| Peoria Heights High School | |
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508 East Glen Avenue , , 61616 | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′44″N 89°35′9″W / 40.74556°N 89.58583°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive Public High School |
| School district | Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 |
| Principal | Terry Mooney |
| Faculty | 18.60 (FTE) [1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 206 (2017-18) [1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.08 [1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Blue |
| Athletics conference |
Prairieland Inter County Athletic |
| Team name | Patriots |
| Feeder schools | Peoria Heights Grade School |
| Website | Official website |
Peoria Heights High School, or PHHS, is a public four-year high school located at 508 East Glen Avenue in Peoria Heights, Illinois, a village in Peoria County, in the Midwestern United States. PHHS is part of Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325, which serves the community of Peoria Heights and a small section of Peoria, [2] and also includes Peoria Heights Grade School. [3] [4] The campus is adjacent to the city of Peoria, and serves a mixed city and village residential community. The school district lies within the Peoria metropolitan statistical area. [5]
Academics
 | This section needs to be updated. (October 2021) |
In 2009 Peoria Heights High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, with 42% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 72%. [6]
Athletics and activities
Peoria Heights High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and Inter County Athletic Conference as a member school of the Illinois High School Association. The PHHS mascot is the Patriots with colors of red, white, and blue. [4] The school's boys baseball team won the 2017 1A state championship. [7]
The school competes in the following sports: [8]
- Boys Baseball
- Boys and Girls Basketball
- Boys and Girls Cross Country
- Boys Football
- Boys and Girls Track & Field
- Girls Volleyball
- Boys Wrestling
Other school activities include: [8]
- Academic Challenge
- Scholastic Bowl
History
Peoria Heights High School was opened in 1971. [9] [10] Before that, high school students in the Peoria Heights area attended Richwoods High School in Peoria, until the late 1960s, when they attended Woodruff High School in Peoria. [9] [11]
References
- ^ a b c "Peoria Heights High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "School District Demographic System". US Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics. 2000. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Peoria Heights C.U.S.D. #325". Peoria Heights C.U.S.D. #325. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ a b "IHSA Peoria Heights High School". IHSA. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Interactive Illinois Report Card". Illinois State Board of Education. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "IHSA Peoria Heights High School Season Summary". IHSA. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Peoria Heights High School 2009-2010 School Year Academics and Athletics". Peoria Heights High School. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ a b Kravetz, Andy (12 April 2022). "Former Peoria Heights educator fought to keep district from being 'swallowed up by Peoria'". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Familiar duds". Berwyn Life. 20 August 1971. p. 16.
- ^ "Two Hgts. Boys at WHS Four Boys at Hgts. High". Peoria Heights Herald. 24 September 1971. p. 8.
External links
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| Geographic | |
| Peoria Heights High School | |
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| Address | |
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508 East Glen Avenue , , 61616 | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′44″N 89°35′9″W / 40.74556°N 89.58583°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive Public High School |
| School district | Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 |
| Principal | Terry Mooney |
| Faculty | 18.60 (FTE) [1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 206 (2017-18) [1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.08 [1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Blue |
| Athletics conference |
Prairieland Inter County Athletic |
| Team name | Patriots |
| Feeder schools | Peoria Heights Grade School |
| Website | Official website |
Peoria Heights High School, or PHHS, is a public four-year high school located at 508 East Glen Avenue in Peoria Heights, Illinois, a village in Peoria County, in the Midwestern United States. PHHS is part of Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325, which serves the community of Peoria Heights and a small section of Peoria, [2] and also includes Peoria Heights Grade School. [3] [4] The campus is adjacent to the city of Peoria, and serves a mixed city and village residential community. The school district lies within the Peoria metropolitan statistical area. [5]
Academics
| This section needs to be updated. (October 2021) |
In 2009 Peoria Heights High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, with 42% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 72%. [6]
Athletics and activities
Peoria Heights High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and Inter County Athletic Conference as a member school of the Illinois High School Association. The PHHS mascot is the Patriots with colors of red, white, and blue. [4] The school's boys baseball team won the 2017 1A state championship. [7]
The school competes in the following sports: [8]
- Boys Baseball
- Boys and Girls Basketball
- Boys and Girls Cross Country
- Boys Football
- Boys and Girls Track & Field
- Girls Volleyball
- Boys Wrestling
Other school activities include: [8]
- Academic Challenge
- Scholastic Bowl
History
Peoria Heights High School was opened in 1971. [9] [10] Before that, high school students in the Peoria Heights area attended Richwoods High School in Peoria, until the late 1960s, when they attended Woodruff High School in Peoria. [9] [11]
References
- ^ a b c "Peoria Heights High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "School District Demographic System". US Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics. 2000. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Peoria Heights C.U.S.D. #325". Peoria Heights C.U.S.D. #325. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ a b "IHSA Peoria Heights High School". IHSA. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Interactive Illinois Report Card". Illinois State Board of Education. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "IHSA Peoria Heights High School Season Summary". IHSA. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Peoria Heights High School 2009-2010 School Year Academics and Athletics". Peoria Heights High School. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ a b Kravetz, Andy (12 April 2022). "Former Peoria Heights educator fought to keep district from being 'swallowed up by Peoria'". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Familiar duds". Berwyn Life. 20 August 1971. p. 16.
- ^ "Two Hgts. Boys at WHS Four Boys at Hgts. High". Peoria Heights Herald. 24 September 1971. p. 8.
External links
| International | |
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| Geographic | |