Eastmark High School

Eastmark High School is a junior high and high school in Mesa, Arizona, the second public high school operated by the Queen Creek Unified School District. It is located in the Eastmark master-planned community on the site of the former Mesa General Motors proving grounds. Its cross streets are Ray Road between Ellsworth Road and Signal Butte Road.

Eastmark High School
Address
9560 East Ray Road

Mesa
,
Arizona
85212

United States
Coordinates33.323802°N 111.627518°W / 33.323802; -111.627518
Information
TypePublic high school
OpenedJuly 24, 2019[1]
School districtQueen Creek Unified School District
PrincipalThomas Swaninger
Teaching staff54.80 (FTE)[2]
Grades7–12
Enrollment1,311 (2020-21)[2]
Student to teacher ratio23.92[2]
Color(s)Firebird Blue, copper, black
MascotFirebird
Websiteehs.qcusd.org

History

In November 2017, voters in the Queen Creek Unified School District approved a $63 million bond package, as well as the repurposing of a 2014 bond, to allow the district to build a new high school and two new elementary schools, after a $95 million proposal had been defeated in 2016.[3] The new schools, in the northern part of the district, would alleviate lengthy commutes.[1] In August 2018, the district voted to name the school Eastmark High School, after the community in which it is located.[4] Ground was broken on the high school on March 29, 2018,[5] and the first day of classes for 800 students in grades 7 through 10 was July 31, 2019.[1]

The school, currently with 154,000 square feet (14,300 m2) of space, is planned to allow the construction of two further phases to bring its capacity from 1,350 to 2,800; the future phases would add a performing arts center, auxiliary gym, additional classrooms and an auditorium.[6]

Curriculum

Eastmark is organized into four "Career Plan Academies", which allow students to specialize in STEM, medical and social health, business and marketing, and fine arts; each academy has its own setting and environment within the campus.[6]

References
  1. Hechanova, Maria (July 23, 2019). "Queen Creek Unified opens two new schools in Mesa". AZFamily. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. "Eastmark High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  3. Cano, Ricardo (November 8, 2016). "Voters show strong support for Maricopa County school-ballot proposals". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. "Growing Eastmark gets a name for high school". East Valley Tribune. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  5. "Queen Creek school district breaks ground for new high school". Queen Creek Independent. March 30, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  6. Schaffhauser, Dian (July 18, 2019). "New Arizona High School Follows Academy Model". School Planning & Management. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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