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Barry Goldwater High School

Q: Is Barry Goldwater High School a good school?

Barry Goldwater High School ranks 133 rd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 51% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Barry Goldwater High School is a public high school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 1,597 students in grades 7-12. The school is part of the Deer Valley Unified District, which is ranked 84 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Barry Goldwater High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 133 out of 271 Arizona high schools in 2024-2025 to 166 out of 285 in 2018-2019. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, from 2 to 3 stars out of 5. In comparison, the nearby Sandra Day O'Connor High School, also part of the Deer Valley Unified District, has consistently ranked higher, reaching 25 out of 271 Arizona high schools in 2024-2025 with a 5-star rating.

Barry Goldwater High School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, has been consistently below the district and state averages in subjects like Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 11th-grade proficiency rates were 31% in Science, 41% in English Language Arts, and 25% in Mathematics, compared to the district averages of 44%, 63%, and 51%, respectively. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 19.64% to 51.98% over the past few years, and its per-student spending has been lower than the district average.

1,602

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,430

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2820 W Rose Garden Ln
Phoenix, AZ 85027-3108

(623) 445-3000

District: Deer Valley Unified District

Feeder schools for Barry Goldwater High School:

Elementary:	Constitution Elementary School
	Esperanza Elementary School
	Norterra Canyon School
	Park Meadows Elementary School
	More...
	Paseo Hills School
	Sonoran Foothills School
	Union Park School
	Village Meadows Elementary School
Middle:	Deer Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

White:

35.0%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2021 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

✓Above the Arizona median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2021) to 51st (2025)

!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 school32%

District avg53%

Arizona avg30%

133^rd of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	133 of 271	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	139 of 270	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	180 of 469	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	188 of 464	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	178 of 509	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	166 of 285	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	193 of 420	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.2	194 of 416	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.3	169 of 406	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	29.5	178 of 261	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.8	158 of 394	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.6	153 of 491	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.7	140 of 471	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	68.4	136 of 397	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	137 of 403	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.3	93 of 395	76.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.0	159 of 201	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	154 of 301	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	183 of 306	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	103 of 122	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.7	81 of 146	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	102 of 238	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	86 of 231	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	64 of 83	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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	45.3	103 of 207	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	138 of 200	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	160 of 406	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	213 of 456	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	176 of 492	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	149 of 247	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	170 of 354	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	70.6	16 of 116	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	94 of 176	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	103 of 170	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	196 of 379	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	261 of 441	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	232 of 479	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	92 of 183	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	122 of 311	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.4	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	73 of 180	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	66 of 172	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	138 of 347	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	101 of 168	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	113 of 253	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	129 of 223	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	112 of 219	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	202 of 429	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	203 of 455	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	165 of 492	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	143 of 238	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	173 of 370	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	80.2	21 of 125	83.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	176 of 199	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	131 of 282	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	163 of 374	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	46 of 76	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	252 of 255	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	32 of 68	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.5	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	81.3	20 of 129	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	12 of 94	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.1	87 of 172	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	164 of 380	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	179 of 422	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.1	117 of 155	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	73 of 178	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	94 of 184	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	154 of 371	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	180 of 409	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	144 of 448	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.9	170 of 217	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	185 of 291	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2024)100th percentile~ school

Female (2024)99th percentile~ school

High school

Foster Care (2022)86th percentile+27 vs school

Military Connected (2022)83rd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2023)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)49th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2023)45th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)21st percentile-41 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)17th percentile-45 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)12th percentile-50 vs school

Native American (2022)1st percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Science31%+12 vs state

Mathematics25%-5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, June 21, 2014

Every teacher there does not care about the student's grade and they never do anything about it. They always treat the poor students and the average ones bad and the teachers's knowledge is really bad. NO SCHOOL SPIRIT at all. Less security and full of bad teachers that don't know how to teach nor know how to make the student feel good about himself in class. Every teacher and staff there doesn't want to listen to the student's ideas and don't care about them and never try to help the students out when they have bad grades in class.
I would want to all the new students to not go to this school as you can see how bad they are. If your a parent please don't let your child get to this school.
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by a parent
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Staff is unprofessional and condescending. My overall experience with this school is poor at best.They overlook students welfare for poor policy. Why offer a class change form if its the school policy to deny the change? Close Quote

Schools Near Barry Goldwater High School

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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 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
Barry Goldwater High School	Public	7-12	2820 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-3000	1,602	88	18.1		561 (35.0%)	117 (7.3%)	736 (45.9%)	43 (2.7%)	45 (2.8%)	12 (0.7%)	88 (5.5%)	43.4	133^rd of 271 public high schools	50.9%		42	139^th of 270 public high schools	48.5%	6			41.0	25.0		31.0	$6,430	$745	$89	$1,579	$5,076	$520	$5,596
West-MEC - Barry Goldwater High School	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
Northeast Campus	Public	10-12	1617 W Williams Dr	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 435-4920	50	14	3.5		30 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)								(n/a)							$7,894	$00			$6,104	$1,791	$7,894
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 - Charter West	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	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
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
Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics	Public, Charter	6-12	2820 W Kelton Ln	Phoenix	85053	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
West-MEC - Sandra Day O'Connor High School	Public	9-12	25250 N. 35th Ave.	Glendale	85083	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7100	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$00			$00
Sandra Day O'Connor High School	Public	7-12	25250 N. 35th Avenue	Glendale	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7100	2,658	109	24.4		1,840 (69.2%)	69 (2.6%)	396 (14.9%)	225 (8.5%)	13 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	111 (4.2%)	89.4	25^th of 271 public high schools	90.8%		88.6	27^th of 270 public high schools	90.0%	2			76.0	60.0		50.0	$5,287	$1,290	$23	$2,603	$3,558	$416	$3,973

Frequently Asked Questions about Barry Goldwater High School

How many students attend Barry Goldwater High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,602 students attended Barry Goldwater High School.

What district is Barry Goldwater High School in?

Deer Valley Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Barry Goldwater High School?

Students at Barry Goldwater High School are 46% Hispanic, 35% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Barry Goldwater High School?

Barry Goldwater High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Constitution Elementary School
Elementary : Esperanza Elementary School
Elementary : Norterra Canyon School
Elementary : Park Meadows Elementary School
Elementary : Paseo Hills School
Elementary : Sonoran Foothills School
Elementary : Union Park School
Elementary : Village Meadows Elementary School
Middle : Deer Valley Middle School

Is Barry Goldwater High School a good school?

Barry Goldwater High School ranks 133^rd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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