Mountain Ridge High School is a public high school in Glendale, Arizona, United States, a suburb of Phoenix. The school opened in fall 1995. The school had a 95% graduation rate in 2015. Mountain Ridge is part of the Deer Valley Unified School District.
Athletics
Athletic Motto- “The Ridge Way”
Fall Sports
Badminton
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Girls Volleyball
Swim & Dive
Girls Flag Football
Winter Sports
Basketball
Soccer
Wrestling
Spring Sports
Baseball
Beach Volleyball
Boys Volleyball
Softball
Tennis
Track & Field
E-Sports
State championships
NFHS Level 1, 2, & 3 Coaching Distinction (2023) as a school. First school in Arizona to earn this honor. AIA Directors Cup 2022 for outstanding overall Athletic Department. Pride of the West (Marching Band) won the 2019 and 2022 Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association (ABODA) State Marching Band Championships Pride of the West won the 2019 and 2022 Arizona Marching Band Association (AzMBA) Class 4A State Championships Lacrosse won the 2017 Division II Boys State Title. Mock Trial won the 2001 Arizona State Championship (National 4th place) Mock Trial won the 2013 Arizona State Championship
Enrollment
In the 2014–15 school year, Mountain Ridge High School had an enrollment of 2,206 students. The student population was 75% White, with 12% Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Notable alumni
Nate Adams (2002), motocross rider and extreme sports athlete
Eddie Bonine (1999), former MLB pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
Jade Carey (2018), gymnast, 2020 Olympic champion, 7x World medalist
Chris Duffy (1998), former MLB outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Richie Incognito (2001), football player with the Buffalo Bills
Giselle Juarez (2016), softball player
Matthew Liberatore (2018), baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals
Jeff Locke (2008), former football punter (Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers) Parker Markel (2009), baseball player with the Seattle Mariners Travis Peterson (2004), professional basketball player in European leagues Allysa Seely (2007), paratriathlete, gold medalist at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics Jon Weeks (2004), football player with the Houston Texans