Prescott High School (Arizona)

Prescott High School is a public high school located in the city of Prescott, Arizona. It is the only high school in the Prescott Unified School District. Historically, Prescott High School drew students from various adjacent school districts, mostly in Prescott Valley (Humboldt Unified School District) and Chino Valley, Arizona (Chino Valley Unified School District); those districts later established their own high schools.

Prescott High School
Home of the Badgers
Address
1050 N. Ruth Street

Prescott, Arizona

United States
Coordinates34°33′47″N 112°28′41″W
Information
TypePublic
School districtPrescott Unified School District
CEEB code030345
PrincipalAdam Neely
Staff61.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,508 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.44[1]
Color(s)Blue and gold
  
MascotBadger
Websitewww.prescottschools.com/phs/

Service area

In addition to almost all of Prescott it serves most of Williamson and sections of Prescott Valley.[2]

As of 1976 the district takes in high school students from the Hillside Elementary School District, Kirkland Elementary School District, and Skull Valley School District, as it is required to under law.[3] It also takes students from the Yarnell Elementary School District.[4]

Additionally it took high school students from the Walnut Grove Elementary School District,[5] until that district dissolved in 2021.[6]

Academics and programs

PHS offers a solid academic program, including Advanced Placement and Honors courses. Courses offered include Business & Technology, English, Family & Consumer Science, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Industrial Technology, Air Force Junior ROTC, Mathematics, PEAK, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, and Special Education. Students also have the opportunity to participate in athletics, theater, orchestra, choir, band, jazz band, Academic Decathlon, and vocational education programs.

Awards and accreditation

The Arizona Department of Education has awarded Prescott High School the distinguished label of "Excelling School" for the last two years. Since 1917, the school has been continuously accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Athletics

Prescott High School is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association and is classified in the 4A Conference for schools with an enrollment of 950–1899 students.

SPRING sports include Track and field-Boys / Girls (Var/JV), Tennis-Boys / Girls (Var/JV), Softball-Girls (Var/JV/Frosh), and Baseball-Boys (Var/JV/Frosh).

FALL sports include Badminton-Girls (Var/JV), Cross Country-Boys / Girls (Var/JV), Golf (Varsity only), Football (Var/JV/Frosh), Swimming-Boys / Girls (Varsity only), and Volleyball-Girls (Var/JV/Frosh).

WINTER sports include Basketball-Boys (Var/JV/Frosh), Basketball-Girls (Var/JV/Frosh), Soccer-Boys (Var/JV), Soccer-Girls (Var/JV), and Wrestling (Var/JV/Frosh).

Fine arts

Prescott High School has a Fine arts program. It consists of:

Art: Art 1–2, Art 3–4, Art 5–6, Art 7–8, Art AP, Sculpture, Adobe photoshop

Drama: Drama 1–2, Methods of Theater, Music Theatre

Drama productions: Drama Productions 1–2, Drama Productions 3–4

Choir: Women's Choir, Chorale, Show Choir

Band: Orchestra, Symphonic Band, Percussion/Guard, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band,

Foreign languages

Prescott High School offers four different languages, whose levels combined total 11 classes.

Offered languages: French 1–2, French 3–4, French 5–6, German 1–2, German 3–4, Japanese 1–2, Japanese 3–4, Spanish 1–2, Spanish 3–4, Spanish 5–6, Spanish 1–2 for native speakers

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Prescott High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yavapai County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  3. "Prescott pupils' transfer may be headed to court". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 1976-08-28. p. A-11. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  4. "High School Tuition and Transportation per Student". Yarnell Elementary School District. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  5. "Home". Walnut Grove Elementary School District. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  6. Turner, Scott (2021-03-16). "WUSD expands in Yavapai County". Wickenburg Sun. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  7. "Prescott pitcher battled injuries, but still won Cy Young in '83". 4 August 2011.
  8. "PHS grad charts with fantasy novel 'Necromancer Awakening'". www.prescottaz.com/. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
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