| Pontiac High School | |
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| Location | |
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1051 Arlene Avenue , 48340 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°40′2″N83°16′8″W / 42.66722°N 83.26889°W /42.66722; -83.26889 |
| Information | |
| Type | PublicHigh school |
| Established | Originally established in 1849; 176 years ago (1849). Reestablished in 2009; 16 years ago (2009). |
| School district | School District of the City of Pontiac |
| Teaching staff | 52.57 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 942 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.92[1] |
| Colors | Purple Silver Black |
| Athletics conference | Oakland Activities Association[2] |
| Nickname | Phoenix |
| Website | pontiachigh |
| Student assessments | |
|---|---|
2021–22 school year[3] Change vs. prior year[3] | |
| M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies) | |
| Advanced % | ≤5 / ≤5 |
| Proficient % | – / – |
| PR. Proficient % | 14.4 / 60.7 |
| Not Proficient % | 67.8 / 29.8 |
| Average test scores | |
| SAT Total | 801.0 (  −44.9) |
Pontiac High School (PHS) is apublichigh school inPontiac, Michigan,United States. It was formed and reestablished in 2009 from the consolidation ofPontiac Central High School andPontiac Northern High School. Pontiac High School occupies the former Pontiac Northern High School building.
Pontiac High School was established in 1849. WhenPontiac Northern High School was established in 1958, Pontiac High School was renamedPontiac Central High School.
In 2009,Pontiac Central High School andPontiac Northern High School consolidated and Pontiac High School was reestablished. Pontiac High School occupies the former Pontiac Northern High School building.
The name of Pontiac High School's athletic teams is thePhoenix to signify Pontiac High as a new school, risen from the ashes, as in the legend of thePhoenix.
The nonprofit organization Great Lakes Education Project suggested in 2013 that Pontiac High be closed.[4] By 2017 the Michigan State School Reform Office considered closing the school; in response parents, school district employees, and others in the area attended a rally protesting against the movement to close the school.[5][6]
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