📍 15778 W Yuma Rd, Goodyear, Maricopa County, 85338
Desert Edge High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Goodyear, Maricopa County. The school has 1,991 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 84.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Desert Edge High School enrolls 1,991 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 84.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,150 | 58% |
| White | 408 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 263 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 53 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,014 of the school's 1,991 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desert Edge High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK At-Large (non-voting delegate).
Desert Edge High School is one of 6 schools in Agua Fria Union High School District (4289), based in AVONDALE, Arizona. The district serves 10,089 students district-wide and employs 445 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,991 students, Desert Edge High School is larger than the district average of about 1,682 students per school.
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