Phoenix Union Bioscience High School

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Bioscience High School
Address
Map
512 East Pierce Street

Phoenix
,
Arizona

United States
Coordinates33°27′22″N 112°4′1″W / 33.45611°N 112.06694°W / 33.45611; -112.06694
Information
TypePublic secondary school
Established2006; 18 years ago (2006)
School districtPhoenix Union High School District
NCES School ID040633002670[1]
PrincipalNeda Boyce
Teaching staff22.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment395 (2023 - 2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.68[1]
Color(s)   Purple and green
MascotDouble Helix Dragons
Websitewww.biosciencehs.org

The school campus

Phoenix Union Bioscience High School is a small magnet school within the Phoenix Union High School District and the campus is in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, US. The school specializes in preemptive science education with a concentration in engineering or biomedical studies.[2] A new building was constructed and the existing one renovated, opening in the fall of 2007.

Enrollment[edit]

Bioscience currently is home to approximately 395 students in grades 9 - 12. The student-to-faculty ratio for the 2023 to 2024 school year was 1:18, with an average class size of 1:24. The first class of 43 students graduated from Bioscience in May 2010, and the class of 2024 has the largest prospective graduation class of 103 students. [3] 97 percent of its 10th graders passed the AIMS Math exam (in 2009), the highest public (non-charter) school percentage in the Valley, and No. 2 in the state.[4] Their science scores were No. 3 in the state among non-charter schools.[4]

In its first year of eligibility, Bioscience earned the maximum "Excelling" Achievement Profile from the State.[5]

Campus[edit]

The US$10 million campus which opened in October 2007 is located in Phoenix's downtown Biotechnology Center and open to students throughout the District.[6] The Bioscience High School campus, which was designed by The Orcutt-Winslow Partnership [7] won the American School Board Journal's [8] Learning By Design 2009 Grand Prize Award. The school received this award for its classrooms, collaborative learning spaces, and smooth circulation.[9]

Phoenix Union High School District received a $2.4 million small schools grant from the City of Phoenix to renovate Bioscience's existing historic McKinley building for a Bio-medical program. It includes administrative office, four classrooms, a library/community room and a student demonstration area.[10]

In 2014, Bioscience ranked number 27 on the Best Education Degrees Web site's "Most Amazing High School Campuses In The World" list, ranked by their modern designs. The school has a solar charging station, and is partially powered by solar panels.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Phoenix Union Bioscience High School (040633002670)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bioscience High School - Home". Archived from the original on May 8, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Bioscience High to graduate first class". Azcentral.com. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Phoenix Union High School District / Homepage". www.phoenixunion.org. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Arizona School Report Cards - School Summary". Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  6. ^ "Bioscience High gets formal declaration". Azcentral.com. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "Phoenix Bioscience High School". Owp.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  8. ^ "American School Board Journal". Asbj.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  9. ^ "Learning by Design 2010 – Home". Learningbydesign.biz. May 20, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  10. ^ "McKinley School to get medical use". Azcentral.com. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  11. ^ "Bioscience High School ranks in worldwide 'Most Amazing High School Campuses' list". DowntownDevil.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

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