Camelback High School

Camelback High School is part of the Phoenix Union High School District. The campus is located at 4612 North 28th Street, northeast of downtown Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Camelback's enrollment is just over 2,200 students, over 75 percent of whom are Hispanic.^[3] The school predominantly serves students from partner elementary districts Balsz, Creighton, Madison and Wilson. During the 2023-2024 school year, Camelback was named a National Demonstration School for the Center for High School Success.^[4]

Camelback High School
Location
4612 North 28th Street Phoenix , Arizona 85016
Coordinates	33°30′15″N 112°01′23″W[1]
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Motto	Once a Spartan, always a Spartan
Established	1954
Principal	James Arndt
Staff	120.00 (FTE)[2]
Faculty	Approx. 177
Grades	9–12
Number of students	2,191 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	18.26[2]
Color(s)	Blue and orange
Mascot	Spartan
Website	www.CamelbackHS.org

History

Camelback was designed by a group of noted local architects consisting of Lescher & Mahoney, Edward L. Varney, H. H. Green and John Sing Tang with Harold Ekman and Fred M. Guirey as consultant and supervising architects. The construction contract to build the school was awarded to Mardian Construction Co.^[5] The campus was renovated in 2007 with many of the outdated original buildings demolished and replaced with new buildings. Architectural Resource Team drew up the planes for the renovation.^[6] Phoenix City Council District 6 candidate ^[7][8]

Notable Alumni

• Brad Buxer – musician, composer
• Billy Mayfair – professional golfer
• Michael Meldman – real estate developer
• John Shadegg – US House of Representatives
• Neal Smith – drummer for band Alice Cooper
• Frank Spotnitz – writer, producer
• Melody Thornton – singer
• Mark Whipple – football coach, University of Massachusetts

Trivia

Camelback High School is referenced in the song "Alma Mater" by Alice Cooper, whose drummer Neal Smith is an alumnus.^{[citation needed]}