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Ironwood High School

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Ironwood High School ranks 128 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 53% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Ironwood High School is a public high school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,885 students. It is part of the Peoria Unified School District, which is ranked 138 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ironwood High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Arizona high schools, ranging from 102 to 175 out of 261 to 509 schools over the past 10 years. Its current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 128 out of 271 schools, placing it in the top 47% of high schools in the state. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively strong rankings for male students (103 out of 223) and Hispanic students (79 out of 176), but lower rankings for Asian students (30 out of 35) and white students (122 out of 178). Ironwood High School's four-year graduation rate is 78.4%, and its dropout rate is 5.2%, which are on par with nearby Centennial High School and Cactus High School.

While Ironwood High School's test scores are generally above the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, they are below in Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 45% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40% statewide, and 34% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 30% statewide. The school's performance is on par with other high schools in the Peoria Unified School District, but it lags behind the higher-performing Jefferson Preparatory High School, a charter school ranked 14th out of 271 Arizona high schools.

1,804

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,559

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6051 W Sweetwater Ave
Glendale, AZ 85304-1112

(623) 486-6400

District: Peoria Unified School District

Feeder schools for Ironwood High School:

Elementary:	Copperwood School
	Desert Palms Elementary School
	Desert Valley Elementary School
	Heritage School
	More...
	Marshall Ranch Elementary School
	Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.2%

White:

36.4%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

✓Above the Arizona median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Arizona avg30%

128^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High Schools in the Peoria Unified School District

138^th of 289Peoria Unified 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	45.5	128 of 271	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	128 of 270	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	150 of 469	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	175 of 464	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	122 of 509	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	111 of 285	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	118 of 420	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	60.8	110 of 416	73.6%	★★★★☆
2016	58.4	115 of 406	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	48.1	102 of 261	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.1	109 of 394	72.3%	★★★★☆
2013	82.6	74 of 491	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	72 of 471	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.4	67 of 397	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	83.7	71 of 403	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	85.8	63 of 395	84.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	122 of 201	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	154 of 301	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	91 of 306	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	40 of 122	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.3	41 of 146	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	37.1	158 of 238	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	91.6	1 of 231	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	24.8	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

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%	★★★★☆
2018	42.6	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	119 of 207	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	119 of 200	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	151 of 406	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	173 of 456	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.2	91 of 492	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	94 of 247	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	97 of 354	72.6%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.3	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	99.6	1 of 116	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	54.7	29 of 130	77.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	79 of 176	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	70 of 170	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	106 of 379	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.0	188 of 441	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	111 of 479	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	56 of 183	69.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	82 of 311	73.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	70 of 180	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	84 of 172	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	100 of 347	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	37.0	94 of 168	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	73 of 253	71.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	103 of 223	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	107 of 219	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	149 of 429	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	211 of 455	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	147 of 492	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	106 of 238	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	130 of 370	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	56 of 125	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	25 of 37	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	71 of 199	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	139 of 282	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	89 of 374	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	24 of 76	68.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.6	51 of 128	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	132 of 255	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.8	40 of 41	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	140 of 172	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.0	113 of 380	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	117 of 422	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	42.2	73 of 155	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	122 of 178	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	129 of 184	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	182 of 371	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	240 of 409	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.9	143 of 448	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	108 of 217	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	121 of 291	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Native American (2023)60th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2022)55th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Foster Care (2023)44th percentile-24 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)39th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)32nd percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2023)19th percentile-49 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-38 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)2nd percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%+5 vs state

Mathematics34%+4 vs state

Science22%+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 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
Ironwood High School	Public	7-12	6051 W Sweetwater Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6400	1,804	90	20.0		656 (36.4%)	133 (7.4%)	797 (44.2%)	79 (4.4%)	21 (1.2%)	9 (0.5%)	109 (6.0%)	45.5	128^th of 271 public high schools	52.8%		46.5	128^th of 270 public high schools	52.6%		45.0	34.0		22.0	$7,559	$152	$332	$637	$5,982	$1,092	$7,074
West-MEC - Ironwood High School	Public	9-12	6051 W Sweetwater Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 486-6400	1				0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$00			$00
RCB College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	7033 W. Catus Road	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	AIBT Non-Profit Charter High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 500-2853	11	4	2.7		6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$00			$00
West-MEC - Cactus High School	Public	9-12	6330 W Greenway Rd	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)						$00			$00
Cactus High School	Public	7-12	6330 W Greenway Rd	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5000	1,036	53	19.4		461 (44.5%)	68 (6.6%)	421 (40.6%)	17 (1.6%)	10 (1.0%)	7 (0.7%)	52 (5.0%)	38.5	152^nd of 271 public high schools	43.9%		39.3	147^th of 270 public high schools	45.6%	5	40.0	30.0		20.0	$8,542	$328	$216	$871	$6,554	$1,444	$7,998
West-MEC Glendale Community College	Public	9-12	6000 W Olive Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 772-4234	2				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$00			$00
Hope High School Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	5651 W Talavi Blvd Ste 170	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Blueprint Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 674-5555	391	12	33.2		196 (50.1%)	20 (5.1%)	148 (37.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	11.5	260^th of 271 public high schools	4.1%		16.3	232^nd of 270 public high schools	14.1%	28	20.0	11.0				$00			$00
West-MEC - Centennial High School	Public	9-12	14388 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4402	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)						$00			$00
Centennial High School	Public	7-12	14388 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4400	2,026	88	23.0		879 (43.4%)	118 (5.8%)	808 (39.9%)	82 (4.0%)	18 (0.9%)	8 (0.4%)	113 (5.6%)	50.6	111^th of 271 public high schools	59.0%		55.8	101^st of 270 public high schools	62.6%	10	51.0	42.0	92.0	16.0	$6,645	$74	$183	$331	$5,398	$991	$6,389
Jefferson Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	7-12	16635 N 51st Ave	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Choice Academies Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 595-2990	49	10	4.9		22 (44.9%)	3 (6.1%)	5 (10.2%)	12 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.3%)	95	14^th of 271 public high schools	94.8%					(n/a)	76.0	70.0		65.0	$9,613	$00	$66	$66	$8,427	$1,120	$9,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Ironwood High School

Is Ironwood High School a good school?

Ironwood High School ranks 128^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ironwood High School?

Students at Ironwood High School are 44% Hispanic, 36% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Ironwood High School?

Ironwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Copperwood School
Elementary : Desert Palms Elementary School
Elementary : Desert Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Heritage School
Elementary : Marshall Ranch Elementary School
Elementary : Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School

What district is Ironwood High School in?

Peoria Unified School District

How many students attend Ironwood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,804 students attended Ironwood High School.

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