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| San Tan Foothills High School | |
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| Address | |
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1255 W. Silverdale Road 85143 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 2009 |
| School district | Florence Unified School District |
| CEEB code | 030623 |
| Principal | Steve Miller |
| Teaching staff | 48.37 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 824 (2022–2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.04[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and silver [2] |
| Mascot | Sabercats[2] |
| Website | www |
San Tan Foothills High School is a high school in San Tan Valley, Arizona. It is one of three high schools under the jurisdiction of the Florence Unified School District as of July 1, 2016.
History
editSan Tan Foothills opened in 2009, around the time of the housing market crash and financial crisis. Designed for 1,500 students, into the mid-2010s it was home to 500. The Coolidge district had overbuilt in San Tan Valley; it built Mountain Vista Middle School and San Tan Heights Elementary School. In 2014, the Coolidge district closed Mountain Vista and moved its students and teachers to the San Tan Foothills campus.
In order to save significant costs for Coolidge, and make a third high school in the district (second in San Tan Valley) unnecessary, the Florence Unified School District voted to acquire CUSD's three San Tan Valley schools in 2015. The move was approved by voters in both districts in overwhelming margins that November.[3]
The Florence Unified School District took control of the schools on July 1, 2016, and appointed Dr. Tim Richard as the new Principal.[4] Dr. Richard implemented several changes that resulted in significant improvement to academics, school culture, and school facilities[5] and enrollment grew from 400 students in 2016 to over 900 students by 2020.
In 2020, Dr. Richard resigned from his position and Steve Miller became the new Principal[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "San Tan Foothills High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "San Tan Foothills High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Cowling, Mark (November 5, 2015). "Florence to take over 3 schools in San Tan". Casa Grande Dispatch. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Dr. Tim Richard named as Planning Principal for Coolidge, Florence consolidated schools". January 11, 2016.
- ^ "'Celebration time' at San Tan Foothills helps student grades go up".
- ^ "FUSD Announces Steve Miller as Interim Principal of San Tan Foothills High School".