Sherrard High School
Encyclopedia
Sherrard High School, or SHS, is a public four-year high school
located at 4701 176th Avenue near Sherrard, Illinois
, a village
of Mercer County, Illinois
, in the Midwestern United States
. SHS is part of Sherrard Community Unit School District 200, which also includes Sherrard Junior High School, Matherville Intermediate School, Sherrard Elementary School, Winola Elementary School, and Coyne Center Preschool. The campus is located near Sherrard, IL, 10 miles south of Milan, Illinois
, and serves a mixed village
and rural
residential community. The school is short commute to the Quad Cities
and part of the Davenport-Moline
-Rock Island
, IA
-IL
metropolitan statistical area.
in 2009 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 2000-2009 was 87%.
The faculty is 125 teachers, averaging 13.3 years of experience, and of whom 42% hold an advanced degree. The average class size is 15.5. The student to faculty ratio is 13.4. The district's instructional expenditure per student is $4,751. School enrollment decreased from 519 to 516 (0.6%) in the period of 2000-2009.
and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association
. Its mascot is The Tiger. The school has 4 state championships on record in team athletics and activities: 3 in Chess (1980-81 A, 1981-82 A, and 1982-83 A), and 1 in Girls Track and Field (2006-2007 A).
now attend Sherrard High School. Prior to this consolidation, Winola High School existed since 1952 in Viola. Prior to 1952 New Windsor and Viola High Schools existed separately.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located at 4701 176th Avenue near Sherrard, Illinois
Sherrard, Illinois
Sherrard is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 694 at the 2000 census. Sherrard is home to the Sherrard Junior / Senior High School, home of the Sherrard Tigers.-Geography:Sherrard is located at ....
, a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
of Mercer County, Illinois
Mercer County, Illinois
Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 16,434, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 16,957 in 2000. Its county seat is Aledo...
, in the Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
. SHS is part of Sherrard Community Unit School District 200, which also includes Sherrard Junior High School, Matherville Intermediate School, Sherrard Elementary School, Winola Elementary School, and Coyne Center Preschool. The campus is located near Sherrard, IL, 10 miles south of Milan, Illinois
Milan, Illinois
Milan is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,257 at the 2000 census.The village is located near the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Before ceasing operations in 2003, Eagle Food Centers was based out of Milan....
, and serves a mixed village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
residential community. The school is short commute to the Quad Cities
Quad Cities
The Quad Cities is a group of five cities straddling the Mississippi River on the Iowa–Illinois boundary. These cities, Davenport and Bettendorf and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline , are the center of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, which, as of 2010, had an estimated population of...
and part of the Davenport-Moline
Moline, Illinois
Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 45,792 in 2010. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities has a population of...
-Rock Island
Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island is the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,884 at the 2010 census. Located on the Mississippi River, it is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline, East Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The Quad Cities...
, IA
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
-IL
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
metropolitan statistical area.
Academics
Sherrard High School is currently under Academic Early Warning Status. In 2009, 55% of students tested met or exceeded standards. SHS did not make Adequate Yearly ProgressAdequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized...
in 2009 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
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...
. The school's average high school graduation rate between 2000-2009 was 87%.
The faculty is 125 teachers, averaging 13.3 years of experience, and of whom 42% hold an advanced degree. The average class size is 15.5. The student to faculty ratio is 13.4. The district's instructional expenditure per student is $4,751. School enrollment decreased from 519 to 516 (0.6%) in the period of 2000-2009.
Athletics and Activities
Sherrard High School competes in the West Central ConferenceWest Central Conference (Illinois)
The West Central Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
. Its mascot is The Tiger. The school has 4 state championships on record in team athletics and activities: 3 in Chess (1980-81 A, 1981-82 A, and 1982-83 A), and 1 in Girls Track and Field (2006-2007 A).
Consolidations
Sherrard High School consolidated with Winola High School in 1988. High school students from New Windsor and ViolaViola, Illinois
Viola is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 956 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Viola is located at ....
now attend Sherrard High School. Prior to this consolidation, Winola High School existed since 1952 in Viola. Prior to 1952 New Windsor and Viola High Schools existed separately.