Apollo High School

Summary:

Apollo High School is a public high school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving 2,198 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Glendale Union High School District, which is ranked 165 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Apollo High School has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.0% to 92.3% over the past 5 years, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.2% to 0.8% over the past 5 years, significantly lower than the district and state averages. While the school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the district and state averages, the school has shown some strengths in certain areas, such as its 11th-grade students outperforming the district and state in ACT Mathematics proficiency.

Compared to other nearby high schools in the Glendale Union High School District, Apollo High School generally performs better than the Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy and Cortez High School, but lags behind the higher-performing Glenview College Preparatory High School. While the school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years, its statewide ranking has declined, suggesting that the school may be struggling to keep pace with improvements in other schools across the state.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 8045 N 47th Ave
       Glendale, AZ  85302-6402


(623) 435-6300

District: Glendale Union High School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
161st of 270 Arizona High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,603 Help


Feeder schools for Apollo High School:

Elementary:    Glenn F Burton School
    Horizon School
    Sunset School

Student/teacher ratio:  24.3 Help
Number of students:  2,228

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.1%
White:
11.5%
African American:
7.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57% Help


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Compare Details Apollo High School ranks worse than 59.6% of high schools in Arizona. It also ranks 5th among 10 ranked high schools in the Glendale Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.59. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Apollo High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.1%), White (11.5%), African American (7.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Apollo High School is 24.3. 8 high schools in the Glendale Union High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Apollo High School employs 91.6 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Apollo High School is $9,603. 6 high schools in the Glendale Union High School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Apollo High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Apollo High School 161st of 270 Arizona public high schools. (See Apollo High School in the ranking list.)

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Glendale Union High School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Glendale Union High School District 193rd of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Apollo High School

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Rank History for all students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 77.81 98th 395 75.2%
2010 73.64 114th 403 71.7%
2011 75.28 106th 397 73.3%
2012 75.50 113th 471 76.0%
2013 75.60 117th 491 76.2%
2014 74.09 110th 394 72.1%
2015 46.37 111th 261 57.5%
2016 66.66 88th 406 78.3%
2017 63.36 102nd 416 75.5%
2018 67.03 90th 420 78.6%
2019 52.82 101st 285 64.6%
2021 59.56 158th 509 69.0%
2022 48.48 174th 464 62.5%
2023 45.46 216th 469 53.9%
2024 35.59 161st 270 40.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.99 179th 374 52.1%
2022 19.17 222nd 282 21.3%
2023 13.86 186th 199 6.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.48 11th 45 75.6%
2021 44.58 29th 312 90.7%
2022 55.58 27th 258 89.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.65 3rd 155 98.1%
2021 38.26 199th 422 52.8%
2022 55.47 82nd 380 78.4%
2023 23.10 148th 172 14.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 53.83 55th 168 67.3%
2023 59.39 112th 347 67.7%
2024 47.95 76th 172 55.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.96 104th 354 70.6%
2019 54.50 96th 247 61.1%
2021 57.71 168th 492 65.9%
2022 47.38 183rd 456 59.9%
2023 41.83 205th 406 49.5%
2024 23.74 151st 200 24.5%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 10.54 104th 125 16.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.76 106th 370 71.4%
2019 50.00 91st 238 61.8%
2021 58.09 156th 492 68.3%
2022 44.66 181st 455 60.2%
2023 42.45 219th 429 49.0%
2024 40.72 121st 219 44.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.65 51st 83 38.6%
2019 44.13 23rd 44 47.7%
2021 44.40 147th 231 36.4%
2022 25.40 189th 238 20.6%
2023 11.49 133rd 146 8.9%
2024 29.57 23rd 30 23.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.95 17th 122 86.1%
2019 72.34 8th 33 75.8%
2021 59.45 89th 306 70.9%
2022 48.93 119th 301 60.5%
2023 25.72 147th 201 26.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.47 42nd 311 86.5%
2019 68.31 36th 183 80.3%
2021 61.71 115th 479 76.0%
2022 56.47 128th 441 71.0%
2023 55.52 133rd 379 64.9%
2024 41.43 90th 170 47.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.91 32nd 256 87.5%
2022 41.37 105th 255 58.8%
2023 32.07 72nd 128 43.8%
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Rank History for White students at Apollo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.72 122nd 291 58.1%
2019 44.56 106th 217 51.2%
2021 58.70 162nd 448 63.8%
2022 44.15 201st 409 50.9%
2023 34.87 242nd 371 34.8%
2024 35.23 115th 184 37.5%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Apollo High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1942 36 39 240 10 n/a n/a -163 2104
1989 1880 40 56 241 9 n/a n/a -214 2012
1990 1691 46 55 279 10 n/a n/a -100 1981
1991 1632 38 73 370 14 n/a n/a -247 1880
1992 1373 37 83 345 10 n/a n/a 0 1848
1993 1442 66 61 359 8 n/a n/a 0 1936
1994 1406 70 60 376 16 n/a n/a 0 1928
1995 1206 64 52 406 13 n/a n/a 0 1741
1996 1206 64 52 406 13 n/a n/a 0 1741
1997 1066 77 64 422 18 n/a n/a 0 1647
1998 1063 73 65 439 25 n/a n/a 0 1665
1999 987 71 61 468 21 n/a n/a 0 1608
2000 974 80 60 481 26 n/a n/a 0 1621
2001 900 94 59 501 29 n/a n/a 0 1583
2002 844 114 70 579 27 n/a n/a 0 1634
2003 844 114 70 579 27 n/a n/a 0 1634
2004 845 128 71 648 42 n/a n/a 0 1734
2005 805 139 73 715 42 n/a n/a 0 1774
2006 724 159 77 786 54 n/a n/a 0 1800
2007 702 170 65 843 46 n/a n/a 0 1826
2008 614 185 58 886 42 n/a n/a 0 1785
2009 560 188 56 946 45 n/a n/a 0 1795
2010 511 198 53 1049 45 n/a n/a 0 1856
2011 455 179 61 1072 47 5 3 0 1822
2012 430 179 77 1150 38 2 10 0 1886
2013 441 191 83 1119 38 3 5 0 1880
2014 441 192 80 1239 40 5 9 0 2006
2015 437 186 63 1245 32 5 8 0 1976
2016 414 183 58 1332 39 6 8 0 2040
2017 391 185 59 1337 39 6 7 0 2024
2018 367 173 61 1307 41 5 6 0 1960
2019 347 161 69 1346 40 3 12 0 1978
2020 318 176 78 1387 33 3 33 0 2028
2021 305 149 75 1499 34 2 18 0 2082
2022 301 180 91 1515 25 2 43 0 2157
2023 268 176 88 1582 23 3 58 0 2198
2024 256 176 91 1606 23 6 70 0 2228

