Washington High School

Set in PHOENIX, Arizona, Washington High School is an expansive senior high, one of the schools within Glendale Union High School District (4285). It instructs 1,659 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Washington High School sits 163% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Glendale Union High School District (4285) (16,040 students total), Washington High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Washington High School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment; the rest looks like 10% Black, 9% White, 7% Asian, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Washington High School shows 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Maricopa County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Washington High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cornerstone Charter School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington High School.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,638 students in 2018 compared to 1,659 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 13% to 9%. Class-load math has loosened: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

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