Mountain Ridge High School

Mountain Ridge High School is one of the high-enrollment secondary schools in GLENDALE, Arizona, operated by Deer Valley Unified District (4246), with 2,823 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 347% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Across the 41 schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246) (32,265 students total), Mountain Ridge High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mountain Ridge High School logs that White students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports 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%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Mountain Ridge High School is one campus in the mix.

Heritage Academy Pinnacle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mountain Ridge High School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mountain Ridge High School has increased 30%, going from 2,179 students in 2018 to 2,823 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 72% to 63%.

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