Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Avondale

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C

La Joya Community High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

11650 W Whyman Ave, Avondale, AZ 85323 · (623) 478-4400 · Part of Tolleson Union High School District

Avondale’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
2,306
Students per teacher
21:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about La Joya Community High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.3% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Avondale kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–85 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12La Joya Community High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

11650 W Whyman Ave, Avondale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9586
Grade 10572
Grade 11596
Grade 12552
Enrollment over time
1,982’20
2,059’21
2,078’22
2,173’23
2,306’24

Up 16.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%Black 12%White 5%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about La Joya Community High School from Avondale families.

Other schools in Tolleson Union High School District

The district →
West Point High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Avondale
C+
2,782 students21:1
Tolleson Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tolleson
C
2,648 students21:1
Copper Canyon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glendale
D
2,182 students22:1
Sierra Linda High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tolleson
C−
1,911 students23:1
Westview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Avondale
C
1,686 students18:1
University High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tolleson
A+
416 students23:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Avondale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.