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Yorkville High School

797 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville, IL, 60560-1132 -

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Definition of Terms

Yorkville High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Kendall County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1033 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

56 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 284 students

Grade 10 - 262 students

Grade 11 - 249 students

Grade 12 - 238 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	7%	10%
% Black	3%	19%
% White	88%	66%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

22%

% 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

Yorkville Community Unit 115 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	7	3
Number of Students Managed	3,607 students	984 students
District Total Revenue	$30,545,000	$9,428,000
District Expenditure	$30,664,000	$9,311,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,468	$9,581
District Expenditure / Student	$8,501	$9,462
District Graduation Rates	95%	92%

Illinois inks three wrestlers (InterMat)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 05:37:20 am
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois head coach Jim Heffernan announced the signing of three student-athletes - including two top-25 national recruits - to National Letters of Intent Thursday.
Armed forces' military milestones (The Beacon News)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 12:51:10 am
Members of the armed forces from the Fox Valley area have reached the following milestones in their military careers.
Yorkville marks opening of last school from '06 (The Beacon News)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 06:58:39 am
The Yorkville school community on Wednesday dedicated the last of six schools that were built or renovated through the 2006 referendum approved by voters.
Cultural calendar: Narrative paintings exhibit (The Beacon News)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 05:22:06 am
Art exhibits, music, film, theater performances and lectures highlight Aurora University's Celebrating Arts and Ideas series for 2009-2010.
Wrestlers and Hastert honored at Iowa museum (WOI-TV Des Moines)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 10:31:49 pm
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa wrestling museum has inducted several athletes into its hall of fame and honored a former high-profile politician from Illinois.

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Yorkville High School, or YHS, is a public four-year high school located in Yorkville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Yorkville Community Unit School District 115.
History
Yorkville dates back to 1893, and opened up a new building in 1998. The current main campus building was built on the former Illinois State Game Farm, which raised pheasants and other gaming birds. The Yorkville High School Academy opened in the fall of 2008 for Freshmen students.
United States Congressman for Illinois' 14th district and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert spent 16 years teaching at Yorkville from 1964-1980, primarily government and history classes.
Academics
In 2005, Yorkville had an average composite ACT score of 20.4, and graduated 97.2% of its senior class. The average class size is 18.5. Yorkville has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Athletics
Yorkville competes in the Western Sun Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Foxes.
Yorkville athletes compete in a range of sports, including but no limited to:
Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country http://www.yorkvilletrackandfield.com
Football http://www.yorkvillefootball.com
Golf
Pom Pons
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track
Volleyball
Wrestling
Dennis Hastert was Yorkville's head wrestling coach from the program's first season in 1973, through his departure in 1980. During his tenure as head coach, The Foxes won district four of seven seasons, including a state championship in the 1975-76 school year. Yorkville also won back-to-back state championships in wrestling under Coach Bob Long in the 92-93 and 93-94 school years.
Activities
Beyond sports, Yorkville has a range of clubs and activities in which to participate. Some of these include:
Comic Club
Future Educators of America
Key Club
Madrigals
Math Team
Music-Band
Music-Vocal
Music-Orchestra
National Honor Society
Speech Team
Student Council
Technology Students Association
Famous alumni or affiliated persons
Comedian, actor and writer Andy Richter graduated from YHS in 1984.
Former U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House Dennis "Denny" Hastert taught and coached students at YHS.
External links
Official Website

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