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Canyon View High School

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Canyon View High School ranks 149 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 45% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Canyon View High School is a public high school located in Waddell, Arizona, serving 2,004 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Agua Fria Union High School District, which is ranked 198 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Canyon View High School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Arizona high schools, typically between 130-163 out of 285-509 schools, with a rating that has fluctuated between 2-3 stars out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has varied across different student subgroups, with Asian and multi-racial students performing relatively poorly, while African American, Hispanic, and Native American students have shown better results. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 77.5% to 96.0%, with a recent rate of 78.4%, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.3% and 6.1%, with a recent rate of 5.2%.

Compared to nearby schools, Millennium High School and Verrado High School, which are also part of the Agua Fria Union High School District, have generally outperformed Canyon View High School in terms of statewide ranking and academic performance. The school's inconsistent performance across different metrics and student subgroups suggests the need for a closer examination of its programs, resource allocation, and strategies to support all students effectively.

2,141

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,374

Per pupil spending ?

28.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6024 N Perryville Rd
Waddell, AZ 85355-9351

(623) 932-7600

District: Agua Fria Union High School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.7%

White:

33.9%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2019 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2019

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Arizona avg30%

149^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From top 46% (2019) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Agua Fria Union High School District

198^th of 289Agua 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
2025	38.6	149 of 271	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	142 of 270	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	152 of 469	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	163 of 464	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	156 of 509	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	130 of 285	54.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	84 of 201	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	161 of 301	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	141 of 306	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.1	138 of 146	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	172 of 238	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	158 of 231	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	131 of 207	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	121 of 200	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.4	123 of 406	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	166 of 456	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	146 of 492	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	116 of 247	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	99 of 176	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	80 of 170	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	136 of 379	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	139 of 441	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	117 of 479	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	69 of 183	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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	44.5	82 of 180	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	93 of 172	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	140 of 347	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	88 of 168	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	131 of 223	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	124 of 219	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	173 of 429	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	170 of 455	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	159 of 492	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	127 of 238	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.9	35 of 74	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	87 of 125	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	62 of 102	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	62.3	58 of 199	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	135 of 282	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	151 of 374	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	62.7	54 of 255	78.8%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	61 of 129	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	137 of 172	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	107 of 422	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	132 of 178	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	137 of 184	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.0	143 of 371	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	219 of 409	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	184 of 448	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	139 of 217	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2022)79th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2021)59th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2024)58th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2023)53rd percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2023)20th percentile-47 vs school

Asian (2023)5th percentile-62 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%+5 vs state

Mathematics29%~ state avg

Science16%-3 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
Canyon View High School	Public	9-12	6024 N Perryville Rd	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7600	2,141	93	23.0		725 (33.9%)	211 (9.9%)	1,000 (46.7%)	41 (1.9%)	15 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	143 (6.7%)	38.6	149^th of 271 public high schools	45.0%		41.8	142^nd of 270 public high schools	47.4%	7	45.0	29.0	16.0	$5,374	$75	$177	$327	$4,262	$860	$5,122
West-MEC Canyon View High School	Public	9-12	6024 N Perryville Rd	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7600	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
Verrado High School	Public	9-12	20050 W Indian School Rd	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7400	2,012	93	21.7		726 (36.1%)	139 (6.9%)	987 (49.1%)	33 (1.6%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	109 (5.4%)	38.5	151^st of 271 public high schools	44.3%		42.5	135^th of 270 public high schools	50.0%	16	42.0	28.0	20.0	$7,166	$73	$195	$341	$6,073	$825	$6,898
West-MEC - Verrado High School	Public	9-12	20050 W Indian School Rd	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7400	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
EVIT - American Leadership Academy West Foothills	Public	9-12	17608 W Olive Ave	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 288-6250	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West-MEC - Shadow Ridge High School	Public	9-12	10909 N Perryville Rd	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-5100	2				1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Shadow Ridge High School	Public	7-12	10909 N Perryville Rd	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-5100	2,212	104	21.3		1,157 (52.3%)	120 (5.4%)	713 (32.2%)	35 (1.6%)	13 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	167 (7.5%)	67.5	76^th of 271 public high schools	72.0%		67.6	72^nd of 270 public high schools	73.3%	4	54.0	44.0	38.0	$7,922	$227	$863	$1,316	$5,805	$1,028	$6,833
BUHSD Institute of Online Learning	Public, Virtual	9-12	751 N 215th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 474-0332	121				34 (28.1%)	9 (7.4%)	73 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	35.2	161^st of 271 public high schools	40.6%		20.3	216^th of 270 public high schools	20.0%	55	41.0	24.0			$00			$00
Southwest Campus	Public	9-12	500 N Verrado Way	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 872-6260	33	22	1.5		15 (45.5%)	3 (9.1%)	14 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)								(n/a)				$6,894	$00			$5,084	$1,810	$6,894
West-MEC - Millennium High School	Public	7-12	14802 W Wigwam Blvd	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon View High School

What district is Canyon View High School in?

Agua Fria Union High School District

Is Canyon View High School a good school?

Canyon View High School ranks 149^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Canyon View High School?

Students at Canyon View High School are 47% Hispanic, 34% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Canyon View High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,141 students attended Canyon View High School.

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