Chronological School History

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CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY SCHOOL CONFIGURATION CHANGES (by year) Scottsdale Unified School District
1922/23	Scottsdale High School opens
1928/29	Loloma (K-8) opens
1954/55	Tavan (K-8) opens February 1955
1955/56	Kachina (K-8) opens December 1955 Ingleside (K-8) opens January 1956
1956/57	Tonto (K-8) opens February 1957
1957/58	Kiva (K-8) opens
1958/59	Kaibab (K-8) opens Tonalea (K-8) opens
1959/60	Pima (K-8) opens Supai (K-8) opens Arcadia High School opens
1960/61	Hohokam (K-8) opens Hopi (K-8) opens Navajo (K-8) opens
1961/62	Paiute (K-8) opens November 1961 Yavapai (K-8) opens Coronado High School opens
1962/63	Mohave (K-8) opens
1965/66	Cocopah (K-8) opens Apache (K-8) opens February 1966
1966/67	Saguaro High School opens
1970/71	Pueblo (K-8) opens on Mohave campus; moved to present campus Fall 1971
1972/73	Chaparral opened Fall 1972 - grades 9-11 only
1973/74	Chaparral Grade 12 added
1974/75	Cherokee (K-8) opens
1975/76
1976/77	Loloma Skills Center (9-12) opens
1977/78	Hopi converted to K-6 school Ingleside converted to 7-8 school Kachina converted to K-6 school Kaibab converted to K-6 school Loloma converted to K-6 school Loloma K-6 closed at end of 77/78 school year. Final enrollment: 240 students Tavan converted to K-6 school
1978/79	Apache converted to K-6 school Apache closed at the end of 1978/79 school year. Final enrollment: 218 Kachina closed at the end of 1978/79 school year. Final enrollment: 288 Loloma Skills Center enlarged to include K-8 students
1979/80	Alternative High School opens
1980/81	Cochise (K-8) opens Kaibab closed at the end of 1980/81 school year. Final enrollment: 321 Loloma Skills Center closed at the end of 1980/81 school year. Final enrollment: 42 (K-8); 24 (9-12) Paiute closed at the end of 1980/81 school year. Final enrollment: 419 Pueblo converted to K-6 school
1981/82	Hohokam converted to K-6 school Navajo converted to K-6 school Supai converted to 7-8 middle school Tonalea converted to K-6 school Tonto converted to K-6 school Yavapai converted to K-6 school High School trainable mentally handicapped program opened at Tonalea
1982/83	Scottsdale High School closed at the end of 1982/83 school year. Final enrollment: 1152
1983/84
1984/85
1985/86	High school trainable mentally handicapped program at Tonalea closed at end of school year. Final enrollment: 39. Program moved to Coronado Fall 1986.
1986/87	Anasazi (K-6) opens Cherokee converted to K-5 school Cochise converted to K-5 school Cocopah converted to 6-7-8 school Kiva converted to K-6 school Mohave converted to 7-8 middle school Pima converted to K-6 school
1987/88	Laguna (K-6) opens Tonto closed at the end of 1987/88 school year. Final enrollment: 324
1988/89	Cherokee converted to K-6 school Cochise converted to K-6 school Cocopah converted to 7-8 middle school Sequoya (K-6) opens
1989/90	Alternative School enlarged to include 7-8 Zuni (K-6) opens
1990/91	Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center (K-3) opens on Tavan campus Alternative School closed at end of 1990/91 school year. Final enrollment: 72
1991/92	ANLC moved to Kaibab campus. Enlarged to include grade 4 Mountainside Middle School (7-8) opens
1992/93	ANLC enlarged to include grade 5
1993/94	ANLC enlarged to include grade 6 Aztec (K-6) opens Tavan 6th grade moved to Ingleside Middle School campus
1994/95	ANLC enlarged to include grade 7 Hopi converted to K-5. (Sixth grade to Ingleside) Ingleside converted to 6-7-8
1995/96	ANLC enlarged to include grade 8 Desert Mountain High School (9-11) opens Cherokee converted to K-5 Cocopah converted to 6-7-8 Sequoya converted to K-5
1996/97	Anasazi converted to K-5 Aztec converted to K-5 Cochise converted to K-5 Desert Canyon Middle School (6-7-8) opens Desert Mountain High School Grade 12 added Laguna converted to K-5 Mountainside Middle School converted to 6-7-8 Zuni converted to K-5
1997/98	Cheyenne (K-6) opens
1998/99	Desert Canyon (K-5) opens
1999/00	Due to overcrowding at Desert Canyon and delay in construction of McDowell Mountain Ranch Middle School, students who were in 5th grade at Aztec, Cheyenne, Desert Canyon, and Zuni remain as 6th graders at their respective elementary schools rather than advancing to Desert Canyon Middle School.
