Schools · Glendale
Glendale, AZ schools
Glendale’s public schools score above Arizona’s averages: 42% of students are proficient in reading against 38.5% statewide, and 89% of high schoolers graduate on time against 77.3%.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
B+
Glendale’s School Grade: B+
The public schools Glendale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
B+Test scoresB+Graduation
Arizona school districts we grade (567)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (147)Better than 88%
High confidence. Built on 43,444 tested students and a graduating class of 3,674; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Arizona only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Arizona with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading (Glendale Union High)31%
State average 38.5%
Reading (Glendale Elementary)18%
State average 38.5%
Reading (Agua Fria Union High)37%
State average 38.5%
Reading (Peoria Unified)42%
State average 38.5%
Reading (grades PK–12, Deer Valley Unified)55%
State average 38.5%
Math (Glendale Union High)23%
State average 31.2%
Math (Glendale Elementary)11%
State average 31.2%
Math (Agua Fria Union High)24%
State average 31.2%
Math (Peoria Unified)36%
State average 31.2%
Math (grades PK–12, Deer Valley Unified)50%
State average 31.2%
Graduation · class of 2020
89% graduate on time
Graduation rate
89%
AZ: 77.3%
Graduating class
3,674
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years.
Districts
Five districts serve Glendale
Glendale Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 11 schools · 16,040 students
$11,218 per studentAZ $12,318BGlendale Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 14 schools · 8,580 students
$12,135 per studentAZ $12,318C-Agua Fria Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 6 schools · 10,089 students
$11,001 per studentAZ $12,318B+Peoria Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 44 schools · 34,436 students
$10,564 per studentAZ $12,318B+Deer Valley Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 41 schools · 32,265 students
$11,444 per studentAZ $12,318A-Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 87 schools in Glendale
Showing 1–30 of 87 schools
Legacy Traditional School ? GlendaleElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,280 students
ACharterHighland Lakes SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,091 students
APublicAcademy of Math and Science GlendaleElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,085 students
CCharterSierra Verde STEAM AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 932 students
A+PublicHorizon SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 856 students
B-PublicBarcelona Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 847 students
DPublicChallenger Middle SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 839 students
C-PublicWilliam C Jack SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 811 students
C-PublicBicentennial South SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 729 students
DPublicHarold W Smith SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 719 students
D-PublicCopper Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 688 students
APublicLegend Springs ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 685 students
APublicDesert SpiritElementary · Grades PK–8 · 682 students
CPublicGlendale American SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 678 students
C-PublicSunset VistaElementary · Grades PK–8 · 676 students
C-PublicDesert Mirage Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 675 students
CPublicCarol G. Peck Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 665 students
DPublicMarshall Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 662 students
BPublicGlendale Landmark SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 651 students
DPublicCopperwood SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 625 students
B+PublicSunset Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 611 students
C+PublicDiscovery SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 601 students
CPublicCamelback AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 598 students
C+CharterSahuaro Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 578 students
B-PublicDon Mensendick SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 558 students
C-PublicGlenn F Burton SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 550 students
DPublicFoothills Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 537 students
BPublicArrowhead Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 515 students
A-PublicSunset SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 497 students
C+PublicHeritage SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 478 students
B-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.