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Sandra Day O'connor High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
25250 N. 35th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85310
Phone
(623) 445-7100
District
DEER VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4246)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2534
Classroom Teachers
113

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.2% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Sandra Day O'connor High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
39%
53%
43%
48%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
18
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 0 0.0%
Grade 8 0 0.0%
Grade 9 626 24.7%
Grade 10 645 25.5%
Grade 11 667 26.3%
Grade 12 596 23.5%
Total 2534 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.0% 68.4% 37.3%
Black 2.2% 4.0% 5.8%
Hispanic 14.0% 22.1% 48.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.6% 4.1% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 1.4% 5.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 4.5% 12.0% 28.9%
Free lunch eligible 4.5% 12.0% 27.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 262,683 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 818.5 63
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.2% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.9% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.6% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 98,493 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 7.7% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.6% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 40.0% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.0% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.5% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.3% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.3% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,042 $168,806,160 49.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $639 $21,393,720 6.2%
Staff $320 $10,713,600 3.1%
General Administration $142 $4,754,160 1.4%
School Administration $390 $13,057,200 3.8%
Operation $872 $29,194,560 8.5%
Transportation $341 $11,416,680 3.3%
Other $329 $11,014,920 3.2%
Total Support $3,033 $101,544,840 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,169 $72,618,120 21.2%
Total Expenditures $10,244 $342,969,120 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,784 $5,455,780,644 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $817,413,358 6.8%
Staff $438 $499,269,446 4.2%
General Administration $167 $190,613,734 1.6%
School Administration $483 $550,946,830 4.6%
Operation $1,016 $1,158,685,840 9.6%
Transportation $332 $378,527,947 3.1%
Other $407 $464,329,479 3.9%
Total Support $3,560 $4,059,673,334 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,200 $2,509,151,950 20.9%
Total Expenditures $10,544 $12,024,681,898 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%