North Canyon High School

North Canyon High School
Location
Map
1700 E. Union Hills Drive
Phoenix, AZ
Coordinates33°39′24″N 112°02′36″W / 33.656776°N 112.043441°W / 33.656776; -112.043441
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1991
School districtParadise Valley Unified School District
PrincipalMelissa Molzhon [2]
Staff88.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,842 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.74[1]
Color(s)   Black and Purple
NicknameRattlers
Feeder schoolsVista Verde Middle School (partial), Mountain Trail Middle School (partial), Greenway Middle School (partial)
WebsiteOfficial website

North Canyon High School (NCHS) is a nationally recognized public high school located in north central Phoenix, Arizona. It features an International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

Construction started in 1989, the campus was designed by Hickman, Schafer & Turley Architects Ltd. of Mesa.[3] The campus opened in the 1991–1992 school year as Paradise Valley High School before PVHS moved into their remodeled school. It became North Canyon starting in the 1993–1994 school year. The first graduating class was the class of 1994.

The school's athletics teams are known as the Rattlers, and the school colors are purple and black.

  1. ^ a b c "North Canyon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.pvschools.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5186&ViewID=DEDCCD34-7C24-4AF2-812A-33C0075398BC&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=15870&PageID=2911&Tag [dead link]
  3. ^ "10 Feb 1988, Page 151 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021.