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Desert Edge High School

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Desert Edge High School ranks 197 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 27% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Desert Edge High School is a public high school located in Goodyear, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,051 students. It is part of the Agua Fria Union High School District, which is ranked 198 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Desert Edge High School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores, with lower percentages of students proficient or better in subjects like Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14% of 11th-grade students at Desert Edge High School were proficient or better in Science, compared to 17% in the district and 19% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate has also been lower than the district and state averages, ranging from 77.5% to 92.5% over the past few years, and its dropout rate has been higher, ranging from 2.6% to 6.1% in recent years.

Within the Agua Fria Union High School District, Millennium High School and Agua Fria High School have generally outperformed Desert Edge High School in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student group performance. However, the nearby Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep, a charter school, has significantly outperformed Desert Edge High School and the district in almost all academic measures, ranking among the top schools in the state. The relatively low per-student spending and high student-teacher ratio at Desert Edge High School may be contributing factors to the school's underperformance, and the school has shown some improvement in its performance over the years, but there is still significant room for improvement, especially in closing the achievement gaps between different student subgroups.

2,106

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,493

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15778 W Yuma Rd
Goodyear, AZ 85338-3358

(623) 932-7500

District: Agua Fria Union High School District

Feeder schools for Desert Edge High School:

Elementary:	Centerra Mirage STEM Academy
	Desert Star
	Michael Anderson
	Palm Valley Elementary
	More...
	Wildflower Accelerated Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.2%

White:

18.3%

African American:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

Arizona avg30%

197^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Agua Fria Union High School District

198^th of 289Agua Fria Union High School District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	197 of 271	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	201 of 270	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	212 of 469	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	193 of 464	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	161 of 509	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	179 of 285	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	181 of 420	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.2	180 of 416	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	33.0	225 of 406	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.9	184 of 261	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	66.6	145 of 394	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.1	170 of 491	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	179 of 471	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.1	120 of 397	69.8%	★★★★☆
2010	65.4	147 of 403	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	143 of 395	63.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	178 of 201	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	141 of 301	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	99 of 306	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	70 of 122	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.0	85 of 146	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	101 of 238	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	55.6	27 of 258	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	160 of 207	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	155 of 200	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	230 of 406	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	189 of 456	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	144 of 492	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	31.2	154 of 247	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	166 of 354	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	129 of 176	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	136 of 170	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	200 of 379	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	191 of 441	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	193 of 479	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	84 of 183	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	110 of 311	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.3	24 of 60	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	128 of 180	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	124 of 172	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	193 of 347	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	108 of 168	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	108 of 253	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	173 of 223	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	178 of 219	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	199 of 429	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	215 of 455	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	170 of 492	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	154 of 238	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	169 of 370	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.1	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	30.7	22 of 44	50.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	89.9	1 of 125	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	1 of 102	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.5	109 of 199	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.3	80 of 282	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	90 of 374	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	41.7	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	64 of 76	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.2	34 of 128	73.4%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.8	39 of 41	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	165 of 172	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.8	100 of 380	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	44 of 422	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	40.1	78 of 155	49.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	155 of 178	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	169 of 184	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	59.3	133 of 371	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	176 of 409	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	114 of 448	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	29.8	160 of 217	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	138 of 291	52.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2022)99th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)90th percentile+31 vs school

Migrant (2023)80th percentile+25 vs school

Native American (2023)73rd percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2023)60th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)45th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2023)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

African American (2025)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-14 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)5th percentile-50 vs school

Special Education (2023)4th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-5 vs state

Mathematics16%-14 vs state

Science14%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Desert Edge High School	Public	9-12	15778 W Yuma Rd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 932-7500	2,106	97	21.7		386 (18.3%)	266 (12.6%)	1,268 (60.2%)	58 (2.8%)	13 (0.6%)	13 (0.6%)	102 (4.8%)	24.7	197^th of 271 public high schools	27.3%		22.2	201^st of 270 public high schools	25.6%	4				35.0				16.0		14.0	$7,493	$194	$184	$572	$6,028	$1,088	$7,116
West-MEC - Desert Edge High School	Public	9-12	15778 W Yuma Rd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
BASIS Goodyear	Public, Charter	5-12	15800 W Sherman St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 276-8592	318	21	15.4		67 (21.1%)	65 (20.4%)	74 (23.3%)	93 (29.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.4%)								(n/a)	70.0	80.0	90.0		65.0	62.0	82.0		86.0	93.0	$11,635	$201	$11	$413	$8,280	$3,143	$11,423
Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Trivium Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-4730	882	82	10.8		293 (33.2%)	63 (7.1%)	348 (39.5%)	108 (12.2%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	61 (6.9%)	91.4	19^th of 271 public high schools	93.0%		88.1	29^th of 270 public high schools	89.3%	10	70.0	63.0	78.0	74.0	53.0	55.0	51.0	70.0	48.0	50.0		$00			$00
Estrella High School	Public, Charter	9-12	510 N Central Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Estrell	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 932-6561	138	7	21.2		8 (5.8%)	20 (14.5%)	107 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)											$15,080	$2,125	$1,506	$5,755	$5,161	$6,289	$11,450
Coldwater Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	530 E Riley Dr	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 932-7106	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Agua Fria High School	Public	9-12	530 E Riley Dr	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 932-7300	1,535	94	16.3		135 (8.8%)	163 (10.6%)	1,153 (75.1%)	23 (1.5%)	12 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	41 (2.7%)	18.3	222^nd of 271 public high schools	18.1%		17.3	227^th of 270 public high schools	15.9%	5				24.0				18.0		10.0	$9,000	$430	$48	$907	$7,322	$1,200	$8,522
West-MEC - Agua Fria High School	Public	9-12	530 E Riley Dr	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7300	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
ThrivePoint High School at Avondale	Public, Charter	9-12	1035 E. Van Buren Street	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 870-2000	134	1	134.0		22 (16.4%)	14 (10.4%)	93 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)								(n/a)											$2,769	$00			$1,493	$1,276	$2,769
Millennium High School	Public	9-12	14802 W Wigwam Blvd	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7200	2,295	108	21.2		750 (32.7%)	219 (9.5%)	1,027 (44.7%)	127 (5.5%)	28 (1.2%)	13 (0.6%)	131 (5.7%)	52.4	110^th of 271 public high schools	59.4%		54.2	106^th of 270 public high schools	60.7%	4				52.0				37.0		23.0	$7,440	$46	$181	$273	$6,348	$865	$7,213

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert Edge High School

How many students attend Desert Edge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,106 students attended Desert Edge High School.

Is Desert Edge High School a good school?

Desert Edge High School ranks 197^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Desert Edge High School?

Students at Desert Edge High School are 60% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Desert Edge High School in?

Agua Fria Union High School District

What schools feed into Desert Edge High School?

Desert Edge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Centerra Mirage STEM Academy
Elementary : Desert Star
Elementary : Michael Anderson
Elementary : Palm Valley Elementary
Elementary : Wildflower Accelerated Academy

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