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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Westview High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,686
High
DISTRICT 1,990 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (4288)·NCES 040852001478
Westview High School
10850 W GARDEN LAKES PKWY, AVONDALE, AZ 85392 · (623) 478-4602 · Maricopa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,686 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -2.0pp since 2017
Math
14.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -14.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,686
-759 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 23.6:1
% White
8%
was 16%
% Hispanic
73%
was 66%
% Black
11%
was 11%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Westview High School
As a sizable four-year high school in AVONDALE, Arizona, Westview High School teaches 1,686 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Tolleson Union High School District (4288). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Westview High School sits 167% larger than that benchmark.
Westview High School is one of 7 schools operated by Tolleson Union High School District (4288), a district that serves 13,931 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Westview High School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 11% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Westview High School tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Westview High School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).
Nearest neighbor: Garden Lakes Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Westview High School's enrollment has declined 31% since 2018, when it stood at 2,445 (now 1,686). The White share of enrollment fell from 16% to 8% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Westview High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other schools in Tolleson Union High School District (4288)
- West Point High SchoolHigh · 2,782 students
- Tolleson Union High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- La Joya Community High SchoolHigh · 2,306 students
- Copper Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,182 students
- Sierra Linda High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 416 students
Other schools in AVONDALE
- West Point High SchoolHigh · 2,782 students
- La Joya Community High SchoolHigh · 2,306 students
- Agua Fria High SchoolHigh · 1,535 students
- Legacy Traditional School - AvondaleElementary · 1,346 students
- Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Quentin Elementary SchoolElementary · 914 students
Nearby schools
- Garden Lakes Elementary School0.2 mi · 941
- Copper King Elementary0.8 mi · 738
- Arizona Preparatory Academy1.2 mi · 233
- Villa De Paz Elementary School1.3 mi · 550
- Rio Vista Elementary1.5 mi · 662
- Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix1.5 mi · 1,323
Frequently asked questions
About Westview High SchoolHow many students attend Westview High School?
Westview High School enrolls approximately 1,686 students in grades 09-12.
Is Westview High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westview High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Westview High School have?
Westview High School employs 95 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
How diverse is Westview High School?
Westview High School reports a student body of 8% White, 73% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Westview High School?
Westview High School is overseen by Tolleson Union High School District (4288) in Maricopa County.
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