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Deerfield High School

1959 Waukegan Rd, Deerfield, IL, 60015-1897 -

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Definition of Terms

Deerfield High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Lake County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1775 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

117 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 465 students

Grade 10 - 437 students

Grade 11 - 440 students

Grade 12 - 433 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	3%
% Hispanic	2%	21%
% Black	n/a	22%
% White	95%	49%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Township High 113 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	2	3
Number of Students Managed	3,681 students	915 students
District Total Revenue	$74,356,000	$8,184,000
District Expenditure	$71,648,000	$8,197,000
District Revenue / Student	$20,200	$9,431
District Expenditure / Student	$19,464	$8,331
District Graduation Rates	94%	91%

Deerfield High School, or DHS, is a public four-year high school located in Deerfield, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 113, which also includes Highland Park High School.
History and campus: The original building was constructed during the mid 1950s in response to the post-War population boom. Construction was completed in 1959 and its first class graduated in 1963. As of 1999, DHS included 327,000 square feet of space.
In 2000, DHS and its sister school, Highland Park High School, underwent a two-year, $75 million renovation and expansion project. DHS received new science and arts wings for a total of 140,000 square feet added and 61,600 square feet renovated. The additions and renovations were designed by Legat Architects and executed by VACALA Construction, Inc.
Beginning in 2004, the school ceased comparing the academic achievements of students, nor does it distribute student's class rank to colleges. The elimination of class rank aimed at creating a less stressfully competitive academic environment.
The school's hallways are labeled with the letters A thru R (skipping "O" to avoid confusion with zero) and X (this hall was added in a later addition to the school). The school's forty some classrooms and seven gyms are labeled with their hall letter followed by a three digit number. The building is one story tall excluding X-hall and the athletic complex, both of which are two stories. The building has eight courtyards, one of which is used regularly by students and staff. There is one large cafeteria divided into three sections: the North Cafeteria, the South Cafeteria, and the Senior Cafeteria (named not for the students who use it, but for a large wall with previous year's seniors hand-prints on it). The school also has a large student library, seven student computer labs, a Foreign Language Lab, the Writing and English Resource Center (the WERCS), a Math Lab, a Bookstore, and two student common spaces: the Bookstore Lobby, and the Student Union.
The land surrounding the school is used as sports fields including six baseball diamonds, ten tennis courts, two soccer fields, one running track one football field with large bleacher seating and two soccer fields. All fields also serve the schools other 30 or so sports teams. Although not officially part of the campus, the Prairie Wolf Slough and forest preserve, just north of the campus has a long trail often used by classes and extracurricular activities.
The DHS Auditorium is a proscenium style theater that seats 914 persons and is used for assemblies and productions of dance, musical theatre, and concerts by soloists and large ensembles. The Auditorium's stage house measures 3200 square feet with a proscenium that is 35 feet wide, 18 feet high and a stage that is 30 feet deep to the cyclorama. The lighting grid is 30 feet high. The Studio Theatre is located immediately adjacent to the Auditorium and is used as a backstage area during Auditorium productions. The orchestra pit is located at house level and can contain up to thirty musicians. The stage house has a 7-line, manual, single purchase counterweight fly system, with 500-pound capacity per line-set. In addition, the Auditorium houses a walk-draw white cyclorama, moveable tormentors, four travelers, dead-hung teasers and a walk draw black scrim. Lighting and Sound operate from the control booth, located at the rear of the house.
The DHS Studio Theater is a 3,000 square foot reconfigurable black box theater. Its various seating configurations can accommodate up to 200 persons in thrust, proscenium, stadium, or arena arrangements. The lighting pipe grid is eighteen feet above the stage floor. The Studio Theatre has a reconfigurable walk-draw curtain system with a dedicated inventory of black stage draperies and a sky blue cyclorama. During Studio Theater productions the Auditorium stage is used as backstage.
Academics: In 2005, Deerfield had an average composite ACT score of 25.6, and graduated 100.0% of its senior class. The average class size is 19.3. Deerfield has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.
National and state testing has consistently placed it as one of the top public schools in Illinois.
During the 2004-2005 school year, Deerfield High School launched a new schedule format. This modified form of a block schedule was crafted through a research and development effort involving students, staff, teachers, administrators, and other stake holders. This schedule has nine class attendance periods. Eight of these periods cycle on a weekly rotation of four days with seven periods and one day with all nine periods. The ninth period (known as "Early Bird") meets every day. The primary goal of this new schedule was to align the school schedule and daily practice with the school district's guiding principles by providing each student a dedicated lunch period and a homeroom period, and extended classroom contact time. Under the previous schedule, students were able to attend classes during all potential lunch periods, leaving them with no meal or resource time. These new dedicated lunch periods are divided into five sections (labeled A-E) with slightly overlapping time periods. Although initially challenging, the DHS Rotating Block Schedule eases the daily work load throughout the academic week creating a healthier, less stressful learning environment.
Each fall, the College and Career Resource Center hosts "Beyond Ravinia", an on-site admissions program for seniors. Named for Ravinia Park where seniors graduate, the program allows seniors to apply to several schools ahead of time, meet with admissions officers from over 40 universities and colleges, and received either acceptance or a deferral.
Athletics: The Deerfield Warriors compete in the Central Suburban League and Illinois High School Association. There is a long-standing rivalry with Highland Park High School.
In years past, DHS was known for its excellent varsity football team, particularly during the tenure of coach Paul Adams (for whom the football stadium was renamed following his retirement after the 1992 season). The team was Class 5A state champions in 1975, and runners up in 1977, 1981 and 1984. However, in the time since Adams's retirement, the football program has declined somewhat while other sports like basketball and baseball have improved and grown.
Both the girl's and boy's tennis team won the Illinois High School Association's state championship in 2005.
Activities: During the time after Thanksgiving break and before winter break, student body participates in a fundraising initiative known as School Chest. Organized and run by the Student Council, School Chest has raised more than $120,000 almost every year for worthy charitable organizations including Chicago House, One Step at a Time Camp, and the Children's Heart Foundation. The charity is selected by members of the Student Council with input from the student body. On the last day of school before winter break, the exact amount collected is announced after much excitement and anticipation.
Every year the school sponsors a weekend trip titled Operation Snowball. The program is a school and community sponsored and facilitated prevention program offering the opportunity for youth to further develop healthy lifestyles. The weekend is filled with small group discussions and activities.
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About This Zip Code (60015)

School Zip (60015)

(IL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

27,224 people

12,207,380 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

69%

24%

Population Average Age

39 years old

33 years old

Average Household size

2.8 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$101,814

$46,557

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

7.2 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

39 years old

49 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

86% / 14%

62% / 38%

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