Mingus Online Academy
COTTONWOOD · AZ · Mingus Union High School District (4488) · Public · K-12 combined
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VACTE - Mingus Union High School → Mingus Union High School → VACTE - Cottonwood-Oak Creek Unified School District → VACTE - Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education → American Heritage Academy - Cottonwood → Arizona iZone Institute → Rise Resource Center → Cottonwood Education Services →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 29% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 75% (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mingus Online Academy compares for families
What families should know about Mingus Online 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: VACTE - Mingus Union High School, Mingus Union High School, VACTE - Cottonwood-Oak Creek Unified School District 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 21% 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.
Counselor capacity
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
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -23.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 37 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.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VACTE - Mingus Union High School COTTONWOOD |
Public | 0.0 | 1 | — |
| Mingus Union High School COTTONWOOD |
Public | 0.0 | 1,165 | -6.4% |
| VACTE - Cottonwood-Oak Creek Unified School District COTTONWOOD |
Public | 0.6 | — | — |
| VACTE - Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education COTTONWOOD |
Public | 0.9 | 7 | — |
| American Heritage Academy - Cottonwood COTTONWOOD |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 83 | — |
| Arizona iZone Institute COTTONWOOD |
Public | 2.1 | 7 | — |
| Rise Resource Center Cottonwood |
Private | 2.1 | 46 | — |
| Cottonwood Education Services COTTONWOOD |
Public | 2.2 | 42 | — |