Cortez High School

Cortez High School, a roomy four-year high school in PHOENIX, Arizona, overseen by Glendale Union High School District (4285), hosts 1,132 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 79% above the state mean of about 631.

Glendale Union High School District (4285) runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 16,040 students. Cortez High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Cortez High School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%; the rest consists of 13% Black, 12% White, 6% Asian, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Cortez High School higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) logs that median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Cortez High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Alta Vista Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cortez High School.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cortez High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,119 (now 1,132). White enrollment moved from 19% to 12% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Cortez High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.