Desert Hills High School (DHHS) is located in St. George, Utah, United States, and is the second newest of the five St. George 4A public high schools. It is a part of the Washington County School District. Zone: south St. George, Bloomington, Bloomington Hills, Little Valley. Desert Hills High School's nickname is the Thunder and its mascot is Thor.
Sports
DHHS competes in the 4A division in Region 9 with all other Washington County (besides Enterprise High School). They also share the region with Cedar City High School in Iron County, Utah.[8] Desert Hills will remain in 4A Region 9 for the 2023-2025 classification period.[9]
Demographics
Desert Hills High School is considered by the NCES to be classified within a Rural: Fringe (41) area, defined as rural territory that is less than or equal to 5 miles from an urbanized area, as well as rural territory that is less than or equal to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster. NCES reports that 10.7% of students at DHHS are considered free lunch eligible, and 2.3% reduced-price lunch eligible.[10]
- American Indian/ Alaska Native (0.2%)
- Asian (1.1%)
- Black (0.4%)
- Hispanic (4.6%)
- Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander (1.8%)
- White (90.6%)
- Two or more Races (1.3%)
- Female (47.8%)
- Male (52.2%)
Notable Alumni
Penei Sewell – NFL player for the Detroit Lions
Nephi Sewell – NFL player for the New Orleans Saints
References
- ^ a b c "Desert Hills High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ "About Us » Desert Hills High". dhthunder.org. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "WCSD High Schools". Google My Maps. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "Washington County School District Feeder Schools" (PDF). Washk12.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "Accreditation". www.washk12.org. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "AdvancED l Measured Progress Is Changing Its Name to Cognia". www.businesswire.com. August 12, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Desert Hills High". ed.gov. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ "UHSAA Regions & Classifications".
- ^ https://www.uhsaa.org/realignment/2023-25[permanent dead link ] Regions.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Desert Hills High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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