Streamwood High School

Streamwood High School
Address
701 West Schaumburg Road
Streamwood, Illinois 60107
United States
Coordinates 42°01′49″N 88°11′51″W / 42.03023°N 88.19754°W / 42.03023; -88.19754Coordinates: 42°01′49″N 88°11′51″W / 42.03023°N 88.19754°W / 42.03023; -88.19754
Information
Type Public secondary
Established 1978
School district Elgin School District U-46
Principal Ariel Correa
Faculty 143
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 2,311
Campus Suburban
Color(s)      Black
     Gold
Athletics conference Upstate Eight
Mascot Sabres
Website www.u-46.org/shs

Streamwood High School, or SHS, is a public four-year high school located in Streamwood, Illinois, a north-west suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Bartlett High School, Larkin High School, South Elgin High School, and Elgin High School. It is also the home of the World Languages and International Studies (WLIS) Academy.

Academics

In 2005, Streamwood had an average composite ACT score of 19.0, and graduated 87.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 28.925. Streamwood has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examinations, a statewide test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[1] Streamwood is also home to the World Languages and International Studies academy. Students in the WLIS Academy can choose to learn either Spanish, Mandarin (Chinese), or Japanese, and during the summer between their Junior and Senior years have the opportunity to visit as a class Spain, China, or Japan, respectively.

Athletics

Streamwood competes in the Upstate Eight Conference. Its nickname is the Sabres.

Notable alumni

References

  1. Illinois School Report Card Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

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