East High School (Arizona)
East High School was a high school in Phoenix, Arizona, and was part of the Phoenix Union High School District. History
The school was designed by the noted local architecture firm of Weaver & Drover. Enrollment peaked in 1975, when 2,561 students attended the school. Phoenix Union High School District board members voted to close the school in November 1981, due to declining enrollments that has caused financial problems for the district. Parents then filed a lawsuit in an effort to keep the school open. Student population 
At the time of the school's closure, the school was noted by an article in The Arizona Republic to have an almost evenly divided enrollment of African Americans, "Hispanics", and White Americans. Athletics 
The school's basketball program was considered to be a giant among the state's boys' basketball teams from 1969 to 1982, winning five big-schools state championships, one runner-up, two semifinals and five quarterfinals teams, under coach Royce Youree. References

External links 
 EHS Alumni Association

Former high schools in Arizona
Educational institutions established in 1964
Educational institutions disestablished in 1982
High schools in Phoenix, Arizona
1964 establishments in Arizona
1982 disestablishments in Arizona