Westwood High School (Mesa, Arizona)

Westwood High School is a 4-year public high school in the western part of Mesa, Arizona, United States under the jurisdiction of Mesa Public Schools. It was opened in 1962 with Elias Brimhall as the founding principal.^[3] In the 1983–84 school year, it was honored as a Blue Ribbon school.^[4] In 2018 it was reclassified as a "A" school through the Arizona Department of Education school accountability system.^[5][6]

Westwood High School
The main entrance of Westwood High School
Address
945 West Rio Salado Parkway Mesa , Arizona 85201 United States
Coordinates	33°25′43″N 111°51′1″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1962
School district	Mesa Public Schools
NCES District ID	0404970
NCES School ID	040497000419
Principal	Chris Gilmore
Teaching staff	170.20 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3,570 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.98[1]
Color(s)	Orange and blue
Nickname	Warriors
Rival	Mesa High School
Website	www.mpsaz.org/westwood
[2]

It is the zoned public high school of the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community.^[7]

Demographics

2020–2021 school year demographics for the 3,355 enrolled students:^[8]

• Male – 50.8%
• Female – 49.2%
• Native American/Alaskan – 11.9%
• Asian/Pacific Islander – 2.3%
• Black – 6.2%
• Hispanic – 56.4%
• White – 21.3%
• Multiracial – 1.9%

Athletics

Offered Athletics:^[9]

• Badminton
• Cross Country
• Football
• Pom & Cheer
• B/G Golf
• Swim & Dive
• B/G Volleyball
• B/G Basketball
• B/G Soccer
• Wrestling
• E-Sports
• Baseball
• Softball
• Track & Field
• B/G Tennis

Feeder schools

Junior High Schools that feed into Westwood High School (and the Elementary Schools that feed into the junior high schools):^[10]

Carson Junior High

• Adams Elementary School
• Eisenhower Center for Innovation
• Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School
• Lehi Elementary School
• Roosevelt Elementary School
• Webster Elementary School
• Whitman Elementary School
• Whittier Elementary School

Kino Junior High

• Eisenhower Center for Innovation
• Lehi Elementary School
• Edison Elementary School
• Holmes Elementary School
• Kerr Elementary School
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Lowell Elementary School

Rhodes Junior High

• Crismon Elementary School
• Pedro Guerrero Elementary School
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Redbird Elementary School
• Roosevelt Elementary School
• Summit Academy (IB)

Stapley Junior High

• Barbara Bush Elementary School
• Marjorie Entz Elementary School
• Nathan Hale Elementary School
• Hermosa Vista Elementary School
• Zedo Ishikawa Elementary School
• Lehi Elementary School
• Douglas MacArthur Elementary School

Notable alumni

Individuals

• Randy Bennett, basketball head coach at St. Mary's College
• Rick Burch, bassist of Jimmy Eat World
• Siaha Burley, wide receiver in Arena Football League
• Troy Kotsur, actor
• Tom Linton, guitarist of Jimmy Eat World
• Albie Lopez, former MLB player (Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals)
• Alex Madrid, former MLB player (Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies)
• Ritchie McKay, basketball head coach at Liberty University
• Larry Owens, NBA basketball player with Washington Wizards
• Scott Smith, mayor of Mesa
• Danny White, coach in Arena Football League, former quarterback for Dallas Cowboys

Groups

• Founding members of Authority Zero, a punk rock band