Southwest Campus
BUCKEYE · AZ · West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Public
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West-MEC - Central Campus → Northwest Campus → West-MEC - Valley Vista High School → BASIS Goodyear → The Buckeye Academy → Great Hearts Academies - Archway Trivium → West-MEC - West View High School → EVIT - American Leadership Academy West Foothills →How Southwest Campus compares for families
What families should know about Southwest Campus.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: West-MEC - Central Campus, Northwest Campus, West-MEC - Valley Vista High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Arizona
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +18.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 33 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West-MEC - Central Campus GLENDALE |
Public | 13.5 | 27 | — |
| Northwest Campus SURPRISE |
Public | 15.5 | 40 | — |
| West-MEC - Valley Vista High School SURPRISE |
Public | 13.8 | 22 | — |
| BASIS Goodyear GOODYEAR |
Public · charter | 6.3 | 80 | +19.4% |
| The Buckeye Academy Buckeye |
Public | 7.1 | — | — |
| Great Hearts Academies - Archway Trivium GOODYEAR |
Public · charter | 7.6 | — | — |
| West-MEC - West View High School AVONDALE |
Public | 12.5 | 17 | — |
| EVIT - American Leadership Academy West Foothills WADDELL |
Public | 8.9 | — | — |