School type Public high school Principal Dr. Tim Richard Color(s) Silver/blue Mascot Sabercats | Established 2009 Grades 9-12 Phone +1 480-474-6240 Number of students 515 | |
Enrollment 515 students (Aug 23, 2016) Address 1255 W Silverdale Rd, San Tan Valley, AZ 85142, United States District Florence Unified School District Similar Poston Butte High School, Combs High School, Mountain Vista Academy, Coolidge High School, Queen Creek High School | ||
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San Tan Foothills High School is a high school in San Tan Valley, Arizona. It is one of three high schools under the jurisdiction of the Florence Unified School District as of July 1, 2016.
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History
San Tan Foothills opened in 2009, around the time of the housing market crash and financial crisis. Designed for 1500 students, into the mid-2010s it was home to 500. The Coolidge district had overbuilt in San Tan Valley; it built Mountain Vista Middle School and San Tan Heights Elementary School. In 2014, the Coolidge district closed Mountain Vista and moved its students and teachers to the San Tan Foothills campus.
In order to save significant costs for Coolidge, and make a third high school in the district (second in San Tan Valley) unnecessary, the Florence Unified School District voted to acquire CUSD's three San Tan Valley schools. The move was approved by voters in both districts in overwhelming margins that November.
The Florence Unified School District took control of the schools on July 1, 2016, and converted the operating elementary school into a K-8 and is utilizing the non-operating elementary as the alternative school. San Tan Foothills High School will help to relieve overcrowding at Poston Butte High School.