Mountain Ridge High School (Arizona)

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Mountain Ridge High School
Address
Mountain Ridge High School (Arizona)
22800 North 67th Avenue

Glendale
,
Arizona
85310
Coordinates 33°41′28″N112°12′19″W / 33.691064°N 112.205275°W / 33.691064; -112.205275
Information
Type Public
Established1995
School district Deer Valley Unified School District
PrincipalDavid Vines [1]
Teaching staff119.60 (FTE) [2]
Enrollment2,787 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio23.30 [2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Burgundy and forest green
   [3] [4]
MascotMountain Lions [4]
Rival Sandra Day O'Connor High School
NewspaperThe Ridge Review
Website mrhs.dvusd.org
Banner at MRHS MRHS Banner.jpg
Banner at MRHS

Mountain Ridge High School is a public high school in Glendale, Arizona, United States, a suburb of Phoenix. The school opened in fall 1995. The school had a 95% graduation rate in 2015. [5] Mountain Ridge is part of the Deer Valley Unified School District.

Contents

Athletics

Athletic Motto- “The Ridge Way”

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

Hall of Fame

2022 Induction Class

Connie Harris, Ed.D

Don Tate

Kevin Schmitt

Jeff Locke

Reese Byerrum

Kari Evans

Bryan Rossi

Margie Giordano

Michael Suwyn

Allysa Seely

Mike Ulrich

Jon Devenney

Jon Weeks

Justin Langdon

2004 Girls Volleyball Team

2023 Induction Class

Nate Adams

Eddie Bonine

Roger Cahill

Chris Duffy

Jose Virgil

2024 Induction Class

Jade Carey

Matthew Liberatore

Ellie McCleave

Jason Perkins

Mackenzie Whitten

Jeremy Rasmussen

Scott Pestka

2025 Induction Class

Kim Rodgers

Kelly Saufley

Turner Bernard

Travis Peterson

Alyssa DiCarlo

Enrollment

In the 2014–15 school year, Mountain Ridge High School had an enrollment of 2,206 students. [10] The student population was 75% White, with 12% Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Notable alumni

References

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