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Glendale Union High School District, Arizona

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Glendale Union High School District
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Glendale, Arizona
District details
Superintendent: Brian Capistran
# of school board members: 5
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Glendale Union High School District is a school district in Arizona.

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Superintendent

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Brian Capistran is the superintendent of the Glendale Union High School District. Capistran was appointed superintendent in 2015. Capistran's previous career experience includes working as a Spanish teacher, high school principal, and assistant superintendent for student services.[1]

School board

The Glendale Union High School District Governing Board consists of five members elected to two-year or four-year terms. Candidates are required to indicate their desired term length on their filing petition.[2] Board members are elected at large.[3]

Elections

See also: Glendale Union High School District, Arizona, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in November of even-numbered years.

Three seats on the Glendale Union High School District school board in Arizona were up for general election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was July 8, 2024


Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Glendale Union High School District Governing Board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]


District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $26,503,000 $1,610 14%
Local: $73,200,000 $4,447 38%
State: $90,379,000 $5,490 48%
Total: $190,082,000 $11,547
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $180,520,000 $10,965
Total Current Expenditures: $148,878,000 $9,043
Instructional Expenditures: $87,406,000 $5,309 48%
Student and Staff Support: $24,030,000 $1,459 13%
Administration: $12,110,000 $735 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $25,332,000 $1,538 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $24,355,000 $1,479
Construction: $19,739,000 $1,199
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $4,551,000 $276


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $50,651 $95,304
2023-2024[7] $49,658 $93,434
2020-2021[8] $44,582 $83,884

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 23 35-39 10-14 18 25-29 30-34 34
2018-2019 61 75-79 40-44 58 50-59 50-59 72
2017-2018 56 60-69 35-39 52 50-59 60-79 69
2016-2017 48 50-54 25-29 44 45-49 61
2015-2016 29 25-29 20-24 26 20-29 38
2014-2015 37 50-54 25-29 33 35-39 46
2013-2014 72 75-79 60-64 70 70-74 78
2012-2013 69 75-79 60-64 64 60-69 80
2011-2012 64 65-69 45-49 59 65-69 76
2010-2011 65 65-69 50-54 61 60-64 75

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 31 40-44 20-24 26 20-24 40-44 43
2018-2019 50 70-74 30-34 45 30-39 50-59 62
2017-2018 49 55-59 30-34 44 40-49 60-79 63
2016-2017 40 45-49 25-29 35 20-24 55
2015-2016 38 35-39 30-34 32 20-24 50
2014-2015 35 40-44 25-29 28 30-34 47
2013-2014 87 80-84 80-84 87 85-89 89
2012-2013 85 75-79 75-79 83 85-89 91
2011-2012 79 70-74 65-69 76 75-79 87
2010-2011 77 60-64 70-74 73 65-69 87

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 89 >=95 76 90 80-84 80-84 89
2018-2019 89 85-89 80-84 90 80-84 80-89 88
2017-2018 89 85-89 80-84 91 80-84 85-89 88
2016-2017 90 85-89 85-89 92 85-89 89
2015-2016 91 90-94 85-89 93 90-94 92
2014-2015 90 85-89 85-89 91 75-79 91
2013-2014 88 80-84 80-84 90 85-89 88
2012-2013 86 75-79 80-84 85 80-84 89
2011-2012 88 75-79 80-84 88 85-89 90
2010-2011 89 90-94 85-89 89 80-84 92


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 16,535 -1.0
2021-2022 16,695 1.4
2020-2021 16,462 0.4
2019-2020 16,401 3.8
2018-2019 15,770 4.7
2017-2018 15,029 -4.7
2016-2017 15,730 1.5
2015-2016 15,497 1.2
2014-2015 15,316 0.5
2013-2014 15,235 1.4
2012-2013 15,022 0.2
2011-2012 14,999 1.1
2010-2011 14,839 -1.0
2009-2010 14,990 0.2
2008-2009 14,962 -0.7
2007-2008 15,068 0.0
2006-2007 15,067 0.8
2005-2006 14,953 2.7
2004-2005 14,545 0.2
2003-2004 14,515 2.0
2002-2003 14,228 1.9
2001-2002 13,955 3.6
2000-2001 13,453 -1.4
1999-2000 13,648 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Glendale Union High School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.3 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.5 3.1
Black 8.1 5.7
Hispanic 61.9 47.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.4
Two or More Races 2.8 4.2
White 21.2 34.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Glendale Union High School District had 737.41 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.42.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 0.00
Secondary: 737.41
Total: 737.41

Glendale Union High School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 46.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 41.00
School Administrators: 46.00
School Administrative Support: 107.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 208.70
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 12.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 43.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 43.40
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.60
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 150.20
Other Support Services: 274.63


Schools

The Glendale Union High School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Apollo High School2,1989-12
Cortez High School1,1049-12
Glendale High School1,8169-12
Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy4819-12
Glendale Union Online4819-12
Greenway High School1,3489-12
Independence High School2,0409-12
Moon Valley High School1,4909-12
Sunnyslope High School2,2819-12
Thunderbird High School1,5409-12
Washington High School1,7569-12

Contact information

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Glendale Union High School District
7650 N. 43rd Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85301
Phone: 623-435-6000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Glendale Star, "New superintendent a GUHSD old-timer," August 13, 2015
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with the Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent," December 4, 2019
  3. ↑ Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent Steve Watson, "Governing Board Elections and Candidate Packet," accessed November 14, 2019
  4. ↑ Arizona School Boards Association, "Glendale Union High School District No. 205 Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed January 19, 2024
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ Glendale Union High School District, "SALARY SCHEDULE AND RELATED PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL 2024 - 2025," accessed April 15, 2025
  7. ↑ Glendale Union High School District, "SALARY SCHEDULE AND RELATED PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL 2023 - 2024," accessed February 4, 2024
  8. ↑ Glendale Union High School District, "SALARY SCHEDULE AND RELATED PROVISIONS FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL 2020 - 2021," accessed May 18, 2021
  9. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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