The Excel Center - Papago
PHOENIX · AZ · Arizona Goodwill Education Services (1001949) · Public charter
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Valley Preparatory Academy → Pinnacle High School - Tempe → Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas → EVIT - Arcadia High School → Nueva Vista School / Arizona State Hospital → EVIT - Coronado High School → Desert Marigold School → EVIT - Tempe High School →How The Excel Center - Papago compares for families
What families should know about The Excel Center - Papago.
- ▸ 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: Valley Preparatory Academy, Pinnacle High School - Tempe, Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +25.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 19 students:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Preparatory Academy Tempe |
Public · charter | 6.9 | 30 | — |
| Pinnacle High School - Tempe TEMPE |
Public · charter | 5.0 | 10 | — |
| Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 1.6 | — | — |
| EVIT - Arcadia High School PHOENIX |
Public | 2.0 | — | — |
| Nueva Vista School / Arizona State Hospital PHOENIX |
Public | 2.9 | — | — |
| EVIT - Coronado High School SCOTTSDALE |
Public | 3.5 | — | — |
| Desert Marigold School PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 5.8 | 41 | — |
| EVIT - Tempe High School TEMPE |
Public | 4.4 | — | — |