Education

Goodyear residents are served by four elementary school districts (Avondale, Liberty, Litchfield & Mobile), two high school districts (Agua Fria Union & Buckeye Union). With a K-12 student body nearing 10,000 students, every school in Goodyear is meeting the standards set forth by No Child Left Behind. Additionally, the schools are meeting the AZ Learns standards with the highly respected rankings of performing and highly performing.

To learn which public school your child would attend, please visit the County Superintendent of Schools Website or call at 602-506-3866, or view school report cards. Several K-12 schools, as well as local area colleges serve Goodyear residents. With high performance report card ratings and the active pursuit to attain exemplary post-secondary institutions for learning, Goodyear is constantly striving to maintain excellence.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (Pre-K to 8)

4 Districts
Avondale Elementary School District #44 | Liberty School District #25,
Litchfield Elementary School District #79 | Mobile Elementary District #86

13 Schools located in Goodyear
34 Total Schools in the District

Avondale Elementary Boundary Map
Liberty Boundary Map
Litchfield Elementary Boundary Map
Litchfield Middle School Boundary Map

HIGH SCHOOLS

2 Districts
Agua Fria High School District | Buckeye Union High School District

3 Schools located in Goodyear
10 Total Schools in the District

New Goodyear High School Under Construction – Opening Fall 2025

Agua Fria High School District Locator Map
Buckeye Union High School District Map

Private & Charter Schools

3 Private Schools
7 Charter Schools

Private Schools are privately owned and funded without the assistance of local, state or federal governments. Elementary, middle and secondary schools can be private, as can colleges and universities. At private schools, students pay tuition to attend.

Charter Schools are public schools that provide instruction in any combination of grades (transitional kindergarten through grade twelve). Parents, teachers, or community members may initiate a charter petition, which is typically presented to and approved by a local school district governing board.

HIGHER EDUCATION

Franklin Pierce University

In addition, the City of Goodyear has been proactively recruiting private institutions of higher education and has been having talks with Arizona State University about a future Goodyear campus. Goodyear welcomed its first excellent private institution of post-secondary education to the community in 2008 - Franklin Pierce University from New Hampshire. In June 2009, Franklin Pierce began their Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program in Goodyear. Franklin Pierce's Goodyear center also offers a series of online undergraduate and graduate programs.

The presence of this private university represents the culmination of a concerted effort by the Goodyear City Council and staff to bring smaller, private schools of higher education to Goodyear to round out our quality of life and fill an educational niche that is lacking in Arizona.

Regional Schools

Local area institutes for higher learning include Estrella Mountain Community College (part of Maricopa Community College District), Arizona State University-West Campus, Grand Canyon University, Midwestern University-Glendale and Ottowa University. Other valley-wide offerings are Arizona State University, DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management and the University of Phoenix each providing a variety of accelerated academic and occupational programs.

Additionally, Park University, located on Luke AFB, is a four-year institution that provides reduced tuition to military, their dependents as well as civilians living in the surrounding communities.

WEST-MEC

West-MEC was created to help students find a faster way forward in life. Career and Technical Education continuously proves to keep students engaged in school and West-MEC believes that Career and Technical Education is key to the success of our students and for growing a strong economy in Arizona. West-MEC partners with local high school and community colleges to provide Central Programs at additional locations.