Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, located in the West Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It sits along the Loop 101 freeway corridor and includes districts such as the historic downtown, Arrowhead, and Westgate.
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Schools
Several school districts serve parts of Glendale. The Glendale Elementary School District operates 17 schools serving grades K-8 in a central portion of the city, and its graduates feed into the Glendale Union High School District, which operates nine comprehensive high schools serving most of Glendale and part of Phoenix. Other districts reaching parts of the city include the Pendergast Elementary School District, with boundaries from Glendale Avenue on the north to I-10 on the south, and the Peoria Unified School District, which spans Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, and Youngtown. Parents can check the Glendale Area Chamber of Commerce school district page or individual district websites (such as pesd92.org) to look up specific attendance boundaries.
Getting around
Loop 101 (the Agua Fria Freeway) runs through Glendale, entering from the south at the Camelback Road interchange and passing State Farm Stadium and Desert Diamond Arena before continuing north and curving east near Arrowhead Towne Center. The freeway connects Glendale to Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Chandler. Valley Metro provides regional bus and light rail service across the Phoenix area, though a proposed light rail extension into downtown Glendale was not advanced after the city council directed staff against the route in October 2017.
Homes and housing
Glendale's housing stock includes single-family detached homes, which account for 59.20% of the city's housing units, along with large apartment complexes or high-rise apartments (25.07%) and mobile homes or trailers (5.72%). About 20.53% of housing was built in 2000 or later, while 10.86% dates from 1940-1969 and 1.07% predates 1939. The Arrowhead area, in the north of the city, was largely built out in the 1980s and 1990s, while Historic Downtown Glendale features older homes and a mid-century downtown core with red brick sidewalks.
Things to do
The Westgate Entertainment District, next to State Farm Stadium, is an outdoor hub for shopping and dining. Arrowhead Towne Center offers more than 180 shops and restaurants. Glendale's historic downtown includes red brick sidewalks and small businesses.
- Glendale Elementary School District operates 17 schools in grades K-8 and serves about 13,000 students. Glendale Elementary School District
- Glendale Union High School District operates nine comprehensive high schools. Glendale Union High School District
- Glendale High School was founded in 1911 and remains on its original site. Glendale High School (Glendale, Arizona)
- Loop 101 enters Glendale at the Camelback Road interchange (Exit 5). Loop 101 Arizona | AARoads
- Single-family detached homes make up 59.20% of Glendale's housing units. Glendale, AZ 2021 Real Estate Market Appreciation & Housing Market Trends - NeighborhoodScout
- Arrowhead Towne Center offers over 180 shops and restaurants. Glendale, AZ City Guide | About Living in Glendale - Homes.com