Elmwood High School, or EHS, is a

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four-year

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located at 301 West Butternut Street in

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, a small

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, in the

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. EHS is part of Elmwood Community Unit School District 322, which serves the communities of Elmwood, Oak Hill, and

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, and also includes Elmwood Junior High School, and Elmwood Elementary School. The campus is located 20 miles northwest of Peoria, and serves a mixed small

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, and

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residential community. The school lies within the Peoria

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Academics

In 2009 Elmwood High School did not make

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, with 65% of students meeting standards, on the

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, a state test that is part of the

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. However, in 2010, Elmwood High School made AYP by improving its 2009 PSAE score by an average 17%. It outscored the state average by at least 20% on all three tested areas. The highest margin of difference between state, and Elmwood High School's average was in the area of Science, with a 25%. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999–2009 was 94%.

Athletics

Elmwood High School competes in the

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and

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as a member school in the

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. The Elmwood mascot is the Trojans. They coop with neighboring

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for most athletics. Their combined name and mascot is the Elmwood/Brimfield Trojans or Brimfield/Elmwood Indians, depending on the sport. The school has 8 state championships on record in team athletics and activities, Boys Cross Country in 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2006, 2008, 2013, and 2017. The 8 state championships makes the Elmwood boys the 2nd most successful cross country program in Illinois history after York High School in

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History

In 1919, the present Elmwood Community High, District #200, came into existence, and a Board of Education for this school was elected November 15, 1919. In 1928 the district voted to erect a gymnasium across from the school building. This was dedicated December 12, 1923.

References

External links

Elmwood High School

Elmwood Community Unit School District 322
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