Cuba High School (Illinois)

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Cuba High School
North Fulton Coop Mascot
Address
20325 North IL State Route 97

Cuba
,
Fulton County
,
Illinois
61427

United States
Coordinates40°29′37″N 90°11′24″W / 40.49361°N 90.19000°W / 40.49361; -90.19000Coordinates: 40°29′37″N 90°11′24″W / 40.49361°N 90.19000°W / 40.49361; -90.19000
Information
TypeComprehensive Public High School
School district
NCES School ID171140001370[1]
PrincipalMr. Jeff Braun
Faculty11.83 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment132[1] (2018–2019)
Student to teacher ratio11.16[1]
Campus typeRural: Distant
Color(s)    Red, Black
Athletics conferencePrairieland
MascotWildcats
Feeder schoolsCuba Middle School
Websitewww.cusd3.net/o/cusd-3-fulton-county/page/cuba-middle-high-school--2

Cuba High School, also known as Cuba Senior High School, or CHS, is a public four-year high school located at 20325 North IL Route 97, south of Cuba, Illinois, a small city in Fulton County, in the Midwestern United States, at the intersection of Illinois Routes 95 and 97. CHS is part of , which serves the communities of Cuba, Fiatt, Marietta, and Smithfield, and includes Cuba Middle School, and Cuba Elementary School.[2][3] The campus is located 9 miles southwest of Canton, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school districts lies within the Canton micropolitan statistical area.[4]

Enrollment[]

Cuba High School is a small school with an enrollment at 132 students, as of 2019,[5] that commute daily from the neighboring villages and rural areas.

Academics[]

The school's average high school graduation rate between 2015 and 2019 was 78%.[5] 93% of the grade 9 students in 2019 were on track to graduate, and 53% of the students enroll in college after graduation.[5]

Athletics[]

Cuba High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and is a member school of the Illinois High School Association.[3] The CHS mascot is the Wildcats with colors of red and black;[3] however, they co-op with neighboring Spoon River Valley High School for most athletics.[6] Their combined name and mascot is the North Fulton Wildcats, with colors of red and black.[3] The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities.[7] The varsity football team, the North Fulton Wildcats, qualified for state tournament most recently in 2017,[7] and reached the semi-finals in 2007.[8] The 2009 Wildcat baseball team, led by twin brothers Josh and Jeremy Ellsworth, finished with an overall record of 27 wins and 4 losses, earning third place in the IHSA state tournament.

History[]

Smithfield High School consolidated into Cuba High School in the 1940s. The former Smithfield High School building then served as a grade school for the Cuba district until 1990. After 1990, the village of Smithfield then assumed control of the building and used it as a community center and private art gallery.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Cuba Sr High School (171140001370)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Cuba C.U.S.D. #3". Cuba C.U.S.D. #3. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d "IHSA Cuba High School". IHSA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Interactive Illinois Report Card". Illinois State Board of Education. 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ "IHSA Coop Teams". IHSA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "IHSA Cuba High School Season Summary". IHSA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. ^ "IHSA Class 1A Boys Football Bracket 2007-08". IHSA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. ^ "The History of Smithfield High School". Illinois High School Glory Days. Retrieved 9 February 2010.

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