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Tolleson Union High School

Public Grades 9-12

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 11% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Tolleson Union High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Tolleson, Arizona, with a total enrollment of 2,467 students. The school is part of the Tolleson Union High School District, which is ranked 229 out of 289 districts in the state.

Academically, Tolleson Union High School consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for 11th-grade assessments in science, English language arts, and mathematics. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Tolleson Union High School generally has lower proficiency rates, with the exception of University High School, which significantly outperforms Tolleson Union High School and the district as a whole. The school's four-year graduation rate of around 78-87% is also lower than the state average, and its dropout rate ranges from 2.4% to 6.1%, which is higher than the state average.

Tolleson Union High School has a diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic students (around 70%) and significant populations of other racial/ethnic groups. The school's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly strong performance for Native American and Foster Care students. However, the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 55% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to the overall academic challenges the school faces.

2,648

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,168

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9419 W Van Buren St
Tolleson, AZ 85353-2804

(623) 478-4200

District: Tolleson Union High School District

Feeder schools for Tolleson Union High School:

Elementary:	Arizona Desert Elementary School
	Dos Rios Elementary
	Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School
	Union Elementary School
Middle:	Hurley Ranch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.8%

African American:

10.5%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (15% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg18%

Arizona avg30%

240^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Tolleson Union High School District

229^th of 289Tolleson 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	15.2	240 of 271	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	242 of 270	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	296 of 469	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	317 of 464	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	273 of 509	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	235 of 285	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	176 of 420	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.3	165 of 416	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	17.0	333 of 406	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	212 of 261	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.6	225 of 394	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.0	252 of 491	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.8	226 of 471	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.5	194 of 397	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.8	153 of 403	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.6	168 of 395	57.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	166 of 201	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	198 of 301	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	191 of 306	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	19 of 33	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	53 of 122	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	6.2	140 of 146	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	176 of 238	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	74.9	15 of 83	81.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	191 of 207	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	188 of 200	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	302 of 406	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	332 of 456	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	282 of 492	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	208 of 247	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	144 of 354	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	99.6	1 of 116	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	1 of 130	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	155 of 176	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	131 of 170	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	229 of 379	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	296 of 441	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	226 of 479	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.7	146 of 183	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	87 of 311	72.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.7	38 of 60	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	64 of 150	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	42 of 168	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	152 of 180	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	153 of 172	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	220 of 347	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	135 of 168	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	143 of 253	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	214 of 223	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	196 of 219	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	289 of 429	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	309 of 455	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	264 of 492	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.5	199 of 238	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	161 of 370	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	6.2	197 of 199	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	218 of 282	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	216 of 374	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	87.9	23 of 255	91.0%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	138 of 172	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.7	79 of 422	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	36.8	87 of 155	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.3	246 of 371	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.7	78 of 409	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	139 of 448	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	88 of 217	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	82 of 291	71.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Foster Care (2022)99th percentile+67 vs school

Native American (2022)91st percentile+59 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+48 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)38th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2023)37th percentile~ school

White (2023)34th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)20th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2023)17th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2023)4th percentile-33 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)1st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-13 vs state

Science7%-12 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
Tolleson Union High School	Public	9-12	9419 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4200	2,648	127	20.8		92 (3.5%)	277 (10.5%)	2,140 (80.8%)	29 (1.1%)	46 (1.7%)	13 (0.5%)	51 (1.9%)	15.2	240^th of 271 public high schools	11.4%		15	242^nd of 270 public high schools	10.4%	2	20.0	17.0	7.0	$10,168	$1,201	$697	$3,098	$7,113	$1,158	$8,271
West-MEC - Tolleson Union High School	Public	9-12	9419 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 478-4200	2				0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
University High School	Public	9-12	9419 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4380	416	18	23.1		30 (7.2%)	63 (15.1%)	255 (61.3%)	51 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	99.1	5^th of 271 public high schools	98.2%		97.9	10^th of 270 public high schools	96.3%	5	96.0	87.0	71.0	$8,747	$1,175	$688	$3,039	$5,972	$912	$6,884
Tolleson Virtual High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	9801 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 478-4022	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West-MEC - Sierra Linda High School	Public	9-12	9801 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-7000	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Sierra Linda High School	Public	9-12	9801 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-7000	1,911	83	23.0		68 (3.6%)	201 (10.5%)	1,553 (81.3%)	30 (1.6%)	30 (1.6%)	5 (0.3%)	24 (1.3%)	14	252^nd of 271 public high schools	7.0%		10.8	260^th of 270 public high schools	3.7%	8	25.0	12.0	4.0	$9,862	$1,315	$705	$3,336	$6,721	$1,120	$7,841
Hope High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7620 W Lower Buckeye Rd Ste 10	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Blueprint Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-8013	155	7	21.4		9 (5.8%)	40 (25.8%)	101 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Precision Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	7318 W Lynwood St	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Avondale Learning dba Precision Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 936-8682	90	10	9.2		2 (2.2%)	7 (7.8%)	81 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Midtown High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7318 W Lynwood St	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 963-8682	10	4	2.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
La Joya Community High School	Public	9-12	11650 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4400	2,306	110	20.9		110 (4.8%)	269 (11.7%)	1,812 (78.6%)	29 (1.3%)	23 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	57 (2.5%)	20.3	218^th of 271 public high schools	19.6%		18	222^nd of 270 public high schools	17.8%	4	24.0	23.0	9.0	$9,633	$1,202	$685	$3,089	$6,669	$1,076	$7,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Tolleson Union High School

What district is Tolleson Union High School in?

Tolleson Union High School District

What schools feed into Tolleson Union High School?

Tolleson Union High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arizona Desert Elementary School
Elementary : Dos Rios Elementary
Elementary : Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School
Elementary : Union Elementary School
Middle : Hurley Ranch Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Tolleson Union High School?

Students at Tolleson Union High School are 81% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Tolleson Union High School a good school?

Tolleson Union High School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Arizona high schools.

How many students attend Tolleson Union High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,648 students attended Tolleson Union High School.

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