Enrollment
85
High
DISTRICT 1,290 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHOENIX UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (4286)·NCES 040633003701
PXU City
4502 N CENTRAL AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85012 · (602) 764-1100 · Maricopa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL85 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Arizona public high schools
- DTest 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
Student : Teacher
42.5:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 67% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +0.0pp since 2022
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 2022, while math scores have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where PXU City ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 85 | #360 of 510 | #191 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85 | 2 | 42.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 57 | 2 | 28.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 52 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PXU City.
About PXU City
PXU City, located in PHOENIX, Arizona, is a small high school. The school's 85 students are in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Arizona average about 631 students.
Phoenix Union High School District (4286) enrolls 25,800 students in 20 schools, including PXU City.
A majority of students at PXU City, 72%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 15% Black, 4% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Maricopa County's residents are about 31% Hispanic, 41 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at PXU City belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
PXU City's 2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 42.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Arizona average 20.2:1.
The allk12 Grade for PXU City is D. Compared with Arizona public high schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Among Maricopa County residents, median household income is about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, with a combined enrollment of about 725,139.
The shortest distance from PXU City to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Central High School. The five-mile area around PXU City holds at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for PXU City is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
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- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- South Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Alhambra High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Camelback High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.1 mi · 1,733
- Phoenix Coding Academy0.1 mi · 224
- Montecito Community School0.6 mi · 128
- Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona0.7 mi · 48
- BASIS Phoenix Central Primary0.7 mi · 239
- Osborn Middle School0.9 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About PXU CityHow many students attend PXU City?
PXU City enrolls approximately 85 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PXU City serve?
PXU City serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PXU City?
Approximately 42.5:1 students per teacher at PXU City.
How diverse is PXU City?
PXU City reports a student body of 4% White, 72% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PXU City?
PXU City is overseen by Phoenix Union High School District (4286) in Maricopa County.
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