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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)
Desert Heights Preparatory Academy	0.0mi	Public, Charter	5-12	3540 W Union Hills Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Desert Heights Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 896-2900																	(n/a)
Thrivepoint High School at Union Hills	0.1mi	Public, Charter	9-12	3515 W Union Hills Dr Ste 119	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 843-3891	104	1	104.0	54 (51.9%)	11 (10.6%)	30 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)							(n/a)							$2,670	$00			$1,817	$853	$2,670
Ombudsman Online Academy	1.0mi	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	3624 West Bell Road Suite 4-6	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 840-2997	469	6	78.1	84 (17.9%)	71 (15.1%)	264 (56.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)							(n/a)								$00			$00
Ombudsman - Charter West	1.4mi	Public, Charter	9-12	2909 W. Bell Road	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 564-8102	176	4	44.0	66 (37.5%)	17 (9.7%)	89 (50.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)							(n/a)								$00			$00
West-MEC Gateway Community College	1.4mi	Public	9-12	2931 W Bell Rd	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 392-5000	4			3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)							(n/a)								$00			$00
ThrivePoint High School at Grovers	1.6mi	Public, Charter	9-12	4744 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 870-2000	58	1	58.0	25 (43.1%)	7 (12.1%)	20 (34.5%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)							(n/a)							$29,256	$00			$5,716	$23,540	$29,256
Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics	1.6mi	Public, Charter	6-12	2820 W Kelton Ln	Phoenix	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. dba Arizona Conservatory for Arts and	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-4278	235	12	19.5	99 (42.1%)	22 (9.4%)	79 (33.6%)	7 (3.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.4%)	80.8	46^th of 271 public high schools	83.0%	54.4	105^th of 270 public high schools	61.1%	59	59.0	35.0	76.0	48.0	40.0	42.0	$1,557	$108	$02	$218	$1,148	$299	$1,447
ThrivePoint Online High School	1.6mi	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4744 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 621-4398	513	5	108.0	189 (36.8%)	33 (6.4%)	240 (46.8%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.6%)	12.7	257^th of 271 public high schools	5.2%				(n/a)			20.0	7.0		9.0	$4,075	$00			$2,706	$1,369	$4,075
DVUSD Pathways	1.8mi	Public	9-12	2820 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(623) 445-3209	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
West-MEC - Barry Goldwater High School	1.8mi	Public	9-12	2820 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7005	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)								$00			$00

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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	Distance	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 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th 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
Desert Heights Preparatory Academy	0.0mi	Public, Charter	5-12	3540 W Union Hills Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Desert Heights Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 896-2900																			(n/a)
Thrivepoint High School at Union Hills	0.1mi	Public, Charter	9-12	3515 W Union Hills Dr Ste 119	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 843-3891	104	1	104.0		54 (51.9%)	11 (10.6%)	30 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)								(n/a)							$2,670	$00			$1,817	$853	$2,670
Ombudsman Online Academy	1.0mi	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	3624 West Bell Road Suite 4-6	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 840-2997	469	6	78.1		84 (17.9%)	71 (15.1%)	264 (56.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
Ombudsman - Charter West	1.4mi	Public, Charter	9-12	2909 W. Bell Road	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 564-8102	176	4	44.0		66 (37.5%)	17 (9.7%)	89 (50.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
West-MEC Gateway Community College	1.4mi	Public	9-12	2931 W Bell Rd	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 392-5000	4				3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
ThrivePoint High School at Grovers	1.6mi	Public, Charter	9-12	4744 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 870-2000	58	1	58.0		25 (43.1%)	7 (12.1%)	20 (34.5%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)								(n/a)							$29,256	$00			$5,716	$23,540	$29,256
Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics	1.6mi	Public, Charter	6-12	2820 W Kelton Ln	Phoenix	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. dba Arizona Conservatory for Arts and	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-4278	235	12	19.5		99 (42.1%)	22 (9.4%)	79 (33.6%)	7 (3.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.4%)	80.8	46^th of 271 public high schools	83.0%		54.4	105^th of 270 public high schools	61.1%	59	59.0	35.0	76.0	48.0	40.0	42.0	$1,557	$108	$02	$218	$1,148	$299	$1,447
ThrivePoint Online High School	1.6mi	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4744 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 621-4398	513	5	108.0		189 (36.8%)	33 (6.4%)	240 (46.8%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.6%)	12.7	257^th of 271 public high schools	5.2%					(n/a)			20.0	7.0		9.0	$4,075	$00			$2,706	$1,369	$4,075
DVUSD Pathways	1.8mi	Public	9-12	2820 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(623) 445-3209	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West-MEC - Barry Goldwater High School	1.8mi	Public	9-12	2820 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7005	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)								$00			$00