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Raymond S. Kellis

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Raymond S. Kellis ranks 202 nd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 25% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Raymond S. Kellis is a public high school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,697 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.

Over the past 10 years, Raymond S. Kellis has had a fluctuating statewide ranking, ranging from 146 to 237 out of Arizona high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 1 to 4 stars out of 5. Compared to nearby schools, Raymond S. Kellis generally ranks lower than Independence High School (136-200) and higher than Copper Canyon High School (230-326). The school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students has been mixed, with rankings ranging from 23 to 179.

Raymond S. Kellis consistently underperforms the Peoria Unified School District and the state of Arizona in proficiency rates for 11th-grade assessments in science, English language arts, and mathematics. The school has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, from 19.53% in 2021-2022 to 47.94% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. To address these challenges, the school may need to focus on improving its curriculum, instructional practices, and support systems to better serve its diverse student population and meet the needs of its changing demographics.

1,691

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,235

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8990 W Orangewood Ave
Glendale, AZ 85305-1111

(623) 412-5425

District: Peoria Unified School District

Feeder schools for Raymond S. Kellis:

Elementary:	Alta Loma School
	Cotton Boll School
	Country Meadows Elementary School
	Sun Valley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

White:

21.6%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg34%

Arizona avg30%

202^nd of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	23.3	202 of 271	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	182 of 270	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	204 of 469	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	237 of 464	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.0	146 of 509	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	24.4	208 of 285	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	212 of 420	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	213 of 416	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.1	176 of 406	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.1	159 of 261	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	75.5	104 of 394	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	127 of 491	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	131 of 471	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	109 of 397	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	118 of 403	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	106 of 395	73.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.0	139 of 201	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	123 of 301	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.5	33 of 306	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	23 of 33	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	55 of 122	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.8	63 of 146	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	133 of 238	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	107 of 231	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.0	42 of 44	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	71 of 83	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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	17.5	174 of 207	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	144 of 200	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	219 of 406	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	227 of 456	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	122 of 492	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	23.1	187 of 247	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	203 of 354	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	137 of 176	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	112 of 170	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	198 of 379	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	284 of 441	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	125 of 479	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	25.3	132 of 183	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	172 of 311	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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	18.1	159 of 180	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	99 of 172	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	183 of 347	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	115 of 168	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	139 of 253	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	166 of 223	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	153 of 219	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	190 of 429	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	295 of 455	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	169 of 492	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.4	180 of 238	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	202 of 370	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

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
2023	29.8	146 of 199	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	162 of 282	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.4	101 of 374	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.1	36 of 76	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.5	103 of 128	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	74 of 255	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	44 of 256	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	26.0	55 of 68	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	49.6	58 of 129	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.6	152 of 172	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	179 of 380	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.3	23 of 422	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	25.6	127 of 155	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	163 of 178	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	166 of 184	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	230 of 371	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	287 of 409	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	163 of 448	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.5	186 of 217	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	188 of 291	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

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+31 vs school

Foster Care (2021)71st percentile~ school

Homeless (2021)59th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2023)57th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)55th percentile+6 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)55th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)31st percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)27th percentile-30 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2023)20th percentile-37 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)12th percentile-45 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

Mathematics19%-11 vs state

Science13%-6 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 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
Raymond S. Kellis	Public	7-12	8990 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5425	1,691	79	21.3		365 (21.6%)	159 (9.4%)	1,017 (60.1%)	65 (3.8%)	15 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	66 (3.9%)	23.3	202^nd of 271 public high schools	25.5%		27.7	182^nd of 270 public high schools	32.6%	20		31.0	19.0		13.0	$7,235	$166	$318	$651	$5,693	$1,058	$6,751
West-MEC - Raymond S. Kellis	Public	7-12	8990 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5425	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00			$00
West-MEC - Independence High School	Public	9-12	6602 N 75th Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 435-6100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00			$00
Independence High School	Public	9-12	6602 N 75th Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-6100	1,907	86	22.0		156 (8.2%)	135 (7.1%)	1,479 (77.6%)	86 (4.5%)	21 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.6%)	42.5	136^th of 271 public high schools	49.8%		36.3	157^th of 270 public high schools	41.9%	21		48.0	33.0		15.0	$9,489	$530	$100	$1,161	$7,583	$1,276	$8,859
Peoria Accelerated High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8885 W Peoria Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Peoria	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 979-0031	496	24	20.6		69 (13.9%)	49 (9.9%)	344 (69.4%)	11 (2.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)								(n/a)						$9,111	$1,065	$921	$3,051	$3,265	$3,861	$7,125
West-MEC - Central Campus	Public	9-12	6997 N Glen Harbor Blvd	Glendale	85307	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 209-8070	27	11	2.5		19 (70.4%)	2 (7.4%)	4 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)								(n/a)						$11,753	$00			$9,075	$2,678	$11,753
Copper Canyon High School	Public	9-12	9126 W Camelback Rd	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4800	2,182	101	21.6		85 (3.9%)	121 (5.5%)	1,891 (86.7%)	21 (1.0%)	24 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (1.7%)	16.5	230^th of 271 public high schools	15.1%		16.1	235^th of 270 public high schools	13.0%	5		20.0	17.0		10.0	$9,555	$1,167	$678	$3,013	$6,609	$1,101	$7,710
West-MEC - Copper Canyon High School	Public	9-12	9126 W Camelback Rd	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 478-4800	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
Start Campus	Public	9-12	5405 N 99th Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 738-0045	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arizona Insight Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	5323 N 99th Ave Ste 210	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 476-1320	955	47	20.5		640 (67.0%)	65 (6.8%)	149 (15.6%)	7 (0.7%)	43 (4.5%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (5.0%)								(n/a)	14.0	18.0		10.0			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Raymond S. Kellis

Is Raymond S. Kellis a good school?

Raymond S. Kellis ranks 202^nd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Raymond S. Kellis in?

Peoria Unified School District

What schools feed into Raymond S. Kellis?

Raymond S. Kellis is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alta Loma School
Elementary : Cotton Boll School
Elementary : Country Meadows Elementary School
Elementary : Sun Valley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Raymond S. Kellis?

Students at Raymond S. Kellis are 60% Hispanic, 22% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Raymond S. Kellis?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,691 students attended Raymond S. Kellis.

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