Western School of Science and Technology

Western School of Science and Technology, a cozy senior high in PHOENIX, Arizona, one of the schools within Western School of Science and Technology Inc. (91937), instructs 516 students, covering grades 7 through 12.

Western School of Science and Technology is a school of Western School of Science and Technology Inc. (91937), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Western School of Science and Technology reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). Beyond that, the school shows 2% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Western School of Science and Technology has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Western School of Science and Technology tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Western School of Science and Technology is one.

Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Western School of Science and Technology is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 527 students in 2018 compared to 516 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.