Hamilton High School (Hamilton, Illinois) Explained

Hamilton High School
Streetaddress:1100 Keokuk Street
City:Hamilton
State:Illinois
Zipcode:62341
County:Hancock County
Country:USA
Coordinates:40.3906°N -91.3435°W
Type:Comprehensive Public High School
District:Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328
Principal:Shelli Jennings
Faculty:21.00 (FTE)
Grades:7–12
Enrollment:242 (2018–19)[1]
Ratio:11.52
Testname:PSAE
Testaverage:58%
Campus Type:Small city
Colors: Red, Black, White
Conference:West Central
Mascot:Titans
Feeders:Hamilton Junior High School
Website:Hamilton Schools

Hamilton High School, or HHS, is a public four-year high school located at 1100 Keokuk Street in Hamilton, Illinois, a small city in Hancock County. HHS is part of Hamilton Community Unit School District 328, which serves the communities of Hamilton and Elvaston, and also includes Hamilton Junior High School, and Hamilton Elementary School.[2] [3] The campus is located 35 miles west of Macomb, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school does not lie within a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area.[4]

Academics

In 2009 Hamilton Junior/Senior High School made Adequate Yearly Progress, with 58% of high school 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 96%.[5]

Athletics

Hamilton High School competes in the West Central Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. The HHS mascot is the Titans, with school colors of red, black, and white. Hamilton coops with neighboring Warsaw High School for most athletics, under the team name West Hancock.[6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hamilton Jr/Sr High Sch. National Center for Education Statistics. March 17, 2021.
  2. http://hhs328.com/ Hamilton CCSD #328
  3. Web site: IHSA Hamilton High School. Ihsa.org . 2010-02-11.
  4. Web site: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009 . PDF . 2010-02-11.
  5. Web site: Interactive Illinois Report Card . Iirc.niu.edu . 2010-02-11.
  6. Web site: IHSA Season Summaries . Ihsa.org . 2010-01-25 . 2010-02-11.
  7. Web site: IHSA Coop Teams. Ihsa.org. 12 February 2010.