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Chaparral High School

Compassion  •  Honesty  •  Agility  •  Perseverance

A Cognia accredited, public, comprehensive, four-year high school.

CEEB Code: 030397
Address: 6935 E Gold Dust Avenue – Scottsdale, AZ 85253
Phone: 480-484-6500
Website: chaparral.susd.org

Principal

Joshua Pantier

Assistant Principals

Tony Loewer, Educational Services/12th Grade
Jack Bagley, Athletic Director/11th Grade
Matthew Brady, 504/Special Education/10th Grade
Megan Bird, Testing Coordinator/9th Grade

 

College/Career Center

The purpose is to guide and support each student through their college preparatory, research, and application process. CHS hosts over 135 college presentations from traveling admissions representatives each year.

Chaparral has a full-time college and career advisor.
Angela Vaught avaught@susd.org
Registrar
Jennifer Blank-Matney jblankmatney@susd.org
School Counseling & Wellness

Five school counselors advise, support, and encourage students academically and personally throughout their four years. Caseloads are approximately 375 students, per counselor. Students are assigned by last name.

Janine Welch (A-C) JanineWelch@susd.org
Dayne Davis (D-Hi) adavis@susd.org
Keri Board (Ho-Me) kboard@susd.org
Marcy Shumway (Mi-Sc) mshumway@susd.org
Megan Mayer (Se-Z) MMayer@susd.org
Chaparral also has one full-time social worker.

Lorrine Jimenez

 ljimenez@susd.org
 

OVERVIEW

Chaparral High School (CHS), established in 1972, is a top-rated, four-year public high school in the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD). Accredited by Cognia and rated “A” by the Arizona Department of Education, CHS serves students from across Maricopa County, with more than 30% enrolling from outside its attendance boundaries.

Known for its rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum, CHS offers Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, Career and Technical Education, Special Education, and English Language Learner programs. Students thrive in a vibrant campus community with award-winning athletics, acclaimed arts programs, and over 70 student clubs.

SUSD has provided exceptional Pre-K–12 education for more than 125 years, serving approximately 20,000 students across 29 campuses and one online high school.

VISION

Igniting excellence, empathy, and self-reliance for success in an ever-changing world. 

MISSION

We inspire and empower all to think critically, act collaboratively, and embrace
diversity through relevant educational experiences, community engagement, and
personal growth.

STUDENT BODY

  • Caucasian 75.7% • Hispanic 11% • Asian 6.9% • Black/African American 2.1%,
    American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.5% • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2% • Multiple 3.6%
  • 50.2% male • 49.8% female
  • 11.6% free/reduced lunch
TOTAL ENROLLMENT: approximately 1,700

CURRICULUM & GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

SCHEDULE

  • School year includes two semesters comprised of approximately 18 weeks each (180 days, total)
  • All classes attended daily, lasting for approximately 55 minutes each

  • Students grades 9th-11th must take six courses per semester; 12th grade, there is an option for a late start or an early release, allowing five classes

     

ACADEMIC GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Each semester class is 0.5 credit
English 4 years 4.0 credits
Math 4 years 4.0 credits
Science 4 years 3.0 credits
Social Studies 4 years 3.0 credits
Physical Education 4 years 1.0 credit
Fine Art / CTE 4 years 1.0 credit
Electives 4 years 6.0 credits
  TOTAL 22 credits
  • One high school math credit and one world language credit from 8th grade is transferable to the high school transcript within SUSD

GRADING SYSTEM

CHS does not calculate class rank.

Grade Percent
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 59 & below
  • Pluses and minuses are not used and do not affect GPA
  • Honors/AP receive an extra point for Cs and above
  • All academic and non-academic courses are counted on the transcript with no exceptions
  • Students have the opportunity to repeat classes for grade improvement or to fulfill graduation requirements. Only the highest grade is used in computing GPA

Academics Testing Data

Due to some universities remaining test optional, many of our students applied to college without submitting a test score. Additionally, Arizona state universities no longer require testing for scholarship or admission purposes. Each year, SUSD pays and registers all juniors for an ACT in the Spring semester. The ACT is used as our state test and is required for all students.

