Ombudsman - Charter West

Ombudsman - Charter West is one of the rural-scale secondary schools in Phoenix, Arizona, operated by Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323), with 176 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 72% smaller than typical.

Across the 8 schools in Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323) (1,736 students total), Ombudsman - Charter West accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Ombudsman - Charter West reports that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% White, 10% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 44.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Ombudsman - Charter West is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: West-MEC Gateway Community College, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. Ombudsman - Charter West is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ombudsman - Charter West has fell 12%, going from 199 students in 2018 to 176 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 31% to 51% across the same window.

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