2001	Copper Ridge opens

	CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY SCHOOL CONFIGURATION CHANGES (by school) Scottsdale Unified School District
	Alternative School Opened Fall 1979/80 (9-12) Fall 1989/90 - enlarged to include 7-8 Closed at end of 1990/91 school year		Anasazi Opened Fall 1986/87 (K-6) Fall 1996/97 - converted to K-5
	Apache Opened February 1966 (K-8) Fall 1978/79 - converted to K-6 Closed at end of 1978/79 school year		Arcadia High School Opened Fall 1959/60
	Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center Fall 1990/91 Opened on Tavan campus (K-3) Fall 1991/92 - enlarged to include grade 4; moved to Kaibab campus Fall 1992/93 - enlarged to include grade 5 Fall 1993/94 - enlarged to include grade 6 Fall 1994/95 - enlarged to include grade 7 Fall 1995/96 - enlarged to include grade 8		Aztec Opened Fall 1993/94 (K-6) Fall 1996/97 - converted to K-5 Fall 1999/00 - converted to K-6
	Chaparral Opened Fall 1972/73 - Grades 9-11 only Fall 1973 - Grade 12 added		Cherokee Opened Fall 1974/75 (K-8) Fall 1986/87 - converted to K-5 Fall 1988/89 - converted to K-6 Fall 1995/96 - converted to K-5
	Cheyenne Opened Fall 1997/98 (K-6)		Cochise Opened Fall 1980/81 (K-6) Fall 1986/87 - converted to K-5 Fall 1988/89 - converted to K-6 Fall 1996/97 - converted to K-5
	Cocopah Opened Fall 1965/66 (K-8) Fall 1986/87 - converted to 6-7-8 Fall 1988/89 - converted to 7-8 Fall 1995/96 - converted to 6-7-8		Copper Ridge Opened Fall 2001
	Coronado Opened Fall 1961/62		Desert Canyon Opened Fall 1996/97 (6-7-8) Fall 1998/99 - Added Kdg - 5
	Desert Mountain Opened Fall 1995/96 (9-11) Fall 1996/97 - Grade 12 added		Hohokam Opened Fall 1960/61 (K-8) Fall 1981/82 - converted to K-6
	Hopi Opened Fall 1960/61 (K-8) Fall 1977/78 - converted to K-6 Fall 1994/95 - converted to K-5		Ingleside Opened January 1956 (K-8) Fall 1977/78 - Converted to 7-8 Fall 1993/94 - Tavan 6th grade moved to Ingleside campus Fall 1994/95 - converted to 6-7-8
	Kachina Opened December 1955 Fall 1977/78 - Converted to K-6 Closed at end of 1978/79 school year		Kaibab Opened Fall 1958/59 (K-8) Fall 1977/78 - Converted to K-6 Closed at end of 1980/81 school year
	Kiva Opened Fall 1957/58 (K-8) Fall 1986/87 - converted to K-6		Laguna Opened Fall 1987/88 (K-6) Fall 1996/97 - converted to K-5
	Loloma Opened Fall 1928/29 (K-8) Fall 1977/78 - Converted to K-6 Closed at end of 1977/78 school year (see Loloma Skills Center)		Loloma Skills Center Fall 1976/77 Opens for Grades 9-12 Fall 1978/79 Enlarged to include K-8 students Closed at end of 1980/81 school year
	Mohave Opened Fall 1962/63 (K-8) Fall 1986/87 - converted to 7-8 Middle School		Mountainside Opened Fall 1991/92 (7-8 Middle School) Fall 1996/97 - converted to 6-7-8
	Navajo Opened Fall 1960/61 (K-8) Fall 1981/82 - converted to K-6 school		Paiute Opened November 1961 (K-8) Closed at end of 1980/81 school year
	Pima Opened Fall 1959/60 (K-8) Fall 1986/87 - converted to K-6 school		Pueblo Opened Fall 1970/71 on Mohave campus (K-8) Fall 1971/72 - moved to present campus Fall 1980/81 - converted to K-6
	Saguaro High School Opened Fall 1966/67		Scottsdale High School Opened 1922 Closed end of 1982/83 school year
	Sequoya Opened Fall 1988/89 (K-6) Fall 1995/96 - converted to K-5		Supai Opened Fall 1959/60 (K-8) Fall 1981/82 - converted to 7-8 Middle School
	Tavan Opened February 1955 (K-8) Fall 1977/78 - converted to K-6 Fall 1993/94 - converted to K-5 (Grade 6 moved to Ingleside campus)		Tonalea Opened Fall 1958/59 (K-8) Fall 1981/82 - converted to K-6 Fall 1981/82 - High School TMH program opens High School TMH program closes end of 1981/82 school year; program moved to Coronado
	Tonto Opened February 1957 (K-8) Fall 1981/82 - converted to K-6 school Closed at end of 1987/88 school year		Yavapai Opened Fall 1961/62 (K-8) Fall 1981/82 - converted to K-6
	Zuni Opened Fall 1989/90 (K-6) Fall 1996/97 - converted to K-5 Fall 1999/00 - converted to K-6