Desert Hills High School (Utah)
Desert Hills High School | |
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828 East Desert Hills Drive , 84790 United States | |
Coordinates | 37°03′03″N 113°33′50″W / 37.05083°N 113.56389°W |
Information | |
Type | Public three-year |
Motto | Focused On The Future[2] |
Established | 2008 |
School district | Washington County School District |
NCES District ID | 4901140 |
CEEB code | 450359 |
NCES School ID | 490114001290 |
Principal | Justin Keate |
Teaching staff | 46.53 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 10-12 |
Enrollment | 1,210 (2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 26.00[1] |
Color(s) | Black & Gold |
Mascot | Thor |
Teams | Thunder |
Accreditation | Cognia (education) formerly AdvancEd[5][6] |
Feeder schools | Desert Hills Middle School, Sunrise Ridge Intermediate School[3][4] |
Website | www |
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Desert Hills High School (DHHS) is located in St. George, Utah, United States, and is the second newest of the five St. George 4A public high schools. It is a part of the Washington County School District. Zone: south St. George, Bloomington, Bloomington Hills, Little Valley. Desert Hills High School's nickname is the Thunder and its mascot is Thor.
Sports
[edit]DHHS competes in the 4A division in Region 9 with all other Washington County (besides Enterprise High School). They also share the region with Cedar City High School in Iron County, Utah.[8] Desert Hills will remain in 4A Region 9 for the 2023-2025 classification period.[9]
Demographics
[edit]Desert Hills High School is considered by the NCES to be classified within a Rural: Fringe (41) area, defined as rural territory that is less than or equal to 5 miles from an urbanized area, as well as rural territory that is less than or equal to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster. NCES reports that 10.7% of students at DHHS are considered free lunch eligible, and 2.3% reduced-price lunch eligible.[10]
Notable Alumni
[edit]Penei Sewell – NFL player for the Detroit Lions
Nephi Sewell – NFL player for the New Orleans Saints
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Desert Hills High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "About Us » Desert Hills High". dhthunder.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "WCSD High Schools". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Washington County School District Feeder Schools" (PDF). Washk12.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Accreditation". www.washk12.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "AdvancED l Measured Progress Is Changing Its Name to Cognia". www.businesswire.com. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Desert Hills High". ed.gov. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "UHSAA Regions & Classifications".
- ^ https://www.uhsaa.org/realignment/2023-25 Regions.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Desert Hills High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-12.