Desert Christian Schools | |
Motto: | "Discipling young people to make a difference in their world" |
Schooltype: | Private Christian High school |
Headmaster: | Dick Luebke Jr. |
Principal: | Casey Robinson (high school) Aaron Jansen (K-8) Angela Alday (PK) |
Zipcode: | 85710 |
Country: | United States |
Mascot: | Eagles |
Enrollment: | 169 high school students (October 1, 2012),[1] 482 total |
Colors: | Royal blue, black, and white |
Rivals: | The Gregory School, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, Blue Ridge High School, Phoenix Christian |
Address: | 7525 E Speedway Blvd |
Desert Christian Schools is a private Christian school system in Tucson, Arizona. Offering grades PK-12, it operates Preschool, elementary, middle and high schools.
The high school was founded in 1986 in rented space at Christ Community Church, with 23 9th- and 10th-grade students and seven faculty members. It moved to the El Camino Baptist Church campus on East Speedway Boulevard in 1991 as its enrollment approached 100. It was expanded with a middle school in 2000 and elementary school in 2004. The high school and middle school moved from the El Camino campus to a location nearby, also on Speedway Boulevard, in 2001. In 2011, the elementary and middle schools moved to a purpose-built location on Wrightstown Road.