[1][2] Originally, the site of the school held the Phoenix Trotting Park,[1] a failed horse-racing track that opened in 1965, closed in 1966, and sat abandoned until its demolition in 2017.

[5] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on the site at the intersection of Cotton Ln and Van Buren in May 2024 in which the school's name and mascot were announced.

[9] Due to the gradual disbursement of the bond, rather than immediately building the full school, the district plans to build the campus in phases as the initial freshman students advance and a new freshman class enters.

[1] Phase one will include classrooms for about 400 freshman students,[1][2] sports facilities, a theater, a gym, a cafeteria, and parking.

[11][12] Goodyear High School intends to offer the following career pathways among three academies:[9]