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Desert Vista High School, Phoenix, AZ

Desert Vista High School is a public high school in Phoenix, part of Tempe Union High School District (4287). It enrolled 2,761 students in 2024-25, with 22.4 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
2,761
Teachers (FTE)
123.0
Students per teacher
22.4
Grades
9 to 12

This school's ratio is 1.3 higher than the district figure of 21.1. The Arizona average across schools is 17.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school22.4
District21.1
Arizona17.7
United States15.3

School details

Address
16440 S 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85048
Phone
(480)706-7900
District
Tempe Union High School District (4287)
County
Maricopa County
Level
High
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
City: Large
NCES school ID
040834000680
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Direct certification
340Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
Community Eligibility Provision
No

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other high schools in Tempe Union High School District (4287)

High schools elsewhere in Phoenix

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.