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Glendale High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6216 W Glendale Ave
Glendale, AZ 85301
Phone
(623) 435-6200
District
Glendale Union High School District (4285)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1816
Classroom Teachers
83

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.1% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Glendale High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
40%
28%
44%
26%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
22
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 570 31.4%
Grade 10 480 26.4%
Grade 11 404 22.2%
Grade 12 362 19.9%
Total 1816 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.7% 21.8% 36.4%
Black 9.3% 8.4% 5.9%
Hispanic 76.9% 63.6% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 3.6% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.7% 2.6% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 75.9% 55.3% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 66.0% 46.4% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.0% 8.9% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 354,030 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,961.4 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.6% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.1% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 12.8% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 132,056 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 12.0% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.2% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.5% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.9% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.2% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.4% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.6% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 9.4% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,286 $87,406,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $873 $14,435,000 8.0%
Staff $580 $9,595,000 5.3%
General Administration $160 $2,646,000 1.5%
School Administration $310 $5,120,000 2.8%
Operation $1,135 $18,763,000 10.4%
Transportation $272 $4,499,000 2.5%
Other $263 $4,344,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,593 $59,402,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,039 $33,712,000 18.7%
Total Expenditures $10,917 $180,520,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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