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High Schools in Glendale Union High School District

At a glance

DistrictGlendale Union High School District165^th of 289 Arizona districtsFull district overview →

Schools

16,040

Students

Top rankedSunnyslope High School79^th of 271 Arizona high schools

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Biggest riser

Glendale High School up 28 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy 13.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Glendale Union High School District in Arizona consists of 11 high schools serving grades 9-12. The district is ranked 165 out of 289 districts in the state and has an overall 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Sunnyslope High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Arizona, earning a 4-star rating and having the highest test scores in the district, with 60% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 51% in Mathematics. Thunderbird High School and Greenway High School also perform well, ranking 94th and 103rd out of 271 schools in the state, respectively, and earning 3-star ratings.

However, the district exhibits significant performance gaps, with the lower-performing schools, such as Glendale High School and Cortez High School, lagging behind the top-performing schools. Additionally, the district's two online schools, Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy and Glendale Union Online, have the lowest rankings and test scores in the district, highlighting the challenges faced by online education.

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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
Apollo High School	Public	9-12	8045 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-6300	2,152	94	22.9		223 (10.4%)	145 (6.7%)	1,586 (73.7%)	94 (4.4%)	27 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	74 (3.4%)	35	163^rd of 271 public high schools	39.9%		35.6	161^st of 270 public high schools	40.4%	2	41.0	29.0	14.0	$9,603	$436	$105	$977	$7,675	$1,388	$9,063
Cortez High School	Public	9-12	8828 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8200	1,132	52	21.6		136 (12.0%)	143 (12.6%)	698 (61.7%)	72 (6.4%)	42 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (3.4%)	27.6	183^rd of 271 public high schools	32.5%		24.3	194^th of 270 public high schools	28.1%	11	35.0	25.0	11.0	$12,719	$782	$111	$1,674	$10,012	$1,814	$11,826
Glendale High School	Public	9-12	6216 W Glendale Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-6200	1,734	81	21.3		128 (7.4%)	163 (9.4%)	1,317 (76.0%)	48 (2.8%)	35 (2.0%)	7 (0.4%)	36 (2.1%)	25	195^th of 271 public high schools	28.0%		17.7	223^rd of 270 public high schools	17.4%	28	33.0	24.0	9.0	$10,185	$546	$120	$1,212	$7,941	$1,578	$9,519
Greenway High School	Public	9-12	3930 W Greenway Rd	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8500	1,318	62	21.1		504 (38.2%)	94 (7.1%)	591 (44.8%)	43 (3.3%)	20 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (4.9%)	55.4	103^rd of 271 public high schools	62.0%		50.7	117^th of 270 public high schools	56.7%	14	54.0	44.0	19.0	$11,445	$806	$100	$1,712	$8,976	$1,563	$10,539
Moon Valley High School	Public	9-12	3625 W Cactus Rd	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8000	1,471	73	20.0		402 (27.3%)	128 (8.7%)	796 (54.1%)	51 (3.5%)	29 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (4.3%)	41	144^th of 271 public high schools	46.9%		35.6	162^nd of 270 public high schools	40.0%	18	44.0	32.0	18.0	$11,040	$715	$112	$1,542	$8,502	$1,711	$10,213
Sunnyslope High School	Public	9-12	35 W Dunlap Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8760	2,322	98	23.7		739 (31.8%)	117 (5.0%)	1,314 (56.6%)	21 (0.9%)	24 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	104 (4.5%)	65	79^th of 271 public high schools	70.8%		60.8	93^rd of 270 public high schools	65.6%	14	60.0	51.0	23.0	$9,115	$440	$92	$971	$7,059	$1,525	$8,584
Thunderbird High School	Public	9-12	1750 W Thunderbird Rd	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8900	1,592	67	23.9		581 (36.5%)	127 (8.0%)	745 (46.8%)	32 (2.0%)	41 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (4.0%)	59.4	94^th of 271 public high schools	65.3%		62.1	88^th of 270 public high schools	67.4%	6	54.0	42.0	27.0	$10,597	$639	$207	$1,486	$8,057	$1,694	$9,751
Washington High School	Public	9-12	2217 W Glendale Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8400	1,659	75	22.1		155 (9.3%)	169 (10.2%)	1,096 (66.1%)	121 (7.3%)	70 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (2.8%)	37.7	153^rd of 271 public high schools	43.5%		33.8	168^th of 270 public high schools	37.8%	15	39.0	36.0	13.0	$9,567	$459	$103	$1,022	$7,552	$1,452	$9,004
Independence High School	Public	9-12	6602 N 75th Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-6100	1,907	86	22.0		156 (8.2%)	135 (7.1%)	1,479 (77.6%)	86 (4.5%)	21 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.6%)	42.5	136^th of 271 public high schools	49.8%		36.3	157^th of 270 public high schools	41.9%	21	48.0	33.0	15.0	$9,489	$530	$100	$1,161	$7,583	$1,276	$8,859
Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy	Public	9-12	4530 W Northern Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 435-7300	468	35	13.3		74 (15.8%)	67 (14.3%)	298 (63.7%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)								(n/a)				$16,546	$600	$349	$1,549	$14,013	$1,584	$15,597
Glendale Union Online	Public, Virtual	9-12	4530 W Northern Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 435-7300	285				61 (21.4%)	23 (8.1%)	163 (57.2%)	13 (4.6%)	12 (4.2%)	3 (1.1%)	10 (3.5%)								(n/a)	15.0				$00			$00

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	0.04 mi	63
Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary	0.44 mi	8
Glendale Elementary District	0.51 mi	14	237^th
Ethos Academy - A Challenge Foundation Academy	0.85 mi	1
Washington Elementary School District	0.91 mi	33	212^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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