Elgin High School (Illinois)

Elgin High School
Address
Map
1200 Maroon Drive

,
60120

United States
Coordinates42°01′36″N 88°14′43″W / 42.0267°N 88.2453°W / 42.0267; -88.2453
Information
School typepublic secondary
MottoEducation for all[3]
Opened1869; 155 years ago (1869)
School districtElgin Area School District U46
CEEB code141770[2]
PrincipalAvelira Gonzalez
Teaching staff153.10 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Gendercoed
Enrollment2,750 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.96[1]
Campus typesuburban
Color(s)  maroon
  cream[5]
SongAlma Mater[3]
Fight songElgin High School Loyalty[3]
Athletics conferenceUpstate 8
Team nameMaroons[5]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
PublicationThe Mirror
YearbookThe Maroon
Nobel laureatesPaul Flory (1974, Chemistry)
Websitehttps://www.u-46.org/EHS

Elgin High School, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elgin, Illinois, an American city 40 mi. (63.5 km) northwest of Chicago. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Bartlett High School, Larkin High School, South Elgin High School, and Streamwood High School.

  1. ^ a b c "Elgin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "About EHS". Elgin High School. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Institution Summary for Elgin High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Elgin (H.S.)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Retrieved 12 June 2011.