Summary
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.
| Desert Hills High School | |
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| Address | |
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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 | 43.60 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,047 (2019–20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24.01[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 |
| [7] | |
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Desert Hills High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Desert Hills historical information site
- Washington County School District
- Desert Hills High School website
- Boundaries