College Matriculation 2024-2025

Below is the complete list of colleges our graduating seniors have attended the past two years.

  • Adams State
  • Amherst College
  • Arizona State University
  • Auburn University
  • Bates College
  • Baylor University
  • Belmont University
  • Boise State University
  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Bowling Green State University
  • Brigham Young University
  • Brown University
  • California Institute of Technology
  • California Lutheran University
  • California Polytechnic State University
  • California State University
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Chandler Gilbert Community College
  • Chapman University
  • Charleston Southern University
  • Clemson University
  • Cochise College
  • Coconino Community College
  • College of Charleston
  • College of the Sequoias
  • Colorado State University
  • Concordia University
  • Cornell University
  • Creighton University
  • Delta State University
  • DePaul University
  • Dominican University
  • Drake University
  • Drexel University
  • Drury University
  • East Valley Institute of Technology
  • Eastern Arizona College
  • Eastern Washington University
  • Elon University
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Emory University
  • Fairfield University
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University
  • Fordham University
  • Fort Lewis College
  • Gateway Community College
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Gonzaga University
  • Grand Canyon University
  • Hamilton College
  • Hampton University
  • Harvard University
  • Hawai’i Pacific University
  • Hillsborough Community College
  • IE University
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • Indiana University-Bloomington
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Kansas City Art Institute
  • Kenyon College
  • Lafayette College
  • Liberty University
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • Loyola University-Chicago
  • Maricopa Community Colleges
  • Marist University
  • Marymount Manhattan College
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • McKendree University
  • Mesa Community College
  • Miami University, Oxford
  • Michigan State University
  • Middlebury College
  • Montana State University
  • New American University
  • New York University
  • North Carolina A&T
  • Northeastern University
  • Northern Arizona University
  • Occidental College
  • Ohio State University
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Oregon State University
  • Pace University
  • Pacific University
  • Paradise Valley Community College
  • Penn State
  • Penrose Academy
  • Pepperdine University
  • Pima Community College
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • Portland State University
  • Pratt Institute
  • Princeton University
  • Purdue University
  • Queens University
  • Regis University
  • Reichman University
  • Rice University
  • Richmond University
  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick
  • Saddleback College
  • San Diego State University
  • Santa Barbara City College
  • Santa Clara University
  • Scott Community College
  • Simmons University
  • Southeastern Louisiana University
  • Southern Methodist University
  • Stanford University
  • Stony Brook University
  • Syracuse University
  • Texas A&M University-College Station
  • Texas Christian University
  • Texas State University
  • The George Washington University
  • The University of Alabama
  • The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
  • The University of Oklahoma
  • The University of Tampa
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Tulsa
  • Trinity College
  • Trinity Valley Community College
  • Tufts University
  • Tulane University
  • United States Coast Guard Academy
  • United States Naval Academy
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Alabama
  • University of Calgary
  • University of California-Berkeley
  • University of California-Davis
  • University of California-Los Angeles
  • University of California-Santa Barbara
  • University of California-Santa Cruz
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Colorado
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Denver
  • University of Florida
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Hawaii
  • University of Illinois
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of La Verne
  • University of Maine
  • University of Miami
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Missouri
  • University of Mississippi
  • University of Montana
  • University of Oregon
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Portland
  • University of Rhode Island
  • University of San Francisco
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Tennessee
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Toronto
  • University of the Incarnate Word
  • University of the Pacific
  • University of Utah
  • University of Washington-Seattle
  • University of Waterloo
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Utah State
  • Utah Tech University
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Villanova University
  • Washington State University
  • Washington University in St Louis
  • Western Washington University
  • Westminster College
  • West Virginia University
  • Whitman College
  • Yavapai College

Post-secondary Data: Class of 2025

476 students in graduating class
$24 million in scholarship offers
88.3% of graduates attended college
3.9% attended tech/vocational school
2.6% took a gap year
3.3% enlisted in the armed forces
1.9% pursued full time employment

College Enrollment Data: Class of 2025

  • In-State - 66.34%
  • Out-of-State - 33.17%
  • International - 0.49%
  • Two-year - 13.7%
  • Four-year - 86.3%