Two alternative schools opened in the 1970s-Bostrom Alternative Center and Desiderata.Ĭesar Chavez was the first new Phoenix Union high school built in 27 years, and the first in the town of Laveen, opening in 1999.Ī unique partnership between businesses and the district created the Suns-Diamondbacks Academy, now Linda Abril Educational Academy, an alternative school for at-risk youth, which moved into its new building in January 2002. West reopened in 1985 as Metro Tech Vocational Institute of Phoenix and eventually became the magnet high school Metro Tech in 1999, home to career/technical programs for grades 9-12. Phoenix Union ended its reign after 87 years in 1982, closing along with East and West high schools. North High closed in 1981, only to reopen in 1983. Browne in 1972.ĭeclining enrollment during the 1980s forced the closure of four schools. Continued growth led to the construction of Alhambra, East, and Maryvale in the 1960s, and Trevor G. Growth and Consolidationīetween 19, the district built an additional five schools-West, Camelback, South Mountain, Central, and Carl Hayden. The name was changed to North High School in 1959. North Phoenix High School opened its doors to 1,517 students in 1939. In 1938, with Phoenix Union’s enrollment of over 5,000 students, a new high school was built. It operated until the state legislature passed an act creating and maintaining junior colleges in Arizona. Phoenix Union’s Board of Education established Phoenix College in 1920 as a junior college. It closed in 1954 with the integration of schools.
In 1926, Carver High School opened to accommodate the growing number of African American students. It was the largest high school west of the Mississippi at the height of its enrollment. The Distr ict’s namesake, Phoenix Union High School, was the only school for several years, located downtown at 7th Street and Van Buren. The District covers a 220-square-mile area fed by 13 elementary districts, making it one of the largest secondary school districts in the nation. Today, over 28,000 students attend 11 comprehensive high schools, six small specialty schools, three alternative schools, three micro schools, and the Phoenix Digital Academy. Beginning in 1895 with four classrooms and 90 students, the District has mirrored the mercurial growth of Phoenix. Phoenix Union High School District Historyįor over 100 years and spanning three centuries, the Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) has served the city's educational needs.
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