: 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 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

4-year graduation rate

27%

Range: 25–29%

4-year cohort size

Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years

Compared against

17,988

US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

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.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

4.8%

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

33.3%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

University of Arizona

86%

admit rate

$13,926

in-state tuition/yr · $42,278 out-of-state

1160–1420

SAT 25–75 · ACT 21–30

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

604:1

Well above the US median — a real constraint on individualized college and course planning.

Counselor FTE

0.5

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 80 in 2021 to 177 in 2024 — over 3 years.

+121.2%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

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Franklin Police and Fire High School PHOENIX	Public	2.0	313	+9.1%
Arizona School For The Arts PHOENIX	Public · charter	3.2	296	-24.7%
Phoenix College Preparatory Academy PHOENIX	Public · charter	1.7	261	+23.1%
Linda Abril Educational Academy PHOENIX	Public	1.0	246	+20.6%
Empower College Prep High School PHOENIX	Public · charter	1.7	373	+2.5%
ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School PHOENIX	Public · charter	3.9	360	+9.4%
West Phoenix High School PHOENIX	Public · charter	1.6	403	-13.3%
Western School of Science and Technology PHOENIX	Public · charter	4.8	353	+2.0%

At a glance

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Bostrom Alternative Center is a public high school in Phoenix, AZ, enrolling 302 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 121% from 2021 to 2024.

14 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 19% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 27% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 604 students per school counselor.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

What is Bostrom Alternative Center's graduation rate? Bostrom Alternative Center's federal four-year graduation rate was about 27% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Bostrom Alternative Center? Bostrom Alternative Center is a public high school in Phoenix, AZ, enrolling 302 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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