Stockton High School (Illinois)

Stockton High School, or SHS, is a public four-year high school located at 540 North Rush Street in Stockton, Illinois, a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. SHS serves the community and surrounding areas of Stockton.[2][3] The campus is located 42 miles southeast of Dubuque, Iowa and 51 miles west of Rockford, Illinois, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community.

Stockton High School
Address
540 North Rush Street Stockton , Illinois 61085 United States
Coordinates	42.3555°N 90.0113°W / 42.3555; -90.0113
Information
Type	public secondary
School district	Stockton Community Unit School District 206
Superintendent	Colleen Fox
Principal	Casey Downey
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	190 (2016–17)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16:1
Campus type	Rural, fringe
Color(s)	maroon      gold
Athletics conference	Northwest Upstate Illini
Mascot	Blackhawks
Yearbook	Blackhawk
Website	Stockton High School

Academics

Based on the Illinois School Report Card for the 2018–19 school year, Stockton had a graduation rate of 95% and an Advanced Placement participation rate of 26%.[4] Additionally, in 2019, Stockton ranked as the 5,757 best school in the United States, and 190 in Illinois based on US News & World Report.[5]

Athletics and Activities

Stockton High School competes in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Their mascot is the Blackhawks, with school colors of maroon and gold. The school has 6 state championships on record in team athletics and activities: Boys Football in 1979–1980 (2A) and 1991–1992 (1A), and Music in 2011–2012, 2012–2013, 2013–2014, and 2014–2015. Due to their small enrollment, SHS coops with neighboring high schools for several sports (Warren High School for Boys Baseball, Girls Softball, and Girls Track and Field (Combined Mascot is the "Warhawks"); and Lena-Winslow High School for Boys Wrestling (Combined mascot is the "Pantherhawks") .[2][6][7]

History

Stockton High School has no known consolidations in the recent past. Surrounding communities may have possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current SHS. Potential reference/citation:[6][8]

References

1. "Stockton Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
2. "IHSA Stockton High School". IHSA. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
3. "Stockton High School". Stockton CUSD. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
4. Illinois School Report Card
5. US News & World Report
6. "IHSA Stockton High School Season Summaries". IHSA. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
7. "IHSA Coop Teams". IHSA. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Stockton High School
• Stockton Community Unit School District 206