Desert Hills High School (Utah)

Desert Hills High School (DHHS) is located in St. George, Utah, United States, and is the second newest of the five St. George 4A public high schools. It is a part of the Washington County School District. Zone: south St. George, Bloomington, Bloomington Hills, Little Valley. Desert Hills High School's nickname is the Thunder and its mascot is Thor.

Desert Hills High School
Address
828 East Desert Hills Drive

St. George
,
Utah
84790

United States
Coordinates37°03′03″N 113°33′50″W
Information
TypePublic three-year
MottoFocused On The Future[1]
Established2008
School districtWashington County School District
NCES District ID4901140
CEEB code450359
NCES School ID490114001290
PrincipalJustin Keate
Teaching staff43.60 (FTE)[2]
Grades10-12
Enrollment1,047 (2019–20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio24.01[2]
Color(s)Black & Gold    
MascotThor
TeamsThunder
AccreditationCognia (education) formerly AdvancEd[3][4]
Feeder schoolsDesert Hills Middle School, Sunrise Ridge Intermediate School[5][6]
Websitewww.dhthunder.org
[7]

Sports

DHHS competes in the 4A division in Region 9 with all other Washington County(besides Enterprise High school .They also share the region with Cedar City High School in Iron County,Utah.[8] Desert Hills will remain in 4A Region 9 for the 2023-2025 classification period.[9]

Demographics

Desert Hills High School is considered by the NCES to be classified within a Rural: Fringe (41) area, defined as rural territory that is less than or equal to 5 miles from an urbanized area, as well as rural territory that is less than or equal to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster. NCES reports that 10.7% of students at DHHS are considered free lunch eligible, and 2.3% reduced-price lunch eligible.[10]

Desert Hills High School race/ethnicity (2018-19)

  American Indian/ Alaska Native (.2%)
  Asian (1.1%)
  Black (.4%)
  Hispanic (4.6%)
  Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander (1.8%)
  White (90.6%)
  Two or more Races (1.3%)

NCES[10]

Desert Hills High School Gender (2018-19)

  Female (47.8%)
  Male (52.2%)

NCES[10]

References
  1. "About Us » Desert Hills High". dhthunder.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  2. "Desert Hills High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  3. "Accreditation". www.washk12.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  4. "AdvancED l Measured Progress Is Changing Its Name to Cognia". www.businesswire.com. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. "WCSD High Schools". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  6. "Washington County School District Feeder Schools" (PDF). Washk12.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Desert Hills High". ed.gov. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  8. "UHSAA Regions & Classifications".
  9. https://www.uhsaa.org/realignment/2023-25 Regions.pdf
  10. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Desert Hills High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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