Welcome to the Phoenix Union High School District

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Phoenix Union High School District has been making news for all the right reasons. Performing schools, excelling students, outstanding teachers, innovative programs, improving trends, growing enrollment and a construction wave of new and rebuilt schools are all part of Phoenix Union's success story.

Student Achievement is Phoenix Union's top priority. According to the Arizona accountability system, all schools are "Performing" or better. Bioscience High School broke into the "Excelling" category.  The rankings reflect improving trends in test scores, graduation rates and a dropout rate that has declined below state and national averages. Expanded Honors and Advanced Placement classes, innovative programs like AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) and Read 180, and the implementation of new strategies in math instruction, Special Education inclusion and English as a Second Language are paying dividends.

Phoenix Union is also a leader in adopting instructional technologies to the classroom that improve teaching and enhance the learning environment for children through increased participation and interaction.

Phoenix's growth is legendary, and the District reflects and responds to the population explosion. An increase of over 1200 students in the past three years followed a $205 million bond approval by voters which is funding the construction of new schools, campus renovations and technology enhancement. Franklin Police and Fire High School, focusing on law   enforcement and fire science, and Bioscience High School, reflecting Phoenix's emerging biotech industry are examples of the Small Schools Initiative the District is embracing.

The largest high school district in the state is also the most diverse. Over 60 languages are represented, and more than half our students come from homes where English is not the primary language. Latino students represent over 75 percent of the enrollment, and the District boasts the largest enrollment of African American students in the state.  

With 26,000 students, 17 schools and 2,800 dedicated employees, the Phoenix Union High School District stands poised to deliver a 21st century education for our community.