Mountain Ridge High School (Arizona)

Mountain Ridge High School
Location
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
Established	1995
School district	Deer Valley Unified School District
Principal	David Vines [1]
Teaching staff	119.60 (FTE) [2]
Enrollment	2,787 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	23.30 [2]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Burgundy and forest green    [3] [4]
Mascot	Mountain Lions [4]
Rival	Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Newspaper	The Ridge Review
Website	mrhs.dvusd.org

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.

Athletics

Athletic Motto- “The Ridge Way”

Fall Sports

• Badminton
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Girls Volleyball
• Swim & Dive
• Girls Flag Football

Winter Sports

• Basketball
• Soccer
• Wrestling

Spring Sports

• Baseball
• Beach Volleyball
• Boys Volleyball
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• E-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

• NFHS Level 1, 2, & 3 Coaching Distinction 2023 & 2024 as a school. First school in Arizona to earn this honor. [6]
• NIAAA Quality Program Award 2024. ^[7]
• AIA Directors Cup 2022 for outstanding overall Athletic Department.
• The Pride of the West marching band won the 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association (ABODA) State Marching Band Championships. [8]
• The Pride of the West won the 2019 and 2022 Arizona Marching Band Association (AzMBA) Class 4A State Championships, and won the Class 5A State Championships in 2023 and 2024.
• Lacrosse won the 2017 Division II Boys State Title. ^[9]
• Mock Trial won the 2001 Arizona State Championship (National 4th place)
• Mock Trial won the 2013 Arizona State Championship

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

• Eric Bennett (1991), (former teacher), archer and five-time Paralympian ^[11]
• Chris Duffy (1998), MLB player ^[12]
• Eddie Bonine (1999), MLB player ^[13]
• Richie Incognito (2001), NFL player ^[14]
• Nate Adams (2002), motocross rider and extreme sports athlete
• Travis Peterson (2003), basketball player ^[15]
• Jon Weeks (2004), NFL player ^[16]
• Cory Burns (2005), MLB player ^[17]
• Brady Ellison (2006), archer, Olympic medalist ^[18]
• Allysa Seely (2007), paratriathlete, gold medalist at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics ^[19]
• Crissa Jackson (2008), basketball player ^[20]
• Jeff Locke (2008), NFL player ^[21]
• Parker Markel (2009), MLB player ^{[22] [23]}
• Turner Bernard (2016), professional football player ^[24]
• Giselle Juarez (2016), softball player ^[25]
• Jade Carey (2018), gymnast, Olympic medalist ^[26]
• Matthew Liberatore (2018), MLB player ^[27]
• Josh Green (2019 - transferred), NBA player ^[28]

References

1. "Principal's Message".
2. "Mountain Ridge High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
3. "About MRHS".
4. "Mountain Ridge High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
5. "Arizona Report Cards".
6. "Mountain Ridge earns NFHS Honor Roll Program Level III status". azpreps365.com. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
7. "QPA Recipients". NIAAA. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
8. "Glendale's Mountain Ridge High School marching band celebrates big championship win". ABC15. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
9. "Glendale Mountain Ridge, Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep win boys lacrosse titles". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
10. "Mountain Ridge High School Student Body".
11. "Bennett triumphs on day one of the SoCal Showdown with his ex-student for company". www.usarchery.org.
12. "Chris Duffy Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025. (Note: May need to click "View More Bio Info+" to see some information.)
13. "Eddie Bonine Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025. (Note: May need to click "View More Bio Info+" to see some information.)
14. "Richie Incognito, Mountain Ridge, Offensive Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
15. "Travis Peterson, 2003 Power Forward, Samford". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
16. "Jon Weeks, Mountain Ridge, Long Snapper". 247Sports. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
17. "Cory Burns Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025. (Note: May need to click "View More Bio Info+" to see some information.)
18. "Former Mountain Ridge student becomes world champion archer - Daily Independent". The Daily Independent at YourValley.net. August 7, 2019.
19. "Allysa Seely". www.usatriathlon.org. September 2, 2024.
20. "Crissa Jackson - Women's Basketball". PLNU Athletics.
21. "Jeff Locke, Mountain Ridge, Kicker". 247Sports. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
22. "Parker Markel Class of 2009 - Player Profile". Perfect Game. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
23. "Explorers add two talented pitchers". siouxcityjournal.com. April 18, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
24. "player.DisplayName (player.Position): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.vikings.com.
25. "Giselle Juarez - 2021 - Softball". University of Oklahoma.
26. Cipollini, Alec (August 3, 2024). "Mountain Ridge High School alum Jade Carey claims Olympic bronze medal in vault for Team USA". Burncity Sports. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024.
27. "Matthew Liberatore Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
28. Obert, Richard. "Josh Green finds academic bliss at Mountain Ridge, basketball heaven at Hillcrest". The Arizona Republic.

External links

• Mountain Ridge High School
• Mountain Ridge Athletics
• Mountain Ridge Lacrosse
• The Ridge Review