Principal David Beiler Grades 10–12 Number of students 2,870 Color Maroon & White Lowest grade Tenth grade | Authority Faculty 160 Mascot Troy Average ACT scores 23.8 | |
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Headquarters Jenks, Oklahoma, United States | ||
Jenks High School is a secondary school located within Tulsa County in Jenks, Oklahoma. It serves students from the town of Jenks and students from the south side of the city of Tulsa. The high school has over 2,800 students in grades 10–12.
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Demographics
As of 2010, the high school's average household income was $92,629, compared with the state average of $56,492. 69% of students were white, 11% were Native American, 8% were black, 7% were Asian, and 6% were Hispanic.
Academics
Jenks High School regularly has the most National Merit Scholars of any public school in the state, including 20 in 2016. Jenks High School has produced three presidential scholars since 2001, as well. The college-going rate was 63.8%, compared with the state average of 50.9%. The average ACT test score was 23.8, compared with the state average of 20.8 and the national average of 21.
Athletics and OSSAA sponsored activities
Jenks is known for its successful high school football program. The Trojans won the 3A state championship in 1979 followed by a 5A state championship in 1982. Since 1993, the Trojans have been a dominant force in the Oklahoma 6A high school football scene, winning championships in 1993, 1996–2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2012–2015, for a total of 16 state championships. The 1997 team, which went 14–0 and outscored its opponents 535–118, is considered one of the greatest high school football teams in the history of Oklahoma.
Jenks High School football has produced NFL players Rocky Calmus, Sean Mahan, Garrett Mills, Phillip Dillard, Jerry Wisne, and Chase Beeler, among others. The Jenks baseball program has produced MLB all-star Josh Johnson.
Since 1978, the year of the first state championship in any sport, the Trojan athletic and non-athletic programs have in total won 171 state championships in various OSSAA sponsored sports and non-athletic events, as well as state championships in non-OSSAA sports such as gymnastics, hockey, and rugby. This is, by far, the most championships produced by any school in the state of Oklahoma, in state history.
The following is a list of the OSSAA sports and non-athletic events in which the school competes, along with the current head coach for the team, as well as the years, if any, during which the school's team won the state championship:
Marching band
The band, which has 262 members, participated in the 2016 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. They also participated in the "Bandfest" at Pasadena City College on December 30, 2015.