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Bostrom Alternative Center School

Serves grades 9 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
3535 N 27 Th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85017
Phone
(602) 764-1700
District
Phoenix Union High School District (4286)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
313
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Bostrom Alternative Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
39%
No Data
42%
No Data
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
10
19
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 2 0.6%
Grade 10 58 18.5%
Grade 11 96 30.7%
Grade 12 157 50.2%
Total 313 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.6% 3.8% 36.4%
Black 17.1% 9.7% 5.9%
Hispanic 78.4% 82.6% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.4% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.6% 2.5% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 44.8%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 728,711 7,431,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,195.0 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.0% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.4% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 9.6% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 254,740 2,796,790
Single Parent Households With Children 13.4% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.8% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.5% 32.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.5% 19.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.4% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 9.6%
$15,000 or less 9.9% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,382 $170,728,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,267 $33,885,000 8.4%
Staff $971 $25,970,000 6.4%
General Administration $208 $5,560,000 1.4%
School Administration $574 $15,348,000 3.8%
Operation $1,648 $44,078,000 10.9%
Transportation $387 $10,342,000 2.6%
Other $510 $13,637,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,563 $148,820,000 36.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,193 $85,409,000 21.1%
Total Expenditures $15,137 $404,957,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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