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Apollo High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2104 96.3 21.8 n/a
1989 2012 92.6 21.7 n/a
1990 1981 90.6 21.8 n/a
1991 1880 92.4 20.3 n/a
1992 1848 88.2 20.9 n/a
1993 1936 86.8 22.3 n/a
1994 1928 92.6 20.8 n/a
1995 1741 83.4 20.9 n/a
1996 1741 83.4 20.9 n/a
1997 1647 77.2 21.3 n/a
1998 1665 76.4 21.8 n/a
1999 1608 74.0 21.7 n/a
2000 1621 73.4 22.1 n/a
2001 1583 73.7 21.5 n/a
2002 1634 78.4 20.8 n/a
2003 1634 78.4 20.8 n/a
2004 1734 75.4 23.0 31.1
2005 1774 82.6 21.5 38.3
2006 1800 85.6 21.0 47.3
2007 1826 88.6 20.6 28.3
2008 1785 87.0 20.5 45.9
2009 1795 85.0 21.1 41.1
2010 1856 83.2 22.3 52.2
2011 1822 85.0 21.4 53.3
2012 1886 82.4 22.8 43.2
2013 1880 85.0 22.1 64.1
2014 2006 86.6 23.1 65.4
2015 1976 92.0 21.4 65.3
2016 2040 91.0 22.4 62.2
2017 2024 93.0 21.7 n/a
2018 1960 89.4 21.9 55.9
2019 1978 87.2 22.6 53.9
2020 2028 87.0 23.3 53.9
2021 2082 88.6 23.4 n/a
2022 2157 88.8 24.2 25.9
2023 2198 92.2 23.8 57
2024 2228 91.6 24.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Apollo High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2104 96.3 21.8 n/a
1989 2012 92.6 21.7 n/a
1990 1981 90.6 21.8 n/a
1991 1880 92.4 20.3 n/a
1992 1848 88.2 20.9 n/a
1993 1936 86.8 22.3 n/a
1994 1928 92.6 20.8 n/a
1995 1741 83.4 20.9 n/a
1996 1741 83.4 20.9 n/a
1997 1647 77.2 21.3 n/a
1998 1665 76.4 21.8 n/a
1999 1608 74.0 21.7 n/a
2000 1621 73.4 22.1 n/a
2001 1583 73.7 21.5 n/a
2002 1634 78.4 20.8 n/a
2003 1634 78.4 20.8 n/a
2004 1734 75.4 23.0 31.1
2005 1774 82.6 21.5 38.3
2006 1800 85.6 21.0 47.3
2007 1826 88.6 20.6 28.3
2008 1785 87.0 20.5 45.9
2009 1795 85.0 21.1 41.1
2010 1856 83.2 22.3 52.2
2011 1822 85.0 21.4 53.3
2012 1886 82.4 22.8 43.2
2013 1880 85.0 22.1 64.1
2014 2006 86.6 23.1 65.4
2015 1976 92.0 21.4 65.3
2016 2040 91.0 22.4 62.2
2017 2024 93.0 21.7 n/a
2018 1960 89.4 21.9 55.9
2019 1978 87.2 22.6 53.9
2020 2028 87.0 23.3 53.9
2021 2082 88.6 23.4 n/a
2022 2157 88.8 24.2 25.9
2023 2198 92.2 23.8 57
2024 2228 91.6 24.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Apollo High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $493 (5.7%) $154 (1.8%) $1,140 (13.2%) $6,892 (79.6%) $1,123 (13.0%) $8,015 (92.5%) $8,662
2021 $1,011 (14.3%) $148 (2.1%) $2,170 (30.6%) $5,193 (73.3%) $731 (10.3%) $5,924 (83.6%) $7,083
2022 $436 (4.5%) $105 (1.1%) $977 (10.2%) $7,675 (79.9%) $1,388 (14.5%) $9,062 (94.4%) $9,603

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Apollo High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 101st of 285 High schoolsRanks 216th of 469 High schools
 10.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students19782198
 11.1%
African American161176
 9.3%
American Indian4023
 42.5%
Asian6988
 27.5%
Hispanic13461582
 17.5%
Pacific Islander33
White347268
 22.8%
Two or More Races1258
 383.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.9%57%
 3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Apollo High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,228 students attended Apollo High School.

Apollo High School ranks 161st of 270 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Apollo High School are 72% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Apollo High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Glenn F Burton School
Elementary : Horizon School
Elementary : Sunset School


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