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Desert Edge High School

Q: Is Desert Edge High School a good school?

Desert Edge High School ranks 178 th of 256 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 256 Arizona High Schools

Better than 30% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Desert Edge High School is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Goodyear, Arizona, with 2,106 students. Its latest reported proficiency results are below district and state levels in English, math and science, while its graduation rate is high: 95% in 2024–25, compared with 94% in the Agua Fria Union High School District and 80% statewide. The key contrast for families is low proficiency across subjects alongside a strong graduation rate.

Math is Desert Edge’s weakest subject against both local and state benchmarks, while science is closest. In 2025–26, 17% of students were proficient in math, versus 28% districtwide and 33% statewide; in English language arts, the figures were 30%, 39% and 41%. In 11th-grade science in 2024–25, Desert Edge scored 14%, compared with 17% districtwide and 19% statewide. Nearby results also show a mixed picture: Desert Edge’s English result was above Agua Fria High School’s 21%, but below Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep’s 65% and BASIS Goodyear’s 90%. In math, Desert Edge’s 17% was below all three: 19%, 47% and 72%, respectively.

Science proficiency has declined, from 20% in 2022–23 to 14% in 2024–25, while the gap with the state widened from 2 to 5 points. Graduation improved from 89% in 2020–21 to 95% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger ranks Desert Edge at the 30th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26, up from the 26th percentile two years earlier; its standing is above Agua Fria’s 24th percentile but far below Trivium’s 93rd. Its student-teacher ratio was 21.7 in 2024–25, down from 23.6 two years earlier. In SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings, the special education percentile fell sharply from 90 in 2020–21 to 4 in 2022–23, while the White student percentile rose from 8 in 2023–24 to 24 in 2025–26. These rankings show relative standing, not individual student outcomes, and the number of schools included can vary by year.

2,106

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,493

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (23% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Arizona avg37%

178^th of 256

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

159^th of 267Agua 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
2026	22.8	178 of 256	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	20.7	143 of 198	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.6	114 of 170	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	25.9	127 of 176	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.2	155 of 215	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.3	131 of 173	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

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

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

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Mathematics17%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)					AASA Mathematics (2026)					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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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	32.4%	386 (18.3%)	266 (12.6%)	1,268 (60.2%)	58 (2.8%)	13 (0.6%)	13 (0.6%)	102 (4.8%)	22.8	178^th of 256 public high schools	30.5%		24.7	197^th of 271 public high schools	27.3%	19				30.0	30.0				17.0	17.0	$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	85258	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)	86.0	91.0	85.0		90.0	68.0	66.0	75.0		72.0	$11,635	$201	$11	$413	$8,280	$3,143	$11,423
Goodyear High School	Public	9-12	17300 W Van Buren Street	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(623) 932-7000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85034	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%)	92.9	19^th of 256 public high schools	92.6%		91.4	19^th of 271 public high schools	93.0%		50.0	70.0	72.0	74.0	65.0	50.0	41.0	39.0	63.0	47.0		$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	56.5%	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	45.6%	135 (8.8%)	163 (10.6%)	1,153 (75.1%)	23 (1.5%)	12 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	41 (2.7%)	18	195^th of 256 public high schools	23.8%		18.3	222^nd of 271 public high schools	18.1%	27				21.0	21.0				19.0	19.0	$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
West-MEC - Career Academy at Agua Fria	Public	10-12	920 N Dysart Rd	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(623) 278-9090	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert Edge High School

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

Is Desert Edge High School a good school?

Desert Edge High School ranks 178^th of 256 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Desert Edge High School in?

Agua Fria Union High School District

How many students attend Desert Edge High School?

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

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.

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