Phoenix Union Bioscience High School Explained

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.^[1] A new building was constructed and the existing one renovated, opening in the fall of 2007.

Enrollment

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. ^[2] 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.^[3] Their science scores were No. 3 in the state among non-charter schools.^[3]

In its first year of eligibility, Bioscience earned the maximum "Excelling" Achievement Profile from the State.^[4]

Campus

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.^[5] The Bioscience High School campus, which was designed by The Orcutt-Winslow Partnership ^[6] won the American School Board Journal's ^[7] Learning By Design 2009 Grand Prize Award. The school received this award for its classrooms, collaborative learning spaces, and smooth circulation.^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10]

External links

• Bioscience High School
• Phoenix Union High School District website
• Arizona Department of Education School Report Card
• Facebook
• Twitter

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bioscience High School - Home . April 13, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080508135242/http://www.phxhs.k12.az.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=5720 . May 8, 2008 .
2. Web site: Bioscience High to graduate first class . Azcentral.com . February 16, 2014.
3. Web site: Phoenix Union High School District / Homepage . www.phoenixunion.org . January 17, 2022 .
4. Web site: Arizona School Report Cards - School Summary . April 8, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100607091812/http://www10.ade.az.gov/ReportCard/SchoolSummary.aspx?id=88407&ReportLevel=1 . June 7, 2010 .
5. Web site: Bioscience High gets formal declaration . Azcentral.com . February 16, 2014.
6. Web site: Phoenix Bioscience High School . Owp.com . February 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222102349/http://www.owp.com/projects/education_pages/phoenix_bioscience_high_school.php . February 22, 2014 . dead .
7. Web site: American School Board Journal . Asbj.com . February 16, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140214193011/http://www.asbj.com:80/ . February 14, 2014 .
8. Web site: Learning by Design 2010 – Home . Learningbydesign.biz . May 20, 2013 . February 16, 2014.
9. Web site: McKinley School to get medical use . Azcentral.com . February 16, 2014.
10. Web site: Bioscience High School ranks in worldwide 'Most Amazing High School Campuses' list . DowntownDevil.com . February 18, 2019.