Amboy High School
Academics
In 2009 Amboy High School made Adequate Yearly Progress, and 69% of students met 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 and 2009 was 89%.
Athletics
Amboy High School competes in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Clippers. The school has 1 state championships on record in team athletics, Boys Football in 1984–1985.
History
The current Amboy High School formed in 1949. The new school district replaced the former Amboy Township High School District. The North Central Association has given formal recognition status since 1924. The current building at Metcalf and Hawley Streets opened for grade 9 through 12 in September 1969, replacing the school building on Appleton Avenue, which now houses Amboy Junior High School.
References
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- ^ "Amboy Community Unit School District #272". amboy.net. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Amboy High School". ihsa.org. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. "Appendix II - Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: Concepts, Components, and Population" (PDF).
- ^ "Illinois Report Card". niu.edu. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Season Summaries". ihsa.org. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "About Amboy High School". Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2010-02-02.