Amboy High School, or AHS, is a public four-year high school

High school

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 located at 11 East Hawley Avenue in Amboy, Illinois

Amboy, Illinois

Amboy is a city in Lee County, Illinois, along the Green River. The population was 2,561 at the 2000 census. The chain of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. began in Amboy when Samuel Carson opened his first dry goods store there in 1854...

, a small city

City

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 of Lee County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States

Midwestern United States

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. AHS is part of Amboy Community Unit School District 272, which serves the communities of Amboy, Sublette

Sublette, Illinois

Sublette is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 449 at the 2010 census, down from 456 at the 2000 census. Sublette is notable as being home to the world's largest private camping resort, Woodhaven Lakes.-Geography:...

, Harmon

Harmon, Illinois

Harmon is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 120 at the 2010 census, down from 149 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harmon is located at ....

, and Eldena

Eldena, Illinois

Eldena, Illinois is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Illinois. The zip code is 61324-History:It was on July 10, 1863 that the “Town of Eldena” was platted on land of the Illinois Central Railroad...

, and includes Amboy Junior High School, and Amboy Central Elementary School. The campus is 12 miles southeast of Dixon, Illinois

Dixon, Illinois

Dixon is a city in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,733 as of the 2010 census, down from 15,941 at the 2000 census. Named for its founder, John Dixon , it is the county seat of Lee County. Located on the Rock River, Dixon was the boyhood home of former U.S...

 and serves a mixed small city

City

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, village

Village

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, and rural

Rural

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 residential community. The school lies within the Dixon micropolitan statistical area.

Academics

In 2009 Amboy High School made Adequate Yearly Progress

Adequate Yearly Progress

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, and 69% of students met standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination

Prairie State Achievement Examination

The Prairie State Achievement Examination is a two-day standardized test taken by all High School Juniors in the U.S. state of Illinois. On the first day, students take the ACT, and on the second day, a WorkKeys examination and Illinois State Board of Education-developed science examination....

, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act

No Child Left Behind Act

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. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 89%.

Athletics

Amboy High School competes in the Three Rivers Conference

Three Rivers Conference (Illinois)

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 and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association

Illinois High School Association

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. 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. In September, 1969, the current building at Metcalf and Hawley Streets opened for grade 9 through 12, replacing the school building on Appleton Avenue,which now houses Amboy Junior High School.

External links

• Amboy High School
• Amboy Community Unit School District 272