Ironwood Ridge High School

Ironwood Ridge High School is a public high school located in Oro Valley, Arizona.  Ironwood Ridge is one of three high schools in the Amphitheater Public School District and serves grades 9-12.  The school mascot is the nighthawk, and the school colors are navy blue and silver.  Ironwood Ridge opened in 2001 and has a student enrollment of 1,942.  The school's name originates from the abundance of desert ironwood trees in the area (the campus is also near Ironwood Forest National Monument) and the school's location in the rugged foothills of the Tortolita Mountains.
In 2007, Newsweek magazine rated Ironwood Ridge in the top 5% of public schools in the US, one of 12 Arizona schools included on the list.  The school's primary and district rival is Canyon del Oro High School, also located in Oro Valley. The school's other rivals are Marana's Mountain View High School and Cienega High School, located southeast of Tucson in Vail.
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