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Sunnyslope High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Sunnyslope High School
Sunnyslope High School operates as an expansive four-year high school in PHOENIX, Arizona, overseen by Glendale Union High School District (4285). Current enrollment sits at 2,322 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 268% bigger than typical.
Glendale Union High School District (4285) runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 16,040 students. Sunnyslope High School is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Sunnyslope High School logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 32% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.7:1. The state averages around 20.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Sunnyslope High School is one campus in the mix.
Franklin Phonetic Primary School-Sunnyslope is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies an urban site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 2,066 students in 2018 compared to 2,322 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 32% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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