Public schools in Glendale, AZ
Glendale has 95 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 34 high, 2 middle, 55 elementary, 4 other, enrolling 57,841 students. They are run by 29 districts and agencies; Deer Valley Unified School District runs 17 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 29 districts and agencies that run Glendale's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Glendale | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Valley Unified School District | 17 | 33,199 | $10,940 |
| Peoria Unified School District | 15 | 36,527 | $10,026 |
| Glendale Elementary District (4271) | 14 | 9,450 | $10,795 |
| West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) | 10 | 292 | not reported |
| Glendale Union High School District | 5 | 16,535 | $10,875 |
| Washington Elementary School District 6 | 4 | 19,328 | $12,008 |
| Pendergast Elementary School District 92 | 3 | 8,266 | $10,225 |
| E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059) | 3 | 818 | $9,378 |
| Alhambra Elementary School District | 2 | 10,157 | $12,777 |
| Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323) | 2 | 1,413 | $8,510 |
| Pointe Schools (79455) | 2 | 645 | not reported |
| Tolleson Union High School District | 1 | 13,741 | $10,581 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
34 high schools in Glendale, 23,942 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ridge High School | 2,823 | 23.9 | 7.0% | Deer Valley Unified |
| Sandra Day O'Connor High School | 2,658 | 24.5 | 10.0% | Deer Valley Unified |
| Copper Canyon High School | 2,182 | 21.6 | 47.0% | Tolleson Union High |
| Apollo High School | 2,152 | 22.9 | 48.0% | Glendale Union High |
| Independence High School | 1,907 | 22.1 | 54.0% | Glendale Union High |
| Ironwood High School | 1,804 | 20.1 | 36.0% | Peoria Unified |
| Glendale High School | 1,734 | 21.4 | 66.0% | Glendale Union High |
| Deer Valley High School | 1,707 | 9.2 | 31.0% | Deer Valley Unified |
| Raymond S. Kellis | 1,691 | 21.3 | 38.0% | Peoria Unified |
| Cactus High School | 1,036 | 19.5 | 35.9% | Peoria Unified |
The other 24 high schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Glendale, 1,372 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Middle School | 732 | 19.5 | 10.9% | Deer Valley Unified |
| Desert Sky Middle School | 640 | 22.5 | 36.9% | Deer Valley Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
55 elementary schools in Glendale, 31,317 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale | 1,280 | 24.2 | 28.0% | Legacy Traditional School - Glendale (850100) |
| Highland Lakes School | 1,091 | 16.5 | 18.0% | Deer Valley Unified |
| Academy of Math and Science Glendale | 1,085 | 16.2 | 66.9% | Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878) |
| Sierra Verde STEAM Academy | 932 | 18.8 | 12.9% | Deer Valley Unified |
| Horizon School | 856 | 19.5 | 57.0% | Glendale Elementary District (4271) |
| Barcelona Elementary School | 847 | 19.3 | 83.9% | Alhambra Elementary |
| Challenger Middle School | 839 | 20.7 | 86.9% | Glendale Elementary District (4271) |
| Heritage Elementary School | 832 | 29.7 | 45.9% | Heritage Elementary School (81076) |
| William C Jack School | 811 | 20.0 | 72.9% | Glendale Elementary District (4271) |
| Bicentennial South School | 729 | 24.7 | 61.9% | Glendale Elementary District (4271) |
The other 45 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 other schools in Glendale, 1,210 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Heights Charter School | 868 | 15.1 | 22.9% | Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099) |
| Westland School Brighton Campus | 308 | 13.1 | 71.9% | Cholla Academy (5186) |
| Sunflower School | 21 | 7.0 | 56.0% | Peoria Unified |
| GCC Early Childhood Learning Lab | 13 | 13.0 | not reported | Peoria Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Glendale's public schools compare with Arizona's
The median Glendale school has 18.3 students per full-time teacher, more than the Arizona median of 16.8. 59% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 515 students (state 412).
| Glendale | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 18.3 | 16.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 515 | 412 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 59% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 47% | 44% |
| Charter schools | 24% | 26% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 95 Glendale schools and the 2,183 Arizona schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Glendale
- Deer Valley Unified School DistrictRuns 17 of Glendale's 95 public schools and spent $10,940 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,940
- Mountain Ridge High School, the largest high school in Glendale2,823 students in 2024-25, 23.9 per teacher.2,823
- Compare Deer Valley Unified School District with Peoria Unified School DistrictGlendale's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in ArizonaArizona's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Glendale addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Glendale
How many public schools are in Glendale, AZ?
95 public schools with an address in Glendale were open in 2024-25: 34 high, 2 middle, 55 elementary, 4 other, enrolling 57,841 students. 23 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Glendale?
Mountain Ridge High School, with 2,823 students in 2024-25 (Deer Valley Unified School District).Which districts run Glendale's schools?
Deer Valley Unified School District (17 schools), Peoria Unified School District (15 schools), Glendale Elementary District (4271) (14 schools), West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) (10 schools), and 25 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25