Tempe Union High School District

Tempe Union High School District #213
Type and location
Type Public
Motto “Excellence in Teaching and Learning”
Established 1908
Location 500 West Guadalupe Road
Tempe, Arizona 85283
District information
Superintendent Kenneth Baca
Budget $159,833,346 (2008-09)
Students and staff
Students 13,260
Other information
Website https://www.tuhsd.k12.az.us

The Tempe Union High School District is a school district of high schools in Tempe, Arizona, USA. Its service area includes all of Tempe, the city of Chandler, Arizona west of the Loop 101, Guadalupe, the Gila River Indian Community in Maricopa County, and the Ahwatukee area of Phoenix.

The district operates six comprehensive high schools and Compadre Academy, an alternative school for high-risk students. Tempe High School also teaches the International Baccalaureate. Peggy Payne Academy, once an independent 'school-within-a-school' for gifted students, is now a program of McClintock High School.

Schools

High schools in Tempe Union HSD
School Compadre[1] Corona del Sol Desert Vista Marcos de Niza McClintock Mountain Pointe Tempe High School
Location Tempe Tempe Phoenix Tempe Tempe Phoenix Tempe
Opened 1997 1977 1996 1971 1964 1991 1908,
1953 (current site)
Colors Teal,
purple
Orange,
yellow,
black
Blue,
gold
Brown,
gold
Cardinal red,
navy blue
Maroon,
gold
Blue,
white
Mascot Dreamcatcher Aztecs Thunder Padres Chargers Pride Buffalo
Principal Sean McDonald Brent Brown Christine Barela Frank Mirizio Derek Hoffland Bruce Kipper Mark Yslas
Athletic
conference
N/A 5A 5A 5A 4A 5A 4A
Enrollment 439 2498 3003 1872 1726[2] 2366 1272

See also

Notes

  1. Alternative school
  2. Includes 140 Peggy Payne Academy students

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