In 2006 they finished the season earning a Superior with Distinction at the state competition, the highest rating attainable in the ABODA Marching Circuit.

The Marching Matadors also participated in the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Parade in December 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The Shadow Mountain Academic Decathlon team hosted the Arizona Region II competition on February 2–3, 2007.

[citation needed] Shadow Mountain also has an AFJROTC (Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp.) Shadow Mountain's main athletic strengths are in cross country; track and field; basketball, and swimming.

The Shadow Mountain Cross Country teams have combined five state championships, three for the girls and two for the boys.

In 1999 former NFL player Shaun McDonald set the school record for the 100-meter dash at a time of 10.55.

Shadow Mountain Basketball has won state championships on the men's side in 1996, 1999, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, & 2019.