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Westland School Brighton Campus

8632 W NORTHERN AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85305 · (623) 271-9518 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Arizona public K-12 schools
  • CTest 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.
  • A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

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 K-12 schools

Enrollment
308
Combined
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 550
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten186%
Grade 1206%
Grade 2227%
Grade 3289%
Grade 43110%
Grade 53110%
Grade 6268%
Grade 7268%
Grade 83010%
Grade 9155%
Grade 10258%
Grade 11186%
Grade 12186%

This year's kindergarten class (18) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
7223%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
16955%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
4013%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
186%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15651%
Female
15249%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
30.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +7.0pp since 2017
Math
22.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +1.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 1 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-2430.0%22.0%
2022-2330.0%23.0%
2021-2225.0%17.0%
2020-2126.0%2.0%
2018-1928.0%25.0%
2017-1823.0%21.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
308
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530823.513.1:1N/A
2023-24325N/AN/AN/A
2022-23320N/AN/A81% (258)
2020-21299N/AN/AN/A
2017-18258N/AN/A81% (208)
2015-16215N/AN/A80% (173)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westland School Brighton Campus.

About Westland School Brighton Campus

At 8632 W NORTHERN AVE in GLENDALE, Arizona, Westland School Brighton Campus operates as a small school serving multiple grade levels. It is open to students in kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 308 students. Combined schools in Arizona have about 550 students on average; enrollment here is 44% lower.

Cholla Academy (5186) enrolls 523 students, and its 2 schools include Westland School Brighton Campus.

More than half of the students at Westland School Brighton Campus are Hispanic (55%). Other reported shares: 23% White, 13% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 31% Hispanic among all Maricopa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.

On staff are 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. Combined schools in Arizona average 21.4:1, 8.3 more students per teacher than here.

Among Arizona public K-12 schools, Westland School Brighton Campus outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.

Looking at the county, Maricopa County, median household income comes to about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,352 public schools and about 725,139 students.

Measured in a straight line, Cotton Boll School is about 0.5 miles from Westland School Brighton Campus. The five-mile area around Westland School Brighton Campus holds at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

The school's student count increased 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

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Maricopa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Westland School Brighton Campus
District
Cholla Academy (5186)
Address
8632 W NORTHERN AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85305
Phone
(623) 271-9518
County
Maricopa County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
308
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
040040203429
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Cholla Academy (5186)
Other schools in GLENDALE
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Frequently asked questions

About Westland School Brighton Campus
How large is Westland School Brighton Campus?
Westland School Brighton Campus enrolls approximately 308 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Westland School Brighton Campus serve?
Westland School Brighton Campus serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Westland School Brighton Campus?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Westland School Brighton Campus.
How diverse is Westland School Brighton Campus?
Westland School Brighton Campus reports a student body of 23% White, 55% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Westland School Brighton Campus?
Westland School Brighton Campus is overseen by Cholla Academy (5186) in Maricopa County.
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