Catalina Foothills High School
| Catalina Foothills High School | |
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4300 East Sunrise Drive Catalina Foothills, Arizona 85718 United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°18′28.96″N 110°53′55.55″W / 32.3080444°N 110.8987639°WCoordinates: 32°18′28.96″N 110°53′55.55″W / 32.3080444°N 110.8987639°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1992 |
| School district | Catalina Foothills School District #16 |
| Principal | Jody Brase |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,657 students (October 1, 2012) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and silver |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| Rival | Salpointe Catholic High School |
| Website | http://cfhs.cfsd16.org/ |
Catalina Foothills High School (Catalina Foothills, Foothills, or CFHS) is a public high school, located in the upscale suburban community of Catalina Foothills, just north of Tucson, Arizona, United States. It is the only high school in the Catalina Foothills School District, located in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Founded in 1992, the school now serves approximately 1,650 students in grades nine through twelve. The school mascot is the peregrine falcon, and the school colors are blue and silver. Based on the percentage of students passing or exceeding the AIMS, Catalina Foothills is one of the top high schools in the state. In 2006, Catalina Foothills had the state's second-highest percentage of students exceeding math, the third-highest percentage of students exceeding reading standards, and the ninth-highest percentage of student exceeding writing standards. Catalina Foothills has been ranked in the top 1.7% of high schools in the US. Annually, Catalina Foothills averages about 12 National Merit Finalists.
Prior to the establishment of Catalina Foothills, some district students attended high school in Tucson Unified School District and the rest primarily in the Amphitheater district. The establishment of Catalina Foothills was postponed several decades due to the ability of district students to attend high school in neighboring school districts.
As the population grew in the area, a large core of Catalina Foothills students attended Amphitheater High School in North Tucson, as the closer Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley was virtually closed to out-of-district students. As the Amphitheater district began to experience overcrowding, the need for a high school in the Catalina Foothills School District became apparent.
Construction began in 1991 on a 40-acre (160,000 m2) site centrally located in the district. The Catalina Foothills School Board had acquired the site in the late 1970s. The school opened to the ninth grade in 1992 when classes met at a district middle school. In 1993 campus was opened to ninth and tenth graders, and the first graduating class of Foothills High walked in late spring 1996.
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