Maricopa High School Explained

Maricopa High School
Established:Circa 1955[1]
Ceeb:030202
Principal:Deanna McNamee [2]
Address:45012 W. Honeycutt Avenue
Zipcode:85139
Country:United States
Coordinates:33.0539°N -112.0531°W
Enrollment:2,188 (2022–2023)[3]
Ratio:22.42
Teaching Staff:97.60 (FTE)
Mascot:Rams
Colors:Red, white and black
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Maricopa High School is a high school in Maricopa, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Maricopa Unified School District.

Maricopa High School was opened in 1955 with the first freshman class, which had 35 students, and for the next decade, it held fewer than 100 students. The school's first graduating class was the class of 1959. At the height of the Baby Boom era, Maricopa peaked in 1976 with 218 students. It next surpassed that in 1985, when the school had 221 students. At the end of 1999, the school had some 306 students.

The 2000s were a decade of stunning growth in Pinal County (which saw 109% growth) and especially Maricopa (which grew 4,180%).[5] In 2000, Maricopa had 308 students. That jumped quickly (within five years) to 551, then to 1190 by October 2007,[6] 1473 in October 2008, and 1612 in October 2010. Maricopa High School is now larger than the town of Maricopa was in the year 2000 (1,040 residents).

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Vinyard, Julia. "Ace Hardware gives Maricopa High a paint makeover." Chandler Republic (The Arizona Republic) January 12, 2011: 11.
  2. Web site: Administration / Principal – Deana McNamee . Maricopa Unified School District.
  3. Web site: Maricopa High School. National Center for Education Statistics. May 23, 2024.
  4. Web site: Maricopa High School. March 25, 2024. Arizona Interscholastic Association. en-US.
  5. http://www.kpho.com/news/27150971/detail.html{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  6. Web site: Oct 1 2007 enrollment . March 11, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101223125448/http://www.aiaonline.org/story/uploads/xx2007_2009_Oct_2007_Alignment.updated.doc_092408_1222383193.pdf . December 23, 2010 . dead .
  7. Web site: DeAngelis . Vincent . 2024-04-27 . 49ers select Arizona's Jacob Cowing in 2024 NFL Draft . 2024-04-27 . Arizona Sports . en.
  8. Web site: Rams named all-region; Cowing honored in 3 positions. November 26, 2018. Maricopa Monitor. August 8, 2022.