Original Research by School Decision on Phoenix Union-wilson College Preparatory
Phoenix Union-Wilson College Preparatory is a small regular public high school serving grades nine through twelve in the Phoenix Union High School District. It is located in Phoenix, a large, sprawling urban center that serves as a major transportation and economic hub for the Mountain West region, with a key airport and a diversified economy that includes high-technology manufacturing, services, and tourism. The city continues to see population growth, and this school sits within a district that has recently added new options for families, including a fully online high school that opened in 2020 and a small specialized school that opened in 2023.
The student body is small for a high school. The demographic composition shows that the vast majority of students are Hispanic, with a very small share of Black, white, and Asian students. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, on students with disabilities, and on English learners was not available in the source materials, which means a reader cannot assess the economic or support-need profile of the student population from this data.
Academically, the evidence is thin. The only state assessment data available covers a single year and a single subject, English language arts. That single data point shows a 20% proficiency rate for all students. Because the data covers only one year and the school's performance in other subjects or across multiple years is not reported, a family cannot draw a reliable picture of this school's academic trajectory or its performance relative to peers. The comparison framework, which would have placed this school's overall proficiency, graduation rate, and chronic absenteeism rate relative to other districts in Maricopa County, could not produce a comparison because the entity-level values were missing. A parent should consider looking into this school's academic results further, as the available information does not provide a complete picture of student achievement.
The school operates as a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. No information was available about its program offerings, course access, staffing, discipline rates, or attendance patterns, so a reader cannot evaluate the breadth of its curriculum, the nature of student support, or the school environment from this data. With a small enrollment and limited publicly reported academic data, Phoenix Union-Wilson College Preparatory will appeal most to families who want a very small high school setting and who are willing to investigate further with the school to understand its academic program and student outcomes.
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