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| Plano Senior High School | |
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 The pond at Plano Senior High School | |
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2200 Independence Parkway , 75075 | |
| Coordinates | 33°01′41″N 96°45′04″W / 33.0281°N 96.7510°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | A Tradition of Excellence |
| Established | 1891 |
| School district | Plano Independent School District |
| CEEB code | 445565 |
| NCES School ID | 483510003969 |
| Principal | Jeff Banner[1] |
| Faculty | 165.24 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 11 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,518 (2020–21)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.02[2] |
| Campus size | 96 acres (39 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon White |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Accreditations | Texas Education Agency, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | k-12.pisd.edu/schools/pshs |
| References [3][4] | |
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Plano Senior High School (commonly Plano, Plano Senior High, or PSHS) is a public secondary school in Plano, Texas, serving students in grades 11–12. The school is part of the Plano Independent School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes. Plano is a two-time Blue Ribbon School and a Texas Exemplary School. Students at Plano Senior typically attended one of two feeder high schools: Clark or Vines.
Founded in 1891 as Plano Public School, serving both primary and secondary students, the school was, by the mid-1910s, sending a majority of its graduating students on to college. Plano High School, created in 1952 by separating the primary students into Mendenhall Elementary School, was immediately accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, allowing its graduates to enter college without taking an entrance exam. In 1964, Plano High School integrated with the Frederick Douglass School (formerly Plano Colored School), and the integrated football team won the first of the school's seven state championships in 1965.[5] In 1975, the school moved to a new 96-acre (39 ha) campus with five buildings, very similar to the layout of a junior college, where it has remained since. The old building is now the T. H. Williams High School, serving 9th and 10th grade.[6] During the first year only at the new campus, PSHS served 10th – 12th grade, making the Class of 1978 the only class to attend school at this campus for three years.
Plano administers more Advanced Placement tests each year than any other school west of the Mississippi River and all but one school in the United States.[7] The school is accredited by the Texas Education Agency as well as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Plano was ranked in the top 2,000 high schools in the United States in 2013.[8] Plano's mascot is the Wildcat.[9] In 2013 Plano was ranked 117th in Newsweek's review of America's Best High Schools.[10]
As of the 2012–2013 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,627 students and 149.54 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 17.57:1.[4]
- ^ "Banner, Jeff / About Me". www.pisd.edu.
- ^ a b c "PLANO SR H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Plano Senior High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Plano Sr H S". ed.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ McLeroy, Sherrie S. (1999). A Century of Excellence, Plano Independent School District: An historical perspective. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing.
- ^ "Schools & Other Facilities / Plano Senior High School Landing Page". www.pisd.edu.
- ^ The College Board. (2004) The College Board Annual Report. Out of print.
- ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek.
- ^ "Plano Senior High School: General Information". Archived from the original on February 24, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2006.
- ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. Retrieved June 3, 2015.