Alhambra High School (Arizona)

Alhambra High School is a high school that forms part of the Phoenix Union High School District in Phoenix, Arizona. The campus is located at 3839 West Camelback Road, northwest of downtown Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

Alhambra High School
Address
3839 West Camelback Road

Phoenix
,
Arizona
85019

United States
Coordinates33°30′31″N 112°08′30″W
Information
TypePublic secondary school
Established1961[1]
School districtPhoenix Union High School District
NCES District ID0406330[2]
NCES School ID040633000538[3]
PrincipalDeana Williams [4]
Staff143.80 (FTE)[5]
Faculty161[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students2,648 (2018-19)[5]
Student to teacher ratio18.69[5]
Color(s)  
MascotLion[1]
WebsiteOfficial Website

The school predominantly serves students from partner elementary districts Alhambra, Isaac and Phoenix Elementary, although students from across the district come to Alhambra for its Phoenix Union Magnet Program—Medical and Health Studies.[6]

History

Alhambra High was founded in 1961, and was, along with East and Maryvale, one of three schools opened by the Phoenix Union High School District in the 1960s.[7]

The campus was designed by the noted local architecture firm of Weaver & Drover. The construction contract to build the school was awarded to Gilbert & Dolan Construction Co.[8]

Student population

The school, like all other schools within the PUHSD, is a minority-majority school. 77.6% of the students enrolled are identified as "Hispanics".[1][9] African Americans form 7.2% of the student population.[1]

Sports

Alhambra's Boys Basketball team won two state titles, in 1974 and 1985, under coach Phil Kemp.[10] The team defeated East High in 1974, and Catalina High School in 1985.[10]

The school's Boys Cross Country team has been placed first in a number of occasions: 2010, 2009, and 2007.[11]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "School Information / School Profile". Alhambra High School. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Phoenix Union High School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. "Search for Public Schools - Alhambra High School (040633000538)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. "School Information / Administration". Alhambra High School. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. "Alhambra High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "District Information / History". Phoenix Union High School District. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. "Arizona-New Mexico Contractor and Engineer, January 1962, Vol. 24, No. 6". azmemory.azlibrary.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  9. See Hispanic–Latino naming dispute for details of an ongoing dispute on the naming of US inhabitants who are of Latin American or Spanish origin.
  10. "Boys Basketball Championship Teams" (PDF). aiaonline.org. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  11. "Cross Country (Boys) Championship Teams" (PDF). aiaonline.org. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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