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Carl Hayden High School

Q: Is Carl Hayden High School a good school?

Carl Hayden High School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Arizona high schools.

Q: How many students attend Carl Hayden High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,079 students attended Carl Hayden High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Carl Hayden High School?

Students at Carl Hayden High School are 94% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White.

Q: What schools feed into Carl Hayden High School?

Carl Hayden High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Alta E Butler School Elementary : Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy Elementary : Esperanza Elementary School Elementary : J B Sutton Elementary School Elementary : Jack L Kuban Elementary School Elementary : Mitchell Elementary School Elementary : Moya Elementary Elementary : P T Coe Elementary School Elementary : Riverside Traditional School Elementary : William R Sullivan Elementary School Middle : Isaac Middle School Middle : Kings Ridge School Middle : Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes

Public Grades 9-12

266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 2% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Carl Hayden High School is a public high school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 2,066 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Phoenix Union High School District. The school has consistently struggled with low academic performance, with only around 10-14% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 7-9% proficient or better in Mathematics over the past few years. Science proficiency rates are even lower, with only 5-10% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better.

Carl Hayden High School's four-year graduation rate is around 73-78%, slightly lower than the district average, and its dropout rate is around 5-6%, higher than the district average. The school serves a highly diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic (around 70%) and African American (around 10%) students, and a very high percentage (around 93%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Compared to nearby schools like Franklin Police and Fire High School and Metro Technical High School, Carl Hayden High School lags significantly in academic performance and has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona high schools, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite the challenges, the school's persistent underperformance and the socioeconomic factors faced by its student population suggest that targeted interventions and support programs could help address the unique needs of the students and improve academic outcomes.

2,079

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,794

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3333 W Roosevelt St
Phoenix, AZ 85009-3403

(602) 764-3000

District: Phoenix Union High School District

Feeder schools for Carl Hayden High School:

Elementary:	Alta E Butler School
	Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy
	Esperanza Elementary School
	J B Sutton Elementary School
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	Jack L Kuban Elementary School
	Mitchell Elementary School
	Moya Elementary
	P T Coe Elementary School
	Riverside Traditional School
	William R Sullivan Elementary School
Middle:	Isaac Middle School
	Kings Ridge School
	Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

African American:

3.8%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (9% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (74% vs 80%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg14%

Arizona avg30%

266^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14High Schools in the Phoenix Union High School District

253^rd of 289Phoenix 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	10.1	266 of 271	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	267 of 270	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	375 of 469	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	393 of 464	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	366 of 509	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	252 of 285	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	258 of 420	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.5	257 of 416	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.1	244 of 406	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.7	203 of 261	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.5	235 of 394	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.8	272 of 491	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.1	263 of 471	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.5	246 of 397	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.3	244 of 403	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.7	262 of 395	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	182 of 201	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	202 of 301	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	165 of 306	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.7	119 of 122	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	4.5	217 of 238	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.7	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.1	27 of 312	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	23.5	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	207 of 207	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	375 of 406	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	389 of 456	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	371 of 492	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	224 of 247	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	242 of 354	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	172 of 176	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	166 of 170	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	320 of 379	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	362 of 441	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	312 of 479	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	153 of 183	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	161 of 311	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	179 of 180	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	171 of 172	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	291 of 347	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	162 of 168	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	134 of 253	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	220 of 223	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	218 of 219	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	347 of 429	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	392 of 455	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	323 of 492	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.5	221 of 238	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	239 of 370	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	234 of 282	17.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	222 of 374	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	37.2	174 of 380	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	184 of 422	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.8	151 of 155	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.0	340 of 371	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	328 of 409	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	362 of 448	19.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2021)59th percentile+31 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2022)54th percentile+39 vs school

Native American (2022)41st percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)17th percentile~ school

African American (2023)9th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2022)9th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)8th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-20 vs school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-26 vs state

Mathematics9%-21 vs state

Science5%-14 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 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th 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
Carl Hayden High School	Public	9-12	3333 W Roosevelt St	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-3000	2,079	100	20.8		33 (1.6%)	78 (3.8%)	1,945 (93.6%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	10.1	266^th of 271 public high schools	1.8%		9	267^th of 270 public high schools	1.1%	1	14.0	9.0	5.0	$8,794	$938	$140	$2,016	$6,948	$768	$7,716
Southwest Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4301 W Fillmore St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Southwest Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 265-2000	223	8	27.0		3 (1.3%)	14 (6.3%)	203 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
West Phoenix High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3835 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. West Ph	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 269-1110	403	19	21.2		8 (2.0%)	25 (6.2%)	366 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	17.0			$10,230	$1,147	$1,356	$3,650	$4,059	$3,668	$7,727
Phoenix Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	3701 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 764-0860	70	28	2.5		5 (7.1%)	6 (8.6%)	56 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)				$3,471	$256	$03	$516	$3,158	$54	$3,211
Think Through Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3232 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Think Through Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 233-4523	61	5	12.2		5 (8.2%)	21 (34.4%)	12 (19.7%)	19 (31.1%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Desiderata Program	Public	9-12	2920 N 34th Dr	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 764-0800	67	9	7.4		15 (22.4%)	17 (25.4%)	33 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Arizona Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3161 N 33rd Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Pima Prevention Partnership	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 498-8200	139	6	23.1		4 (2.9%)	6 (4.3%)	127 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Franklin Police and Fire High School	Public	9-12	1645 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-0200	313	21	14.9		6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	300 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28	181^st of 271 public high schools	33.2%		35.8	160^th of 270 public high schools	40.7%	21	38.0	18.0		$13,219	$757	$344	$1,857	$10,961	$1,157	$12,119
Bostrom Alternative Center	Public	9-12	3535 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-1700	302	17	17.7		3 (1.0%)	45 (14.9%)	241 (79.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)				$19,197	$1,865	$725	$4,455	$15,269	$1,338	$16,607
Metro Technical High School	Public	9-12	1900 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-8000	1,781	95	18.7		24 (1.3%)	31 (1.7%)	1,697 (95.3%)	19 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	31.4	172^nd of 271 public high schools	36.5%		24.4	191^st of 270 public high schools	29.3%	19	33.0	28.0	17.0	$10,631	$925	$233	$2,083	$8,117	$1,355	$9,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Hayden High School

Is Carl Hayden High School a good school?

Carl Hayden High School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Arizona high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Carl Hayden High School?

Students at Carl Hayden High School are 94% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White.

What district is Carl Hayden High School in?

Phoenix Union High School District

How many students attend Carl Hayden High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,079 students attended Carl Hayden High School.

What schools feed into Carl Hayden High School?

Carl Hayden High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alta E Butler School
Elementary : Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy
Elementary : Esperanza Elementary School
Elementary : J B Sutton Elementary School
Elementary : Jack L Kuban Elementary School
Elementary : Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary : Moya Elementary
Elementary : P T Coe Elementary School
Elementary : Riverside Traditional School
Elementary : William R Sullivan Elementary School
Middle : Isaac Middle School
Middle : Kings Ridge School
Middle : Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes

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