Casteel High School Explained

Casteel High School
Type:Public high school
District:Chandler Unified School District
Grades:7–12
Opened:2015[1]
Principal:Jayson Phillips[2]
Enrollment:3,140 (2022–23)[3]
Ratio:20.78
Teaching Staff:151.10 (FTE)
Colors:Navy and gold [4]
Mascot:Colts
Address:24901 S. Power Road
City:Queen Creek
State:Arizona
Zipcode:85142
Country:United States
Coordinates:33.2222°N -111.6838°W

Casteel High School is a junior high and high school in Queen Creek, Arizona, the fifth public high school operated by the Chandler Unified School District.It opened in July 2015 and is named for Camille Casteel, superintendent of the district. The CUSD governing board changed its policy about naming schools after current staff specifically wished to name the school after Casteel.[5]

The school's first principal, Sandy Lundberg, died on June 26, 2018, after a long battle with stage four cancer. The school library was named in her honor a short time before her death.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Our School . Chandler Unified School District . July 16, 2018.
  2. Web site: Administration / About the Principal. www.cusd80.com. en. July 4, 2018.
  3. Web site: Dr. Camille Casteel High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.
  4. Web site: Casteel High School. March 24, 2024. Arizona Interscholastic Association. en-US.
  5. News: Arizona Republic. New schools under construction at 4 SEV districts. Cathryn. Creno. February 25, 2015. June 14, 2015.
  6. News: Queen Creek principal passes away after long battle with cancer. Klapper. Clayton. June 26, 2018. KNXV. July 4, 2018. en-US.