Dysart High School

Dysart High School is a high school in El Mirage, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Dysart Unified School District.

Dysart High School
Address
11425 North Dysart Road

El Mirage
,
Arizona
85335

United States
Information
School typePublic high school
Established1963
School districtDysart Unified School District No. 89
PrincipalAmy Hartjen [1]
Faculty71.90 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,642 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio22.84[2]
Color(s)Red, White and Black
              
MascotDemon
Websitedysart.org/dhs

History

As of the end of the 2014–2015 school year, Dysart High School has had 1,657 students enrolled. The total faculty of the school is 108 (81 teachers, 15 teachers aides, 4 administrators, and 9 professional staff).

A school has a "site council", which consists of two school administrators, two non-certified employees, two teachers, two parents, one member of the community, and two students. The responsibilities of this council are to facilitate school improvement, student achievement, school safety, student discipline, and communication with the community.

Academics

The school has been designated by the Arizona Learns Achievement Profile as "Performing Plus".[3]

The school has a graduation rate of 97% and awards over $700,000 in scholarships annually. In addition the school received over $600,000 in a 21st Century Grant and nearly $100,000 in a Gear-up grant; this money is used to fund mentoring, tutoring, summer enrichment and parental involvement programs.

Signature programs [4]
  • AVID: Advancement Via Individual Determination - International program to increase student performance.
  • Industrial Trades: Automotive Technology - Designed to provide students the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience to diagnose and repair problems of a vehicle.
  • Cambridge Program
  • JROTC - Helps prepare high school students for various responsible leadership jobs of choice in the civilian workforce, private enterprise or military service.
  • Communications Media: Photo Imaging - Gain experience with the latest graphic software, digital cameras, and studio equipment.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs & Activities [5]
100 Mile / Football
100 Mile / Girls Soccer
AVID
Badminton
Band / Volleyball
Baseball
Baseball
Be A Leader
Best Buddies
Boys Basketball
Boys Soccer
Cheer
Choir
Dance
Dance
DECA
Drama
Drama
FCA
Football
Game
Girls Basketball / Boys Golf
Girls Soccer
Hip Hop
HOSA
HOSA / Football
JROTC
Key Club
NHS / ASL
P.E.T.AL.
P.E.T.AL.
Skills USA / Automotive
Skills USA / DVD Demons
Skills USA / Shutterbugs
Softball
Sports Medicine
Student Council Junior Class of 2021
Student Council Freshmen Class of 2023
Student Council Senior Class of 2020
Student Council Sophomore Class of 2022
Student Council / Tennis- Girls
Swim & Dive
Swim & Dive
Teen Law Club
Tennis -Boys
Wrestling
Yearbook
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References
  1. "Meet the Administrators". www.dysart.org. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  2. "Dysart High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  3. "Dysart Unified School District No. 89". State of Arizona. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-04-06. AZ Learns Achievement Profile: Performing Plus.
  4. "High School Course Selection Guide 2019-2020" (PDF). Dysart.
  5. "Clubs & Activities". www.dysart.org. Retrieved 2019-01-21.


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