Enrollment
302
High
DISTRICT 1,290 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHOENIX UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (4286)·NCES 040633001382
Bostrom Alternative Center
3535 N 27TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85017 · (602) 764-1700 · Maricopa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 177 | 59% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
2.0%
own-school result
Math
2.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Bostrom Alternative Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #245 of 510 | #140 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #91 of 279 | #46 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #230 of 284 | #139 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.8% | #18 of 128 | #13 of 68 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
302
+110 (+57%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 6.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 31.4 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 28.4 | 10.2:1 | 92% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 32 | 6.0:1 | 92% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 22 | 9.7:1 | 92% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 94% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 38 | 7.8:1 | 6% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 18 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 16 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bostrom Alternative Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (213 to 302); teachers down 23% (22 to 17).
About Bostrom Alternative Center
PHOENIX, Arizona, is home to Bostrom Alternative Center, a small high school. Federal data show 302 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Arizona average about 631 students, which makes this school 52% below average.
Phoenix Union High School District (4286) counts 25,800 students in its 20 schools, and Bostrom Alternative Center is one of them.
About 80% of the student body at Bostrom Alternative Center is Hispanic. Other groups include 15% Black and 3% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County residents are about 31% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.8 students per teacher. High schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 20.2:1.
In Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Bostrom Alternative Center.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tech Campus, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Bostrom Alternative Center is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 192 in 2020-21 and 302 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.8:1) than in 2020-21 (6.0:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Bostrom Alternative Center, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Bostrom Alternative CenterHow many students attend Bostrom Alternative Center?
Bostrom Alternative Center enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bostrom Alternative Center serve?
Bostrom Alternative Center serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Bostrom Alternative Center have?
Bostrom Alternative Center employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bostrom Alternative Center?
At Bostrom Alternative Center, the student body is approximately 1% White, 80% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Bostrom Alternative Center public or private?
Bostrom Alternative Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Phoenix Union High School District (4286).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.