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Glendale Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Glendale and Peoria, and parts of Phoenix.

Glendale’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Arizona school districts

Students
16,040
Schools
11
Spent per student
$11,218
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
22:1
Debt
$151.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Glendale Union High School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the AZ average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $151.5M, about $9,444 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Glendale 260,572A−Peoria 200,881

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Glendale. Grade by grade →

PK–829 schoolsDeer Valley Unified District
9–128 high schoolsDeer Valley Unified District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 34.8% · 3,517 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 40.4% · 3,443 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 77.8% · 3,636 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,218 per student · 9% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 54%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
16,462’20
16,695’21
16,535’22
16,407’23
16,040’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 63%White 20%Black 8%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Sunnyslope High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Phoenix
B
2,322 students24:1
Apollo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glendale
B−
2,152 students23:1
Independence High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glendale
B−
1,907 students22:1
Glendale High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glendale
C
1,734 students21:1
Washington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Phoenix
C+
1,659 students22:1
Thunderbird High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Phoenix
B
1,592 students24:1
Moon Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Phoenix
B−
1,471 students20:1
Greenway High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Phoenix
B
1,318 students21:1
Cortez High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Phoenix
C−
1,132 students22:1
Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Glendale
D
468 students13:1
Glendale Union Online
High · Grades 9–12 · Glendale
C+
285 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dysart Unified DistrictEl Mirage, Surprise
$10,430per student
Agua Fria Union High School DistrictGoodyear, Litchfield Park
$11,001per student
Buckeye Union High School DistrictAvondale, Goodyear
$10,769per student
Cave Creek Unified DistrictCave Creek, Scottsdale
$10,334per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.