Rincon High School

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Rincon High School
Address
Rincon High School
421 N. Arcadia Avenue

,
Arizona
85711

United States
Coordinates 32°13′37″N110°53′17″W / 32.227°N 110.888°W / 32.227; -110.888
Information
Type Public
EstablishedSeptember 12, 1958(64 years ago) (1958-09-12) [1]
School district Tucson Unified School District
CEEB code 030502
PrincipalAlissa Welch
Faculty59.32 (on FTE basis) [2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment1,120 (2018-19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio18.88 [2]
Color(s)Purple and white [3]
  
Nickname Home of the Rangers
Team nameRincon Rangers
NewspaperThe Rincon Echo
Website rinconhs.tusd1.org

Rincon High School is a public high school in Tucson, Arizona. The school serves about 1,100 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). Since 1985, the campus has been shared with University High School, a separate accelerated institution. Courses from each school can be combined, and athletics and fine arts are combined under the Rincon/University(RUHS) name. The two schools do field separate teams for academic competitive events. It opened its doors in 1958. [4]

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