Arcadia High School (Arizona)

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Arcadia High School
Address
Arcadia High School (Arizona)
4703 E. Indian School Road

Phoenix
,
Maricopa
,
Arizona
85018

United States
Coordinates 33°29′34″N111°58′54″W / 33.49278°N 111.98167°W / 33.49278; -111.98167
Information
Type Public High school
Established1958
School district Scottsdale Unified School District
PrincipalJanelle Danskey
Teaching staff65.40 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,418 (2020-21) [1]
Student to teacher ratio21.68 [1]
Campus typeurban
Color(s)Scarlet and Royal Blue   
Athletics conference4A - Desert Sky [2]
Nickname Titans
PublicationThe Titan Times
NewspaperThe Arcadian
YearbookThe Olympian
Website School website
Arcadia high school administration building.jpg
Arcadia High School administration building, as viewed from Indian School Road[ when? ].

Arcadia High School is a public high school in Phoenix, Arizona. The school enrolls 1,680 students, who mostly come from feeder schools in the Scottsdale Unified School District.

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History

The school was built 1958/59. It was designed by local architect Mel Ensign and built by Gilbert & Dolan Construction Co. The campus was noted for its round buildings and futuristic space age design. [3] Between 2005 and 2008 much of the original campus was demolished and a new campus was built in its place. The new campus was designed by Orcutt/Winslow Partnership and built by DL Withers Construction Co. [4] The circular library is the only original building that remains.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The school competes in interscholastic athletics in several sports. Arcadia was formerly 5A Northeast Valley, and moved to 4A Desert Sky by the conference alignment committee due to enrollment. [2]

  • Badminton
  • Baseball
  • Basketball (Boys)
  • Basketball (Girls)
  • Cross-Country
  • Football
  • Golf (Boys)
  • Golf (Girls)
  • Soccer (Boys)
  • Soccer (Girls)
  • Softball
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Tennis (Boys)
  • Tennis (Girls)
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
  • Spiritline
  • Robotics
  • Lacrosse

Notable alumni

Notable staff

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