Phoenix Union Bioscience High School
Public secondary school in Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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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.
| Bioscience High School | |
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| Location | |
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512 East Pierce Street , United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°27′22″N 112°4′1″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Established | 2006 |
| School district | Phoenix Union High School District |
| NCES School ID | 040633002670[1] |
| Principal | Ulises Aragon |
| Teaching staff | 22.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 370 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.82[1] |
| Colors | Purple and green |
| Mascot | Double Helix Dragons |
| Website | www |
 The school campus | |
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.[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
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]