Paw Paw High School (Illinois)
Encyclopedia
Paw Paw High School, or PPHS, is a public four-year high school
located at 511 Chapman in Paw Paw, Illinois
, a village
in Lee County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States
. PPHS serves the communities and surrounding areas of Paw Paw. The campus is located 20 miles south of Rochelle, Illinois
, and serves a mixed village and rural
residential community.
. The average high school graduation rate in the period 1999-2009 was 89.1%.
. Their mascot is the Bulldogs, with school colors of purple and gold. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities. PPHS coops with Auburn High School for Boys Golf and Wrestling.
High school
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located at 511 Chapman in Paw Paw, Illinois
Paw Paw, Illinois
Paw Paw is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census the village was home to 870 people, up from 852 at the 2000 census. It was settled in the mid 19th century and by 1878 the village had a railroad connection. Paw Paw is home to a house which is listed on the U.S...
, 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...
in Lee County, Illinois, 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....
. PPHS serves the communities and surrounding areas of Paw Paw. The campus is located 20 miles south of Rochelle, Illinois
Rochelle, Illinois
Rochelle is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,574 at the 2010 census, up from 9,424 at the 2000 census. Rochelle is about west of Chicago and south of Rockford...
, and serves a mixed village 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.
Academics
In 2009, 62% of Paw Paw High School students met or exceeded standards on the Prairie State Achievement Exam, an Illinois state test part of the No Child Left Behind ActNo 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 average high school graduation rate in the period 1999-2009 was 89.1%.
Athletics
Paw Paw High School competes in the Little Ten Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School AssociationIllinois 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...
. Their mascot is the Bulldogs, with school colors of purple and gold. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities. PPHS coops with Auburn High School for Boys Golf and Wrestling.