Coordinates: 33°26′08″N 111°40′26″W / 33.435461°N 111.673908°W / 33.435461; -111.673908

Red Mountain High School

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Red Mountain High School
Home of the Mountain Lions
Address
Map
7301 E. Brown Road

Mesa
,
Maricopa
,
Arizona

United States
Coordinates33°26′08″N 111°40′26″W / 33.435461°N 111.673908°W / 33.435461; -111.673908
Information
TypePublic secondary (U.S.)
MottoRoar Lions, Roar
On This Mountain, We Stand As One
Established1988
School districtMesa Public Schools
NCES District ID0404970
NCES School ID040497001411
PrincipalSteven Tannenbaum[1]
Teaching staff161.37 (FTE) (2020-21)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,340 (2020-21)[2]
Student to teacher ratio20.7 (2020-21)[2]
Color(s)Cardinal Red and Black
   
MascotMountain Lion
WebsiteRed Mountain High School

Red Mountain High School is a four-year public high school in the eastern part of Mesa, Arizona. It opened in 1988 with Robert Free as the founding principal. In the 1994–95 and 1995-96 school years, it was honored as a Blue Ribbon school.[3] RMHS received the 2014 A+ School Award under the direction of Dr. Gerald Slemmer, principal (2004-2014).[4] They received the award again in 2018 under Mr. Jared Ryan, principal (2014-2019).[5] Red Mountain High School has over 3,300 students enrolled as of the 2020–21 school year. It is a part of the Mesa Unified School District.[2]

Athletics

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Offered Athletics:[6]

State Champions[7]
Sport Years Notes
Basketball - Girls 2007
Cheer 2020
Cross Country - Girls 1991
Football 2000, 2001
Golf - Boys 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2013
Softball 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013*, 2014 * National Champions
Tennis - Girls 2005
Track - Girls 1992, 1996
Wrestling 1994

Demographics

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During the 2020–2021 school year, the demographic break of the 3,340 students enrolled was:[2]

  • Male - 52%
  • Female - 48%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native - 1.8%
  • Asian - 2%
  • Black - 3.6%
  • Hispanic - 23.6%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 0.7%
  • White - 65.6%
  • Multiracial - 2.5%

Feeder Schools

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Junior High Schools that feed into Red Mountain High School (and the Elementary Schools that feed into the junior high schools):[8]

Fremont Junior High:

  • Falcon Hill Elementary School
  • Jefferson Elementary School
  • Las Sendas Elementary School
  • James Madison Elementary School
  • Salk Elementary School
  • William Howard Taft Elementary School
  • Wilson Elementary School
  • Zaharis Elementary School

Shepherd Junior High:

  • Barbara Bush Elementary School
  • Falcon Hill Elementary School
  • Ramon S. Mendoza Elementary School
  • Sandra Day O'Connor Elementary School
  • Red Mountain Ranch Elementary School

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Red Mountain High School Staff". Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Red Mountain High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Mesa Public Schools » News » Five Mesa schools win A+ Award". www.mpsaz.org. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "a+ school of excellence recipients". Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Red Mountain High School » Athletics". www.mpsaz.org. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Championships". Red Mountain High School. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Research » Feeder Schools". www.mpsaz.org. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Charlie Beljan PGA TOUR Profile - News, Stats, and Videos". PGATour. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "Former Mountain Lion now playing on big stage - KRay's 6G Blog | AIA365.com - Our Students, Our Teams... Our Future". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
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