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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILA BEND UNIFIED DISTRICT (4238)·NCES 040331000256

Gila Bend High School

308 N MARTIN AVE, Gila Bend, AZ 85337 · (928) 683-2286 · Maricopa County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Arizona public high schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public high schools

Enrollment
172
High
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 631
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 93621%
Grade 105431%
Grade 113520%
Grade 124727%
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
106%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
12070%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
3822%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
Male
8952%
Female
8348%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +0.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2017, while math scores have held steady.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-242.0%2.0%
2022-232.0%2.0%
2021-222.0%2.0%
2020-212.0%2.0%
2018-1915.0%2.0%
2017-182.0%2.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Gila Bend High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Maricopa County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
2.0%#246 of 268
▼ 5
#141 of 144
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
2.0%#248 of 267
▼ 10
#138 of 143
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
172#299 of 510#170 of 248
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 2024-25
Enrollment
172
-22 (-11%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251721115.6:1N/A
2023-241871018.7:1N/A
2022-2315610.514.8:1100% (156)
2020-211941117.6:1N/A
2017-18178919.8:1N/A
2015-16121717.3:12% (3)
2010-11134914.9:152% (70)
2000-011781214.8:1N/A
1990-913061817.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gila Bend High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (178 to 172); teachers up 22% (9 to 11).

About Gila Bend High School

Gila Bend High School, located in Gila Bend, Arizona, is a very small high school. In all, 172 students attend the school in grades 6 through 12. The school is 73% below the average for high schools in Arizona.

In Gila Bend Unified District (4238), 2 schools enroll a combined 481 students.

The share of Hispanic students at Gila Bend High School is 70%, a majority. The remaining students are 22% Native American and 6% White. Census figures show Maricopa County is about 31% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.

There are about 15.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Gila Bend High School, which has 11. The school's 15.6:1 compares with an average of 20.2:1 for high schools in Arizona.

On the allk12 Grade, Gila Bend High School lands at F, ahead of 4% of Arizona public high schools.

Looking at the county, Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Gila Bend High School, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools.

Gila Bend Elementary sits less than a tenth of a mile from Gila Bend High School.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% decrease, from 194 to 172. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.6:1 to 15.6:1.

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Maricopa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Gila Bend High School
District
Gila Bend Unified District (4238)
Address
308 N MARTIN AVE, Gila Bend, AZ 85337
Phone
(928) 683-2286
County
Maricopa County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
172
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
040331000256
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Gila Bend High School
How many students attend Gila Bend High School?
Gila Bend High School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Gila Bend High School serve?
Gila Bend High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Gila Bend High School have?
Gila Bend High School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Gila Bend High School?
Student demographics at Gila Bend High School are roughly 6% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Gila Bend High School in?
Gila Bend High School is part of Gila Bend Unified District (4238).
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