Cortez High School

Regular School · PHOENIX, AZ

Cortez High School is a regular school school in PHOENIX, Arizona, serving grades 09–12 with 1,132 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.7:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,132

Teachers (FTE)

52.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

21.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	698	62%
Black or African American	143	13%
White	136	12%
Asian	72	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	42	4%
Two or more races	39	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,132	604M / 528F

English Language Learners: 191 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10.0% -21.9pp	31.9%	210
Reading Proficiency	17.0% -21.9pp	38.9%	208
4-Year Graduation Rate	80.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (12)

118 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

58 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

531

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

105

9.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

794

70.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,132	100%

Contact & Location

8828 N 31ST AVE

PHOENIX, AZ 85051

Phone: (623)915-8200

http://cortez.guhsdaz.org/

District

Glendale Union High School District (4285)

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,499

District enrollment: 16,535

Other Schools in District

Apollo High School High
Glendale High School High
Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy High
Glendale Union Online High
Greenway High School High
Independence High School High
Moon Valley High School High
Sunnyslope High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85051) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040345000277

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD