Barry Goldwater High School

Barry Goldwater High School is one of the heavily attended four-year high schools in PHOENIX, Arizona, run under Deer Valley Unified District (4246), with 1,602 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Barry Goldwater High School sits 154% larger than that benchmark.

Barry Goldwater High School is one of 41 schools operated by Deer Valley Unified District (4246), a district that educates 32,265 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Barry Goldwater High School shows that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 35% White, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Barry Goldwater High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Maricopa County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Barry Goldwater High School is one campus in the mix.

Deer Valley Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Barry Goldwater High School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Barry Goldwater High School has held roughly steady, going from 1,634 students in 2018 to 1,602 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 48% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.