West Phoenix High School
Phoenix · AZ · American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. West Ph (79879) · Public charter
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Tech Campus → Kaizen Education Foundation dba Maya High School → Empower College Prep High School → Phoenix Union Bioscience High School → Maricopa Institute of Technology → Western School of Science and Technology → South Ridge High School → ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 49% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 42% in 2019 (Bottom 8% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How West Phoenix High School compares for families
What families should know about West Phoenix High School.
- ▸ 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: Tech Campus, Kaizen Education Foundation dba Maya High School, Empower College Prep High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 49% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 8% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -4.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 403 students:
≈ 85 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $10,440 per student in district revenue, the 85 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $887,400/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Campus PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 1.6 | 442 | +45.4% |
| Kaizen Education Foundation dba Maya High School PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 4.2 | 401 | +13.6% |
| Empower College Prep High School PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 2.9 | 373 | +2.5% |
| Phoenix Union Bioscience High School PHOENIX |
Public | 4.6 | 390 | +3.4% |
| Maricopa Institute of Technology PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 5.1 | 421 | +28.0% |
| Western School of Science and Technology PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 3.5 | 353 | +2.0% |
| South Ridge High School PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 4.6 | 359 | -17.3% |
| ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School PHOENIX |
Public · charter | 4.8 | 360 | +9.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantWest Phoenix High School is a public high school in Phoenix, AZ, enrolling 403 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 15% from 2021 to 2024.
66 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 49% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 42% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 403 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is West Phoenix High School's graduation rate? West Phoenix High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 42% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend West Phoenix High School? West Phoenix High School is a public high school in Phoenix, AZ, enrolling 403 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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