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Deer Valley High School

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Deer Valley High School ranks 129 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 52% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Deer Valley High School is a public high school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,696 students. It is part of the Deer Valley Unified District, which is ranked 84 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 4-star rating. While Deer Valley High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Arizona high schools over the past 10 years, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, it faces some challenges compared to state and district averages.

Deer Valley High School's test scores are generally below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 44% for the district and 19% for the state. Similarly, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (39%) and Mathematics (38%) for 11th-grade students were lower than the district (63% and 51%, respectively) and state (40% and 30%, respectively) averages. Additionally, the school has had relatively low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 77.5% to 95.3% over the past few years, which are generally lower than the state and district averages. The school's dropout rates, ranging from 3.8% to 6.1% over the past few years, are also higher than the state and district averages.

However, Deer Valley High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.9 to 12.1 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby Greenway High School (22.5). The school is also located very close to the West-MEC - Deer Valley High School, which provides vocational and technical education programs to students in the area. While Deer Valley High School faces some challenges, these potential strengths may be beneficial for students and families in the community.

1,707

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,347

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18424 N 51st Ave
Glendale, AZ 85308-1443

(602) 467-6700

District: Deer Valley Unified District

Feeder schools for Deer Valley High School:

Elementary:	Arrowhead Elementary School
	Greenbrier Elementary School
	Highland Lakes School
	Mirage Elementary School
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	Mountain Shadows Elementary School
	Sunrise Elementary School
Middle:	Desert Sky Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

32.5%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the Arizona median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Deer Valley Unified District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg53%

Arizona avg30%

129^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 48%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Deer Valley Unified District

84^th of 289Deer Valley Unified 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	44.9	129 of 271	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	163 of 270	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	166 of 469	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	170 of 464	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	103 of 509	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	131 of 285	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	136 of 420	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	132 of 416	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	130 of 406	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.6	123 of 261	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.7	96 of 394	75.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.0	121 of 491	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	94 of 471	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.6	102 of 397	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.5	100 of 403	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	79.1	90 of 395	77.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.0	160 of 201	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	136 of 301	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	112 of 306	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	36 of 122	70.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	48.2	122 of 238	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	107 of 231	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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	39.1	116 of 207	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	122 of 200	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	181 of 406	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	168 of 456	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	121 of 492	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.2	114 of 247	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	121 of 354	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	99.8	1 of 130	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	93 of 176	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	114 of 170	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	187 of 379	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	174 of 441	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	98 of 479	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	82 of 183	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	102 of 311	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.3	34 of 150	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	91 of 180	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	115 of 172	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	150 of 347	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	74 of 168	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	79 of 253	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	107 of 223	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	146 of 219	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	157 of 429	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	180 of 455	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	90 of 492	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	41.4	124 of 238	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	134 of 370	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.3	31 of 74	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	99 of 125	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.0	23 of 102	77.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.9	64 of 199	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	199 of 282	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.1	102 of 374	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	5 of 76	93.4%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.6	41 of 128	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	82 of 255	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	44 of 256	82.8%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	57.0	51 of 129	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.0	97 of 172	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	174 of 380	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	40 of 422	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	43.9	67 of 155	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	119 of 178	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	156 of 184	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	207 of 371	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	238 of 409	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.6	116 of 448	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	38.2	127 of 217	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	150 of 291	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2021)99th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+16 vs school

Native American (2023)68th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)68th percentile+3 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)60th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2023)58th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2022)49th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)44th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-19 vs school

Homeless (2023)25th percentile-40 vs school

African American (2023)20th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Mathematics38%+8 vs state

Science23%+4 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
Deer Valley High School	Public	7-12	18424 N 51st Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 467-6700	1,707	185	9.2		858 (50.3%)	94 (5.5%)	555 (32.5%)	46 (2.7%)	28 (1.6%)	10 (0.6%)	116 (6.8%)	44.9	129^th of 271 public high schools	52.4%		35.5	163^rd of 270 public high schools	39.6%	34	39.0	38.0	23.0	$6,347	$555	$21	$1,132	$5,373	$398	$5,771
West-MEC - Deer Valley High School	Public	9-12	18424 N 51st Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 467-6700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Deer Valley Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	18424 N 51st Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 388-4444	11	5	2.4		8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
ThrivePoint Online High School	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
ThrivePoint High School at Grovers	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
Intelli-School Glendale	Public, Charter	9-12	4961 W Bell Rd Ste B9	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	PAS Charter Inc. dba Intelli-School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 564-7210	49	4	12.8		27 (55.1%)	6 (12.2%)	13 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)				$15,074	$1,320	$1,485	$4,125	$5,153	$7,116	$12,269
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
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
Thrivepoint High School at Union Hills	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	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Deer Valley High School

How many students attend Deer Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,707 students attended Deer Valley High School.

Is Deer Valley High School a good school?

Deer Valley High School ranks 129^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Deer Valley High School?

Deer Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arrowhead Elementary School
Elementary : Greenbrier Elementary School
Elementary : Highland Lakes School
Elementary : Mirage Elementary School
Elementary : Mountain Shadows Elementary School
Elementary : Sunrise Elementary School
Middle : Desert Sky Middle School

What district is Deer Valley High School in?

Deer Valley Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Deer Valley High School?

Students at Deer Valley High School are 50% White, 33% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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