Desert Hills High School
Address
828 East Desert Hills Drive

St. George
,
Utah
84790

United States
Coordinates37°03′03″N 113°33′50″W / 37.05083°N 113.56389°W / 37.05083; -113.56389
Information
TypePublic three-year
MottoFocused On The Future[1]
Established2008
School districtWashington County School District
NCES District ID4901140
CEEB code450359
NCES School ID490114001290
PrincipalJustin Keate
Teaching staff43.60 (FTE)[2]
Grades10-12
Enrollment1,047 (2019–20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio24.01[2]
Color(s)Black & Gold    
MascotThor
TeamsThunder
AccreditationCognia (education) formerly AdvancEd[3][4]
Feeder schoolsDesert Hills Middle School, Sunrise Ridge Intermediate School[5][6]
Websitewww.dhthunder.org
[7]

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

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

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]

Desert Hills High School race/ethnicity (2018-19)

  American Indian/ Alaska Native (.2%)
  Asian (1.1%)
  Black (.4%)
  Hispanic (4.6%)
  Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander (1.8%)
  White (90.6%)
  Two or more Races (1.3%)

NCES[10]

Desert Hills High School Gender (2018-19)

  Female (47.8%)
  Male (52.2%)

NCES[10]

References

  1. ↑ "About Us » Desert Hills High". dhthunder.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  2. 1 2 3 "Desert Hills High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Accreditation". www.washk12.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  4. ↑ "AdvancED l Measured Progress Is Changing Its Name to Cognia". www.businesswire.com. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. ↑ "WCSD High Schools". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  6. ↑ "Washington County School District Feeder Schools" (PDF). Washk12.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Desert Hills High". ed.gov. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "UHSAA Regions & Classifications".
  9. ↑ https://www.uhsaa.org/realignment/2023-25 Regions.pdf
  10. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Desert Hills High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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