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. 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
PrincipalJustin Keate
Teaching staff58.79 (FTE)[2]
Grades10-12
Enrollment1,543 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio26.25[2]
Color(s)Black and 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 other Washington County schools and two high schools from Cedar City, Utah.[8] Desert Hills will remain in 4A Region 9 for the 2019-2021 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 6, 2020.
  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. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Desert Hills High". ed.gov. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  8. https://www.uhsaa.org/regions/
  9. https://www.uhsaa.org/realignment/2019-21Regions.pdf
  10. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Desert Hills High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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