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University High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9419 W Van Buren St
Tolleson, AZ 85353
Phone
(623) 478-4380
District
Tolleson Union High School District (4288)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
379
Classroom Teachers
17

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.4% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

University High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
40%
89%
44%
74%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 117 30.9%
Grade 10 99 26.1%
Grade 11 78 20.6%
Grade 12 85 22.4%
Total 379 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.4% 6.0% 36.4%
Black 11.4% 10.1% 5.9%
Hispanic 65.4% 80.5% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 14.4% 1.8% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.6% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 52.9% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 42.1% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 10.9% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 207,718 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,029.0 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.2% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.3% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.6% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 7.2% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 61,296 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 15.4% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 79.3% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.9% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.5% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.2% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.4% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.3% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.3% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,273 $58,715,000 35.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $694 $9,540,000 5.8%
Staff $500 $6,876,000 4.2%
General Administration $127 $1,744,000 1.1%
School Administration $482 $6,622,000 4.0%
Operation $948 $13,028,000 7.9%
Transportation $319 $4,390,000 2.7%
Other $371 $5,093,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,442 $47,293,000 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,320 $59,359,000 35.9%
Total Expenditures $12,035 $165,367,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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