Estrella Foothills High School

Estrella Foothills High School is a roomy senior high in GOODYEAR, Arizona, one of the schools within Buckeye Union High School District (4284). The school educates 1,592 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Estrella Foothills High School sits 152% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Buckeye Union High School District (4284) (5,650 students total), Estrella Foothills High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Estrella Foothills High School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 36% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Estrella Foothills High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West-MEC - Estrella Foothills High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Estrella Foothills High School's enrollment has rose 49% since 2018, when it stood at 1,066 (now 1,592). White enrollment moved from 51% to 36% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Estrella Foothills High School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.