📍 16440 S 32nd St, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85048
Desert Vista High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 2,964 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tempe Union High School District (4287) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 126.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
Desert Vista High School enrolls 2,964 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 126.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,546 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 742 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 211 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 202 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 197 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 59 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 2,964 students (10%) 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 Vista High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40.
Desert Vista High School is one of 8 schools in Tempe Union High School District (4287), based in TEMPE, Arizona. The district serves 11,726 students district-wide and employs 591 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,964 students, Desert Vista High School is larger than the district average of about 1,466 students per school.
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