Established 1910 Founded 1910 | Website www.pths209.org Number of schools 3 | |
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Type public secondary district Superintendent Dr. Nettie Collins-Hart Profiles | ||
Proviso township high schools district 209 barber school
Proviso Township High Schools District 209, established in 1910, is located in western Cook County, Illinois, USA near Chicago. Its headquarters are in Forest Park. The district encompasses most of Proviso Township, excluding the extreme southern portion. The district's motto is the Latin Nihil Nisi Optimum, which translates to Nothing but the best.
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- Proviso township high schools district 209 barber school
- Map of Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Proviso Township IL USA
- History
- Schools
- Performance
- Noted alumni
- References
Map of Proviso Township High Schools District 209, Proviso Township, IL, USA
The district serves Bellwood, Berkeley, Broadview, Forest Park, Hillside, Maywood, Northlake, Melrose Park, Stone Park, and Westchester.
History
In the 1990s a group of parents in Westchester, Illinois, citing what they believed to be poor academic achievement and a large size of Proviso West High School, tried to remove their area from the district and form a small high school district of their own.
Schools
The district operates three campuses.
Performance
On the Prairie State Achievement exam, 22.5% of students met or exceeded standards for academic year 2008-09. The state average was 53%. Proviso Township High Schools ranked 26th of 27 high school districts serving suburban Cook County.
Noted alumni
The district's alumni include ten current or former NBA players who have collectively won three NBA Championships, an Olympic track medalist, four current or former NFL players (one of whom is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame), and two astronauts, one of whom was the last man to walk on the moon.