Metro Tech High School
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| established = {{Start date and age|1985}}
| type = Public secondary school
| principal = Shawna Wright{{cite web|title=Metro Tech High School Profile|url=http://phoenixunion.org/Page/1361|website=Metro Tech High School|accessdate=January 15, 2018}}
| teaching_staff = 100.80 (FTE)
| enrollment = 1,804 (2022-2023){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0406330&ID=040633000539|title=Metro Tech High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=October 15, 2024}}
| grades = 9-12
| streetaddress = 1900 West Thomas Road
| city = Phoenix
| state = Arizona
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{Coord|33.482411|-112.101863|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:edu}}
| district = Phoenix Union High School District
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| mascot = Knight
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| website = {{URL|http://www.MetroTechHS.org}}
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Metro Tech High School is a high school that forms part of the Phoenix Union High School District in Phoenix, Arizona.
History
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The school occupies the site of the former West High School, which closed in 1983. The school opened in 1985 as Metro Tech Vocational Institute.{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://phoenixunion.schoolwires.net/domain/3774|website=Metro Tech High School|accessdate=January 16, 2018}} The school received its current name in 1999, as it became a comprehensive high school,{{cite news|last1=Creno|first1=Cathryn|title=17 historic schools in metro Phoenix|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/07/01/phoenix-historic-schools-edu/11936829/|accessdate=January 15, 2018|work=The Arizona Republic|date=July 1, 2014}} transitioning away from its beginnings as a vocational school that only focused on entry-level work skills.
Student population
In the 2017-2018 school year, 1,797 students attended the school. 96.5% of the school's student population are identified as "Hispanic".See Hispanic–Latino naming dispute for details of an ongoing dispute on the naming of US inhabitants who are of Latin American or Spanish origin.
Academics
The school's graduation rate in 2017 is 95%, while attendance rate is 94.8%. Students at the school are required to complete one or more of the 20 Career & Technical Education programs that are offered.
Sports
In January 2016, Metro Tech's application for full membership with the Arizona Interscholastic Association was approved by its executive board.{{cite web|title=Executive Board Meeting Minutes for January 19, 2016|url=http://aiaonline.org/files/15290/executive-board-meeting-minutes-january-19-2016.pdf|website=Arizona Interscholastic Association|accessdate=January 15, 2018|page=6|date=January 19, 2016}} From 2016 to 2018, the school's team competes in the 4A Region 2 tier, along with teams at Cactus, Greenway, Moon Valley, Peoria and Sunrise Mountain high schools.{{cite web|title=AIA Alignments 2016-2018|url=http://aiaonline.org/files/15189/aia-conference-region-placement-2016-2018.pdf|website=Arizona Interscholastic Association|accessdate=January 15, 2018|page=6}}
References
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External links
- [http://phoenixunion.org/Page/25 Metro Tech High School]
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Category:High schools in Phoenix, Arizona
Category:Educational institutions established in 1985