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Coordinates: 37°0018N 112°5805W / 37.004962°N 112.968067°W / 37.004962; -112.968067
 

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Water Canyon High School
Address
Map

880 North Carling Street #520


,

84784


United States
Coordinates37°00′18N 112°58′05W / 37.004962°N 112.968067°W / 37.004962; -112.968067
Information
Other nameWCHS
TypePublic high school
MottoBuilding Tomorrow's Future
Established2016 (2016)
School districtWashington County School District
NCES School ID490114001521[1]
PrincipalSteve Showalter
Teaching staff16.54 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment299 (2019–2020)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.08[1]
Color(s)Orange and blue   
MascotWildcat
NicknameWildcats
AccreditationCognia[2]
Websitewchs.washk12.org

Water Canyon High School (WCHS) is a public high schoolinHildale, Utah, United States. It was established in 2016 and is part of the Washington County School District.

History[edit]

Water Canyon High School was established in 2016,[3] two years after the Water Canyon School was re-opened to pupils from grades Kindergarten to 12 in 2014.[4] The Water Canyon School reverted to an elementary school, which it had been before it closed in 2001 due to comments from FLDS Church leader Warren Jeffs that caused enrollment to decrease by 75 percent.[5]

Athletics[edit]

Water Canyon High School competes in the 1A division in region 20 with other southern Utah schools in Beaver, Garfield, Kane, Piute, and Wayne counties. Water Canyon will remain in 1A Region 20 for the 2019-2021 classification period.[6] While not in UHSAA competition with each other, Water Canyon High School maintains a rivalry with El Capitan High School.

Demographics[edit]

Water Canyon High School is considered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to be Town – Distant (32), that is defined as territory inside an Urban Cluster that is more than 10 miles and less than or equal to 35 miles from an Urbanized Area. 2018–2019 race/ethnicity are:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Water Canyon High (490114001521)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  • ^ "Accreditation". Washington County School District. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  • ^ Jenkins, Kevin (May 11, 2016). "Hildale students move into new high school". The Spectrum. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  • ^ Cox Jim, Cami (May 19, 2015). "1st senior graduates from school Warren Jeffs forced into closure 14 years ago". St George News. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  • ^ Perkins, Nancy (August 9, 2001). "Hildale's school is closing". Deseret News. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  • ^ "2019-21 UHSAA Alignment - Adopted 1-24-2019" (PDF). Utah High School Activities Association. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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