Pattonville High School

Pattonville High School is a public high school located in Maryland Heights, Missouri. It is the only high school in the Pattonville School District. Pattonville has consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report as one of the finer high schools in the country. Pattonville High School currently ranks in the top 10% of high schools nationally.[3]

Pattonville High School
Location
2497 Creve Coeur Mill Road
Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043
Coordinates38°44′30″N 90°27′16″W
Information
TypePublic High School
MottoThat All Will Learn
Established1933
School districtPattonville School District
NCES School ID292370001421 [1]
PrincipalJoe Dobrinic
Staff150
Teaching staff120.27 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,706 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.18 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)   Green and white
Athletics conferenceSuburban XII
MascotPirate Pete
RivalRitenour High School
NewspaperPattonville Today [2]
YearbookEcho
Feeder schoolsPattonville Heights Middle School, Holman Middle School, Remington Traditional School
Websitephs.psdr3.org

History

Pattonville High School's first graduating class was in 1937 with 2 girls graduating. In 1938, the graduating class had grown to 4 boys and 1 girl. The original high school was located behind Pattonville's learning center at 11055 St. Charles Rock Road but has since moved to its current location.[4]

Achievement

As of 2020, the average ACT score is 21 and 90% of students graduate.[5] 68% of graduating students go on to college after graduating, with 43% of graduates going to a 4-year University and 25% going to a 2-year Community College.[6]

Curriculum

All students are required to complete 50 hours of community service in order to receive a diploma. Students at PHS have the opportunity to participate in the Missouri A+ schools program, allowing 2 years of free tuition at any community college in the state of Missouri if grades and attendance requirements are met. PHS offers a variety of Honors and AP Classes that give college credit.

Demographics

Demographics as of 2020:[7]

White African American Asian American Latino Two or More Races
49% 33% 3% 9% 5%

Activities

Students at Pattonville High School have the opportunity to participate in numerous activities:[8] Pattonville fields a competitive marching band,[9] and has had success at the national level in jazz band, jazz ensemble, cheerleading, and robotics.[10][11]

Athletics

Pattonville High School offers various sports at freshman, junior varsity and varsity levels.

Boys Athletics

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo (co-ed)
  • Wrestling

Girls Athletics

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo (co-ed)
  • Wrestling

Notable alumni

References
  1. "PATTONVILLE SR. HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. "PattonvilleTODAY – The Student News Site of Pattonville High School".
  3. "2019 Pattonville Senior High School Rankings". Niche. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  4. Bandle, Scott. "Pattonville High School to honor first male graduate". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  5. "Pattonville Senior High". 18 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. "DESE Web Log In". apps.dese.mo.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  7. "Pattonville HIgh School". USNews. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. "PHS Pirates - Clubs & Activities". Pattonville High School. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. "Pattonville High School News". September 23, 2019.
  10. "Pattonville High School News". April 15, 2019.
  11. "Pattonville High School News". March 16, 2018.
  12. "From Pattonville to the stars". Community News. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
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