Streamwood High School, or SHS, is a public four-year

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located in

Streamwood, Illinois Streamwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,577. It is a northwest suburb of Chicago, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Streamwood is one of the three communities that ...

, a northwest suburb of

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, in the

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. It is part of

Elgin Area School District U46 Elgin Area School District U46, often referred to as "U-46", is a unit school district headquartered in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Covering , the district serves portions of eleven communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook, Du ...

, which also includes Bartlett High School,

Larkin High School Larkin High School, also known as LHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elgin, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Elgin High School, Bartlett High School, South Elgin Hi ...

, South Elgin High School, and Elgin High School. It is also the home of the World Languages and International Studies (WLIS) Academy.

Academics

In 2017, Streamwood High School had an average composite ACT score of 20.

Student demographics

In 2017:
23.8% White
8.2% Black
57% Hispanic
7.7% Asian
0.1% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.8% Native American
2.4% multi-racial

Athletics

Streamwood competes in the

Upstate Eight Conference The Upstate Eight Conference (''UEC'', ''U8C'', or ''Upstate 8'') is an organization of ten high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing ten communities in Chicago's suburbs. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School A ...

. Streamwood High School's mascot is the Sabre (sword).

Notable alumni

* John Garcia, Class of 1982; local reporter for ABC 7 Eyewitness News. * Matt Ulrich, Class of 2000; retired NFL offensive lineman; member of the

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champion

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References

External links

* * {{authority control Educational institutions established in 1978 Public high schools in Cook County, Illinois Streamwood, Illinois 1978 establishments in Illinois Elgin Area School District U46