Marcos de Niza High School

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Marcos de Niza High School
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Location
Marcos de Niza High School
6000 S. Lakeshore Drive
Tempe, AZ 85283
Coordinates 33°21′58″N111°55′17″W / 33.366149°N 111.921465°W / 33.366149; -111.921465
Information
Type Public
Established1971
School district Tempe Union High School District
PrincipalBrent Brown
Staff77.20 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,458 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.89 [1]
Color(s)Brown and gold   
Athletics conference AIA
Mascot Padre
Rival Corona del Sol High School [2]
Website www.tempeunion.org/marcosdeniza

Marcos de Niza High School is a high school located in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in 1971 and it has an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students. The school's mascot is the Padre. The school is a part of the Tempe Union High School District and mainly serves students in central Tempe, as well as the Town of Guadalupe.

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History

The Tempe High School District hired the local architecture office of Michael & Kemper Goodwin Ltd. to design the new school. Kemper Goodwin along with his son Michael began drawing up plans for the campus in 1969. The school opened in 1971. Additions were made to the campus in 1974. [3]

Athletics

State Championships

Runner-up

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marcos De Niza High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. "A high school football rivalry and the Donald Trump controversy that wasn't". usatodayhss.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. "Michael & Kemper Goodwin - Design and the Arts Library Collections | ASU Library". lib.asu.edu. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. https://www.facebook.com/danny.martinez.338/about?section=edu_work [ user-generated source ]