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Westwood High School
Home of the Warriors
Address
Map
945 West Rio Salado Parkway

Mesa
,
Arizona
85201

United States
Coordinates33°25′43″N 111°51′1″W / 33.42861°N 111.85028°W / 33.42861; -111.85028
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1962
School districtMesa Public Schools
NCES District ID0404970
NCES School ID040497000419
PrincipalChris Gilmore
Teaching staff171.28 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,355 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.59[1]
Color(s)Orange and blue   
NicknameWarriors
RivalMesa High School
Websitewww.mpsaz.org/westwood
[2]

Westwood High School is a 4-year public high school in the western part of Mesa, Arizona, United States under the jurisdiction of Mesa Public Schools. It was opened in 1962 with Elias Brimhall as the founding principal.[3] In the 1983–84 school year, it was honored as a Blue Ribbon school.[4] In 2018 it was reclassified as a "A" school through the Arizona Department of Education school accountability system.[5][6]

It is the zoned public high school of the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community.[7]

Demographics

During the 2020–2021 school year, the demographic break of the 3,355 students enrolled was:[8]

Athletics

Offered Athletics:[9]

Feeder schools

Junior High Schools that feed into Westwood High School (and the Elementary Schools that feed into the junior high schools):[10]

Carson Junior High:

Kino Junior High:

Rhodes Junior High:

Stapley Junior High

Notable alumni

Individuals
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Groups

References

  1. ^ a b c "Westwood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Westwood High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ^ "13 Nov 1967, Page 2 - Casa Grande Dispatch at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ^ "Archived Information Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002" (PDF). www2.ed.gov. Dept of Education. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. ^ Governing Board Mesa Unified School District #4. Letter to Mesa, Arizona, school district residents. 1 Dec. 2018.
  6. ^ Arizona State Board of Education
  7. ^ Cadeau, Chimene (2000-04-05). "Salt River Community has school of its own". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Schools 6. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Westwood High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  9. ^ "Westwood High School >> Athletics". www.mpsaz.org. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  10. ^ "Research » Feeder Schools". www.mpsaz.org. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
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