Original Research by School Decision on Washington High School
Washington High School sits within the large, sprawling urban footprint of Phoenix, a city that has grown rapidly over many decades and now functions as a major hub for finance, technology, communications, and transportation. The school is a regular public high school serving grades nine through twelve and is part of the Glendale Union High School District. The district search for recent parent-relevant changes such as referenda or curriculum shifts did not return specific information, so a reader may want to check with the district office directly for that context.
Enrollment is large for a high school, and the student body reflects the diversity of Phoenix itself. More than half of the students are Hispanic, with smaller shares of white, Black, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners was not available in the data. A parent looking into the school may want to ask about these figures directly.
The school's academic performance data is limited. Proficiency rates on state assessments are reported for the most recent school year, with about two-fifths of students meeting the bar in English language arts and slightly over a third doing so in math. These are single-year figures, and no multi-year trend is available to show whether performance is improving or declining. The comparison data that would place Washington High relative to other districts in Maricopa County was not applicable due to missing values, so it is not possible to say how this school stacks up against its neighbors on overall proficiency, graduation rate, or chronic absenteeism. A graduation rate was also not provided. A parent may want to ask the school or district for these standard metrics directly.
The housing market in the area around the school shows that buying a home carries a monthly cost that is somewhat higher than renting, a pattern common across many metro areas. The local unemployment rate, at the time of the data, was in line with national averages, and real median household income has been relatively steady in recent years and close to the national figure.
The available data gives a partial picture. Washington High School serves a large, diverse student population in a major urban center, but key markers of academic performance and student outcomes are sparse. For a family trying to judge fit, this means a conversation with the school and a look at its programming, course offerings, and support services would likely be necessary to fill in the gaps the data leaves.
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