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Westland School Brighton Campus

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

Summary

Westland School Brighton Campus is an alternative public charter school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 320 students. The school is part of the Cholla Academy district and has a diverse student population, with a predominantly Hispanic student body.

One of the key metrics that sets Westland School Brighton Campus apart is its graduation rates, which have fluctuated between 71.4% and 90.9% over the past five years, generally higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 0.0% to 2.8% over the same period. However, the school's performance on standardized tests has been mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas performing better than others. For example, the school's 11th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 36% is higher than the district's 28% and the state's 40%, but its 8th grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 18% is lower than the district's 13% and the state's 27%.

Westland School Brighton Campus serves a population with a high level of economic disadvantage, with 71.94% to 80.62% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past three years. When compared to nearby schools, such as Desert Heights Charter School, Westland School Brighton Campus has a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students and a lower percentage of White students. Additionally, the school's graduation rates are generally higher than the nearby Westland School, but it has a higher dropout rate.

308

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,362

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8632 W Northern Ave
Glendale, AZ 85033-1308

(623) 271-9518

District: Cholla Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.9%

White:

23.4%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2018 → 62nd in 2023

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg35%

Arizona avg42%

Not ranked this year

Westland School Brighton Campus did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.0	771 of 1245	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	849 of 1226	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	841 of 1109	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	1018 of 1106	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.7	224 of 607	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	597 of 895	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	505 of 975	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.2	667 of 1219	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	671 of 824	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	779 of 1219	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	671 of 1023	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.2	785 of 1170	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	751 of 1198	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	546 of 911	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.7	723 of 1116	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	537 of 618	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	530 of 820	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	830 of 1216	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	728 of 830	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	994 of 1220	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	757 of 1032	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	17.4	934 of 1027	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	45.9	255 of 654	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	56.4	64 of 171	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	722 of 1024	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	909 of 1161	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	592 of 854	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	621 of 832	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	613 of 711	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	666 of 695	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.7	189 of 400	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	211 of 573	63.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	548 of 806	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	604 of 820	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.2	494 of 760	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	532 of 802	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	427 of 543	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.3	494 of 717	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	385 of 503	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.2	426 of 810	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	657 of 818	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	609 of 617	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	594 of 650	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.3	62 of 108	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.9	226 of 789	71.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.9	590 of 675	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	728 of 780	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.3	176 of 469	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.9	348 of 464	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	252 of 509	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	223 of 420	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.9	308 of 416	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.0	177 of 406	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.9	361 of 456	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	207 of 492	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.5	88 of 379	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	33.2	251 of 441	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	127 of 479	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.4	53 of 347	84.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.1	180 of 429	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.3	354 of 455	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	300 of 492	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	77 of 129	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	33 of 94	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	87.9	20 of 422	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	287 of 371	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	364 of 409	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Elementary school

African American (2023)63rd percentile+25 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)63rd percentile+32 vs school

Native American (2021)61st percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)48th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2023)45th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)35th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2023)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)29th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)9th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)71st percentile+46 vs school

African American (2023)53rd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+25 vs school

Male (2023)47th percentile+17 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2023)35th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)31st percentile~ school

White (2023)13th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)9th percentile-17 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2021)91st percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)85th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2023)77th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2023)58th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2023)56th percentile-6 vs school

Native American (2021)55th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+24 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)40th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2022)27th percentile~ school

White (2023)23rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Westland School Brighton Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8632 W Northern Ave	Glendale	85033	Maricopa County	Cholla Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 271-9518	308	24	13.0		72 (23.4%)	40 (13.0%)	169 (54.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)		37.0				52.0			40.0									$7,362	$393	$129	$915	$4,788	$2,051	$6,840
Peoria eCampus	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6625 W. Cholla	Peoria	85380	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 412-5344	130	1	130.0		62 (47.7%)	11 (8.5%)	49 (37.7%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								(n/a)						46.0	55.0											$7,398	$51	$00	$102	$6,378	$969	$7,347
Westland School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4141 N 67th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cholla Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 247-6456	215	18	12.0		16 (7.4%)	29 (13.5%)	151 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	12 (5.6%)								(n/a)																		$9,787	$461	$143	$1,065	$7,331	$1,852	$9,183
Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4825 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Maryvale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 324-7609	1,192	81	14.7		54 (4.5%)	55 (4.6%)	1,025 (86.0%)	34 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	35.0	33.0	23.0	39.0	29.0		36.0	33.0	35.0	14.0	30.0	17.0	29.0	29.0				$00			$00
Desert Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5821 W Beverly Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Desert Heights Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-2900	868	58	15.0		436 (50.2%)	47 (5.4%)	302 (34.8%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (7.0%)								(n/a)	33.0	44.0	24.0	42.0	44.0	37.0	66.0	42.0	31.0	40.0	26.0	32.0	41.0	51.0	33.0	27.0	25.0	$10,891	$1,199	$773	$3,171	$6,647	$2,272	$8,919
Sunflower School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5490 W Paradise Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5050	21	3	7.0		7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (47.6%)	1 (4.8%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Arizona Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16011 N Dysart Rd	Surprise	85378	Maricopa County	Success School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 974-4959	1,049	57	18.4		183 (17.4%)	104 (9.9%)	713 (68.0%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.1%)								(n/a)	34.0	32.0	27.0	41.0	39.0	41.0		38.0	52.0	39.0	42.0	22.0	25.0		26.0	29.0		$10,734	$1,371	$1,942	$4,684	$5,475	$1,946	$7,421
ASDB - Region 2	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8055 N 24th Ave Ste 103	Phoenix	85754	Pima County	Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 770-3458	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pan-American Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3001 W. Indian School	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Pan-American Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-3989	1,221	68	18.0		13 (1.1%)	23 (1.9%)	1,160 (95.0%)	15 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)								(n/a)	20.0	29.0	18.0	27.0	30.0	34.0	24.0	28.0	28.0	31.0					16.0	18.0			$00			$00
Southwest Key Transitional Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	2613 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85061	Maricopa County	Maricopa County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 452-4700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Westland School Brighton Campus

How many students attend Westland School Brighton Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Westland School Brighton Campus.

What is the racial makeup of Westland School Brighton Campus?

Students at Westland School Brighton Campus are 55% Hispanic, 23% White, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Westland School Brighton Campus in?

Cholla Academy

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