Cortez High School
8828 N. 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, 85051-3999 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Cortez High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Maricopa County, AZ
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1327 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 71 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 374 students
Grade 10 - 361 students
Grade 11 - 306 students
Grade 12 - 286 students
This School
(AZ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:19 1:20
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(AZ) School Average
% American Indian 6% 13%
% Asian 3% 1%
% Hispanic 41% 34%
% Black 10% 5%
% White 40% 47%
Additional Student Information
This School
(AZ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 45% 23%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 1%
School Performance:
(AZ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Glendale Union High School District
This School's Agency
(AZ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 12 2
Number of Students Managed 15,065 students 505 students
District Total Revenue $123,739,000 $3,309,000
District Expenditure $125,965,000 $2,717,000
District Revenue / Student $8,214 $6,552
District Expenditure / Student $8,361 $5,380
District Graduation Rates 80% 50%
In the News:
  • Hillcrest in top condition for Open (The Durango Herald)
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    Entering its 48th year, the conditions for this weekend's Coca-Cola of Durango Navajo Trail Open Pro-Am are as good as they get.
  • Enterprise student honored at Moose International (The Record Searchlight)
    posted on June 9, 2009 at 06:38:07 am
    Colton Lloyd, a sophomore at Enterprise High School in Redding, recently joined Niki Hughes to represent Northern California at the Moose International Youth Awareness Student Congress in Hampton, Va. Lloyd and Hughes were honored at a dinner at the Anderson Moose Family Center.
  • Alice Cooper (MusicRooms)
    posted on April 18, 2009 at 10:01:51 am
    Of course, when Alice said that, he knew full well that he was sowing the seeds not only of North America's cultural demise but also of the world's.
  • Through a lens brightly (The Arizona Republic)
    posted on March 20, 2009 at 10:50:48 pm
    Jennifer Marlowe, 19, of Phoenix, is too old to have a wish granted by the Make-a-Wish Foundation, so other good fairies stepped in to fulfill her dream of becoming a photographer.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (85051)
School Zip (85051)
(AZ) State Average
Population (Approximate) 41,307 people 5,005,418 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 24% 25%
Population Average Age 32 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $37,536 $40,312
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 4.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 37 years old 30 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (85051)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 60% / 40% 63% / 37%
School Map:
1. Metrocenter Academy - 72 students - 0.5 mi. away - view location
2. Life Skills Center Of Arizona - 366 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
3. Vista Charter School - 52 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
4. Intelli-school High School - 55 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
5. Pillar Academy Of Business & Finance - 25 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
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