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Addison Trail High School

213 N Lombard Rd, Addison, IL, 60101-1999 -

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Definition of Terms

Addison Trail High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Dupage County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1852 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

118 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 480 students

Grade 10 - 475 students

Grade 11 - 442 students

Grade 12 - 455 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	6%	2%
% Hispanic	37%	10%
% Black	2%	19%
% White	54%	66%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Du Page High 88 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	2	3
Number of Students Managed	4,057 students	984 students
District Total Revenue	$51,620,000	$9,428,000
District Expenditure	$52,544,000	$9,311,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,724	$9,581
District Expenditure / Student	$12,951	$9,462
District Graduation Rates	84%	92%

CLASSROOM NOTES (The Herald News)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 10:29:59 am
Lunch on the Trail JOLIET -- St. Mary Nativity second-grade students in Donna Ludrovec" class were restless and itchin' for an adventure after reading the book "Westward to Oregon." Together they gathered at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park in Joliet for "Lunch on the Trail." The students stopped to have a cookout with hot dogs, beans and "bug juice." Stargirl experiment BOLINGBROOK -- After ...
Trevian Pee Wees eye national championship (Glencoe News)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:18:52 am
For the first time in the history of the organization, the Trevian Youth Football Junior Pee Wees will play in the Chicagoland American Youth Football Super Bowl this weekend. The team beat Homewood last weekend in the semi-finals. Winning the AYF South Division, the team will play against Leyden at noon on Nov. 21 at Addison Trail High School at 12:00 for the Midwest AYF Championship.
Hilltoppers make quick work of first-round foe (The Glen Ellyn Sun)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 10:06:15 am
Running backs Adam Bruere and Pierre Washington Steel had touchdown runs to help top-seeded Glenbard West down No. 16 Rockford Guilford 28-0 in Class 7A first-round play.
Hilltoppers run the table, hit 9-0 (The Glen Ellyn Sun)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 09:00:28 am
Glenbard West, ranked No. 2 by the Chicago Sun-Times, unleashed a potent ground game as running backs Adam Bruere and Pierre Washington Steel scored two touchdowns as the Hilltoppers overcame a 7-0 deficit to down host Lyons Township 28-7 on Oct. 23.
Success story: Addison Trail High School (Daily Herald)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 05:25:57 am
Town: Addison Success story: Bumped up reading scores by 14.2 points and math scores by 10 points this year

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Addison Trail High School, or ATHS, is a public four-year high school in DuPage County, located approximately half a mile east of Interstate 355 at the intersection of Army Trail Road and Lombard Road in Addison, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of DuPage High School District 88, which also includes Willowbrook High School. Addison Trail draws its students from Addison and a portion of unincorporated Lombard.
History
Addison Trail opened in 1966 and was originally to be named Army Trail High School, after the street that is situated on. The students that attended Addison Trail the year it opened were mostly transfers from York Community High School and Willowbrook High School, Addison Trail's sister school.
Academics
In 2008, Addison Trail had an average composite ACT score of 20.5 and graduated 92.5% of its senior class.
In 2009, Newsweek, using the Challenge Index, ranked Addison Trail #1491 in its list of the top 1,500 public high schools in America.
Athletics
Addison Trail compete in the West Suburban Conference. The school is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. Addison Trail's teams are stylized as the Blazers.
The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving; tennis, track & field, and volleyball. Young men may also compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while young women may compete in badminton, bowling, cheerleading, and softball.
The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet.
Football: semifinals (1990—91, 91—92); 2nd place (1983—84 97—98)
Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (1987—88); 3rd place (1982—83, 86—87, 88—89, 2002—03); 2nd place (1978—79, 83—84, 2001—02); State Champions (1976—77, 77—78, 79—80, 80—81, 81—82, 84—85, 85—86)
Gymnastics (girls): State Champions (1977—78, 78—79, 79—80, 80—81, 90—91)
Soccer (boys): 4th place (1989—90)
Wrestling: 2nd place (1970—71); State Champions (1978—79, 79—80)
Activities
Students are allowed to create their own clubs if they can meet requirements: enough student participants, a teacher sponsor, and that the club is school appropriate.
Academic Team
Art Club
Band
Best Buddies
Blazettes (Poms)
Breakers
Business Professionals of America
Cheerleading
Choir
CIMA
Pay It Forward
Debate Team
DECA
Diversity Club
Drama Club
Energy Rush (hip hop dance)
Environmental Club (S.M.I.L.E.)
FCCLA Club
Flags
Guitar Ensemble
Hockey
Horticulture Club
Italian Club
Interact Club
International Club
Jazz Band
Key Club
Lights, Camera, Action! Club
LASO
LADIES
Letterman's Club
Marching Band/Pep Band
NHS
PE Leaders
Science Olympiad
Shades of Blue (Vocal Jazz Ensemble)
Skills USA
Student Council
Orchesis
Orchestra
The Torch (Newspaper)
Tri-M
Yearbook
Youth in Government
Notable alumni
Mark Anelli (class of 1997) was an NFL tight end (2002), playing for the San Francisco 49ers.
Jim Ellison, Founder and Lead Singer of the rock band Material Issue.
Joshua Collins, 1996, Musician/DJ, produced hundreds of singles and remixes on labels such as Universal Music, NRK, Hooj Choons, and King Street Sounds.
James Millns (class of 1967), with partner Colleen O'Connor, won three U.S. National Championships in ice dancing. The pair became the first Americans to medal in that event at the Olympics, winning the bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Mike Retondo, 1999, Member of the rock band Plain White T's.
Mark Rodenhauser, was an NFL center (1987—99).
Rocco Sisto (class of 1970) Actor, Played Richie Gazzo in Donnie Brasco and young Junior Soprano in The Sopranos.
Lenae Williams (class of 1998) was a basketball player in the WNBA (2002) with the Detroit Shock.
External links
Official website

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