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Cortez High School

8828 N. 31st Avenue

Tel: (623)915-8200

Cortez High School serves 1,127 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is equal to the AZ average of 20:1.
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 60%.
Cortez High School operates within the Glendale Union High School District.

The student population of 1127 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 55 teachers has declined by 5% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.63 is more than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AZ) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	20:1	20:1

American Indian	5%	5%

Asian	6%	3%

Hispanic	55%	45%

Black	10%	5%

White	23%	40%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.63	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	71%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	8%	5%

Glendale Union High School District's student population of 15,246 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,355 is higher than the state average of $8,166. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,114 is higher than the state average of $8,440. The district spending/student has grown by 12% over four years.

School District Name	Glendale Union High School District
Number of Schools Managed	10	1
Number of Students Managed	15,246	325

Graduation Rate	n/a	77%

District Total Revenue	$143 MM	$3 MM

District Spending	$154 MM	$3 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,355	$8,166

District Spending / Student	$10,114	$8,440

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