1967
Sierra Vista School District is renamed Deer Valley School District #97 on July 1. The name reflects the geographical heart of the district-- Deer Valley.
1970s
As district enrollment approaches 1,500 students, 7th and 8th grade students from New River and Village Meadow schools begin attending the new Deer Valley Junior High School, now known as Deer Valley Middle School. Also opening that decade: Park Meadows (1972), Constitution (1976), Sunrise (1977), and Mirage (1979).
The growth in Deer Valley isn't all positive though. A bond initiative in 1971 that would have funded construction of a high school for the district failed. With no high school to call its own, Deer Valley students have to attend high schools in neighboring districts.
1980s
After decades of attending high school miles away from home, a bond passes in 1978 to fund the construction of Deer Valley High School in 1980. With the Deer Valley School district now covering grades K-12 and in multiple city limits, Deer Valley becomes a Unified School District. The district's second high school, Barry Goldwater High School, opens in 1986.
The district saw plenty of growth along the southern portion of the district boundaries as several new schools opened: Desert Sky Middle School (1981), Desert Winds (now Vista Peak, 1981), Bellair (now Traditional Academy at Bellair, 1982), Greenbrier (1984), Desert Mountain (1986), and the new Arrowhead (1988).
1990s
As enrollment eclipses 16,645 in 1991, half of today's enrollment in DVUSD, more schools are constructed to handle the growth of what would soon be the suburbs around the new 101 highway. In addition to a new Middle School (Hillcrest) in 1990 and a nearby high school (Mountain Ridge) in 1995, eight additional schools open: Esperanza (1990), Desert Sage (1991), Las Brisas (1993), Desert Mountain (1994), Copper Creek (1997), Paseo Hills (1998), Highland Lakes (1999), and Anthem (1999).
2000s
The remaining 12 schools, including two high schools, have been built since the turn of the century. Many of the newest schools came up around the Anthem community, although several have more recently come around the Norterra and Biscuit Flats areas of the district. With TSMC's three factories scheduled to come on line by 2030, and numerous other associated businesses and residents filling the areas around the Loop 303 and I-17 junction, another 10,000 students could be attending 好色导航schools by the time today's kindergarteners are walking the stage for high school graduation!
