PHS Profile 2020
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TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 211 Palatine High School UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1111 N. Rohlwing Road BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE Palatine, IL 60074-7379 (847) 755-1600 Mr. Tony Medina, Principal Dr. Lisa Small, Superintendent of Schools CEEB Code: 143-345 Community Background Township High School District 211 encompasses 62 square Advanced Placement Courses miles and includes the municipalities of Palatine and Advanced Placement coursework is offered in the following Schaumburg and portions of Hoffman Estates, Inverness, areas. Due to individual scheduling issues, not all students are South Barrington, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Rolling able to take all of the Advanced Placement offerings. Meadows, Roselle, Streamwood, and Arlington Heights. The AP Literature & Composition AP Seminar school district is located 35 miles northwest of downtown AP Language & Composition AP Art Studio Chicago. The community is largely composed of business and AP Computer Science A (Drawing, 2D, 3D) professional people. Several large multinational corporations AP Computer Science AP World History have their world headquarters within the school district. Principals AP European History High Schools AP Calculus AB AP Human Geography There are five high schools offering grades 9-12 (James B. AP Calculus BC AP Macroeconomics Conant High School, William Fremd High School, Hoffman AP Statistics AP Psychology Estates High School, Palatine High School, and Schaumburg AP Research AP U.S. Govern. & Politics High School). Each school is accredited by the North Central AP Biology AP U.S. History Association and has earned full recognition status by the State AP Chemistry AP French Lang. & Culture Superintendent of Schools in the State of Illinois. District 211 AP Environmental Science AP German Lang. & Culture also has two special education schools, District 211 Academy- AP Physics 1 & 2 AP Spanish Lang. & Culture North and District 211 Academy-South, which serve AP Physics C AP Spanish Lit. & Culture approximately 30-40 special needs students each. District (Mechanics & EM) enrollment for the year 2020-2021 is 12,021, which includes private facilities’ enrollments and Ombudsman programs. • 1,372 Advanced Placement exams were taken by Palatine High School students in 2020. Enrollment - 2,574 • 947 exams (69%) earned scores of “3” or higher. WHITE - 944 36.7% HISPANIC - 1,214 47.2% PSAT/NMSQT Results: Fall 2020 Exam ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER - 217 8.4% Participants: 61 BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN; ERW mean: 566 NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN; 7.7% MULITRACIAL - 199 Mathematics mean: 565 54.6% of the students at Palatine High School qualify for the federally assisted Free/Reduced lunch program College Entrance Exam Results: Class of 2020 Faculty State Exam Canceled Due to COVID Within District 211, there are 898 certificated faculty Reading/Writing (ERW) Mean N/A members. Over 89% of the faculty hold a master’s degree or Math Mean N/A higher. The student/teacher ratio is 13 to 1. Total Mean N/A 2-Year College 4-Year 28% Graduation Work Force 5% College Disclosure Statement: Township High School District 211 is Plans 60% legally permitted to respond to only the questions concerning Other 3% information contained in a student’s permanent record. A Military 1% counselor’s signature on a college or scholarship application verifies the accuracy of the permanent record of the student only. Trade/Technical School 3% Graduation Requirements Class of 2021 GPA Distribution (by quartile) English 4.0 Units Mathematics 3.0 Units Weighted GPA Social Studies 2.0 Units Highest 75th 50th 25th Lowest Science 2.0 Units 5.086 3.74 3.143 2.548 1.138 Physical Education 2.0 Units Applied Arts 1.0 Unit Unweighted GPA Consumer Education 0.5 Unit Highest 75th 50th 25th Lowest Health Education 0.5 Unit 4.0 3.46 3.0 2.5 1.138 Drivers Education 0.0 Unit Electives 5.0 Units At the conclusion of the 2012 school year, Township High Notes: School District 211 eliminated the practice of ranking students • Physical Education, Driver Education, and Pass-Fail based upon Grade Point Average, either regular or weighted. grades are not counted in the grade-point average. (An “F” grade in a Pass-Fail grading option does not count in the PHS Student Services Information grade-point average.) • Township High School District 211 offers an extensive School hours are from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Central summer school for students Standard Time. Please direct inquiries to request student • A full complement of special education coursework and transcripts to the Office of the Registrar at (847) 755-1628. services are also available. Specific inquiries regarding specific students, please call (847) 755-1600 to reach a counselor. District Grading Plan Letter Grade Explanation Counselors: A Superior College/Career Consultant: Mrs. Miriam Castro (847) 755-1671 B Excellent Guidance Department Chair: C Good – Average Mrs. Nicole Capalbo D Passing Mrs. Michelle Calisch F Failing (No Credit) Mr. Michael Hernon E Passing (credit for below 65 for effort) Mrs. Judy Locher EX Excused Mrs. Shannon O’Brien PS Pass with credit Mr. Tim O’Connell FL Fail – No Credit Mr. Alonso Ramirez AU Audit – No Credit Mrs. Lilia Ramirez WP Withdrew Passing – No Credit Mrs. Katie Sobol Mr. Rick Splitt WF Withdrew Failing – No Credit INC Incomplete School website: adc.d211.org/phs Course Titles School district website: adc.d211.org Course titles are a letter, indicating the academic department, followed by three digits. The three digits of the course code indicate the course level as follows: First digit: Earliest level a student may typically take the course 6 = Dual Credit Course Second digit: No significance Third digit: Ability level of the course 0 = Remedial level 8 = Honors 1 = General Education 9 = Advanced 2-7 = Regular Placement Example: E208 = sophomore year English at the honor level 9/2020.