Metro Tech High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Phoenix, Arizona
Metro Tech High School in Phoenix, Arizona enrolled 1,781 students in 2024-25 with 95.0 full-time teachers, 18.7 students per teacher against the Arizona high-school median of 18.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 99% or more (Arizona: 77.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
1,804 students in 2022-23, 1,817 students in 2023-24, 1,781 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 100.8 to 95.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,804 | 100.8 | 17.9 |
| 2023-24 | 1,817 | 97.2 | 18.7 |
| 2024-25 | 1,781 | 95.0 | 18.7 |
18.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Arizona high schools
Among the 419 Arizona high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.7; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
6 AP courses and one counselor per 300 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Metro Tech High School enrolled 1,801 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses6
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 300 of the 1,801 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions23
- Chronically absent20.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.3% of students were Hispanic, 1.7% Black, 1.3% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic95.3%
- Black1.7%
- White1.3%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian0.3%
- Two or more races0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Metro Tech High School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25% | 20% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 26% | 19% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
99% or more of the 399 students in Metro Tech High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 99% or more | 75% | 77.8% |
| Students in the class | 399 | 6,581 | 93,470 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Phoenix
97 public high schools in Phoenix report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Browne High School | 2,850 | 21.2 | 80.0% |
| Desert Vista High School | 2,761 | 22.4 | 7.0% |
| Maryvale High School | 2,532 | 19.9 | 80.0% |
| Pinnacle High School | 2,430 | 23.9 | 6.0% |
| Sunnyslope High School | 2,322 | 23.7 | 35.0% |
| South Mountain High School | 2,207 | 20.7 | 77.0% |
| Alhambra High School | 2,169 | 19.9 | 78.0% |
| Camelback High School | 2,106 | 17.8 | 78.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Metro Tech High School
- Linda Abril Educational AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 246 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Phoenix College Preparatory AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 261 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Metro Tech High School with Linda Abril Educational AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Phoenix Union High School District (4286) spends per student$13,194 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,194
- The largest public schools in ArizonaMetro Tech High School is the number 76 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#76 of 580
- Arizona schools by students per teacher18.7 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.18.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Metro Tech High School
How many students attend Metro Tech High School?
1,781 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,804 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Phoenix, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Metro Tech High School?
18.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for high schools is 18.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Metro Tech High School a Title I school?
Metro Tech High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Metro Tech High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Metro Tech High School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Metro Tech High School?
99% or more of the 399 students in Metro Tech High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Metro Tech High School in?
Phoenix Union High School District (4286), NCES district ID 0406330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040633000539 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.