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Best High Schools in Zip Code 85303

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At a glance

Schools

1,907

Students

Districts

Top rankedIndependence High School136^th of 271 Arizona high schools

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Biggest riser

Independence High School up 21 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 85303 zip code area in Arizona is home to two high schools: Independence High School and West-MEC - Independence High School. Independence High School is the larger and more established of the two, with 2,048 students enrolled, while West-MEC - Independence High School has just 13 students.

Independence High School has a four-year graduation rate of 78.4% and a dropout rate of 5.2% for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's 11th-grade proficiency rates in 2024-2025 were 48% in English Language Arts, 33% in Mathematics, and 15% in Science, which were generally higher than the district and state averages. However, the school's Science proficiency rates were lower than the district and state averages, suggesting room for improvement in this subject area. Independence High School had a per-student spending of $9,489 for the 2021-2022 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 23.4 for the 2023-2024 school year.

In contrast, West-MEC - Independence High School had a much lower per-student spending of $593 for the 2018-2019 school year, and the student-teacher ratio for this school was not provided. The significant difference in enrollment and resources between the two schools suggests a disparity in the educational opportunities available to students in the 85303 zip code area.

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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 (2023)	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
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	67.0%	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

Cities Near Zip Code 85303

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glendale	0.66 mi	102	56^th
Phoenix	1.32 mi	494	57^th
Peoria	2.99 mi	51	26^th
Avondale	4.85 mi	36	84^th
Tolleson	5.22 mi	20	91^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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