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Copper Canyon High School

Public Grades 9-12

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 256 Arizona High Schools

Better than 21% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Copper Canyon High School in Glendale, Arizona, serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,182 students in the Tolleson Union High School District. The central contrast for families is that test proficiency is low, while graduation is strong: in 2025–26, 19% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 20% in Mathematics, but the latest graduation rate was 89.8%.

Graduation is a relative strength: the 89.8% rate was above Arizona’s 80% and nearly matched the district’s 89.6%; it was also close to Raymond S. Kellis at 90%. Academics are the sharper concern, especially English Language Arts, where the school’s 19% proficiency rate was 22 points below the state and 4 points below the district. It was at the low end among nearby schools with published results: Raymond S. Kellis had 28%, Independence High School 44%, and Arizona Insight Academy 19%. In Mathematics, Copper Canyon was 13 points below the state and 1 point below the district; its 20% result matched the average for those same nearby schools.

SchoolDigger’s overall statewide ranking has improved from the 13th percentile in 2023–24 to the 21st in 2025–26, though the school still has 1 star. Science also improved recently: 11th-grade proficiency rose from 7% in 2023–24 to 10% in 2024–25, reaching the district rate and narrowing the gap with the state to 9 points. The student–teacher ratio is 21.6, near those at Kellis (21.3) and Independence (22.0); the reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 60% in 2022–23. SchoolDigger’s statewide standing for students in foster care fell sharply, from the 71st percentile in 2020–21 to the 8th in 2022–23, indicating a much lower relative ranking for how the school served this group.

2,182

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,555

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

9126 W Camelback Rd
Glendale, AZ 85305-3116

(623) 478-4800

District: Tolleson Union High School District

Feeder schools for Copper Canyon High School:

Elementary:	Desert Mirage Elementary School
	Pendergast Elementary School
	Sunset Ridge Elementary School
	Westwind Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.7%

African American:

5.5%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg22%

Arizona avg37%

202^nd of 256

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High Schools in the Tolleson Union High School District

207^th of 267Tolleson Union High 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
2026	17.7	202 of 256	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	230 of 271	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	235 of 270	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	326 of 469	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	379 of 464	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	336 of 509	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	227 of 285	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	257 of 420	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	236 of 416	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.7	316 of 406	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	251 of 261	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	48.6	218 of 394	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	248 of 491	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	257 of 471	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	223 of 397	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	218 of 403	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.5	213 of 395	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	156 of 201	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	147 of 301	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	90 of 306	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	75 of 122	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	1.7	145 of 146	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	212 of 238	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.9	15 of 312	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	164 of 198	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	179 of 207	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	186 of 200	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	318 of 406	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	369 of 456	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	326 of 492	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	202 of 247	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	236 of 354	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	123 of 170	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	145 of 176	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	142 of 170	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	254 of 379	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	347 of 441	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	296 of 479	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	123 of 183	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	174 of 311	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.7	21 of 168	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	140 of 176	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	151 of 180	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	122 of 172	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	230 of 347	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	157 of 168	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	142 of 253	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	159 of 215	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	209 of 223	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	193 of 219	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	297 of 429	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.8	373 of 455	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	309 of 492	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	198 of 238	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	252 of 370	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.2	33 of 74	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	56 of 125	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	186 of 282	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	189 of 374	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	77 of 128	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	181 of 422	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.8	110 of 155	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	300 of 371	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	357 of 409	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	327 of 448	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	220 of 291	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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+61 vs school

Military Connected (2023)55th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+31 vs school

Native American (2023)40th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)34th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2023)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

White (2023)19th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Foster Care (2023)8th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2023)1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics20%-13 vs state

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)				AASA Mathematics (2026)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
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	53.5%	85 (3.9%)	121 (5.5%)	1,891 (86.7%)	21 (1.0%)	24 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (1.7%)	17.7	202^nd of 256 public high schools	21.1%		16.5	230^th of 271 public high schools	15.1%	28			19.0	19.0			20.0	20.0	$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
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%)	12.4	221^st of 256 public high schools	13.7%					(n/a)		15.0	22.0	19.0			8.0	5.0		$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 Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	10720 W Indian School Rd.	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	North Star Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-2661	233	6	38.8	—	13 (5.6%)	6 (2.6%)	197 (84.5%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)										$00			$00
Premier Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7544 W Indian School Rd Ste A2	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Premier Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 245-1500	140	9	16.4	74.3%	5 (3.6%)	8 (5.7%)	122 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)										$00			$00
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
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	38.9%	365 (21.6%)	159 (9.4%)	1,017 (60.1%)	65 (3.8%)	15 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	66 (3.9%)								(n/a)			25.0	28.0			22.0	24.0	$7,235	$166	$318	$651	$5,693	$1,058	$6,751
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	48.5%	156 (8.2%)	135 (7.1%)	1,479 (77.6%)	86 (4.5%)	21 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.6%)	47.5	117^th of 256 public high schools	54.3%		42.5	136^th of 271 public high schools	49.8%	19			44.0	44.0			31.0	31.0	$9,489	$530	$100	$1,161	$7,583	$1,276	$8,859
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Copper Canyon High School

What is the racial makeup of Copper Canyon High School?

Students at Copper Canyon High School are 87% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Copper Canyon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,182 students attended Copper Canyon High School.

What schools feed into Copper Canyon High School?

Copper Canyon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Desert Mirage Elementary School
Elementary : Pendergast Elementary School
Elementary : Sunset Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Westwind Elementary School

What district is Copper Canyon High School in?

Tolleson Union High School District

Is Copper Canyon High School a good school?

Copper Canyon High School ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Arizona high schools.

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