{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Prairie Ridge High School | native_name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | logo = | motto = | established = 1997<ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://ww3.d155.org/pr/Pages/About.aspx |title=Prairie Ridge High School About |publisher=Ww3.d155.org |date= |accessdate=2017-11-06}}</ref> | closed = | type = Public High School | status = | category_label = | category = | gender_label = | gender = | affiliation = | affiliations = | administrator = | assst_admin = | president = | chairman_label = | chairman = | rector = | principal = Steven Koch<ref name="About"/><ref name="Administration">{{cite web|url=http://ww3.d155.org/pr/Pages/Directories/Administration.aspx |title=Prairie Ridge High School Administration |publisher=Ww3.d155.org |date= |accessdate=2015-11-12}}</ref> | campus_director = | headmaster = | head_label = Second Master | head = | head_name2 = Assistant Headmaster | head2 = | dean = Amy Langelund & Haley Roeder<ref name="Administration"/> | founder = | chaplain = | officer_in_charge = | ratio = 15.62<ref name=NCES/> | faculty = | teaching_staff = 72.84 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | enrollment = 1,138 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Miles=10&Zip=60098&ID=171137002154|title=Prairie Ridge High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 26, 2024}}</ref> | grades_label = | grades = 9-12<ref name="About"/> | address = 6000 Dvorak Drive | city = [[Crystal Lake, Illinois|Crystal Lake]] | state = [[Illinois]] 60012 | province = | country = [[United States]] | coordinates = {{Coord|42.27022|-88.31411|type:edu_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | latitude = | longitude = | district = | oversight = [[Community High School District 155]] | accreditation = | campus = | colors = {{color box|silver}} [[Silver (color)|Silver]]<br>{{color box|Maroon}} [[Maroon (color)|Maroon]] | colours = | athletics = | houses = | student_union = | nickname = | mascot = [[Wolf|Wolves]] | free_label = [[Emblem]] | free_text = | rival = | yearbook = | newspaper = | free_label1 = | free_text1 = | free_label2 = | free_text2 = | free_label3 = | free_text3 = | test_name = | test_average = | national_ranking = | website = [http://www.d155.org/pr Prairie Ridge High School] | footnotes = | picture = [[File:PrairieRidgeHighSchool.png|250px]] | picture_caption = Prairie Ridge High School as seen from satellite | picture2 = | picture_caption2 = }}
'''Prairie Ridge High School,''' often referred to as "PR," is the newest public high school in [[Community High School District 155]] in [[Crystal Lake, Illinois]], United States. The other three high school in the area include [[Crystal Lake Central High School|Crystal Lake Central]], [[Crystal Lake South High School|Crystal Lake South]], and [[Cary-Grove High School|Cary-Grove]]. Prairie Ridge High school opened in 1997 to address the overpopulation of the three area high schools.
In addition to Crystal Lake's areas with the 60012 zip code, Prairie Ridge also accepts students from the Northern and Eastern areas of Crystal Lake with the 60014 zipcode, along with [[Prairie Grove, Illinois|Prairie Grove]], [[Oakwood Hills, Illinois|Oakwood Hills]], [[Burtons Bridge, Illinois|Burtons Bridge]], [[Ridgefield, Illinois|Ridgefield]], and small portions of [[McHenry, Illinois|McHenry]], [[Cary, Illinois|Cary]], and [[Bull Valley, Illinois|Bull Valley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww3.d155.org/DistrictDocuments/Dist155map201112.pdf|title=Map of Crystal Lake|publisher=Ww3.d155.org|accessdate=2015-11-12}}</ref> Prior to opening its doors, the first graduating class of students was allowed to vote on the name, colors, and song for the new high school. The district approved the name, and Prairie Ridge was born. As of the 2017–2018 school year, Prairie Ridge is the smallest high school in District 155.<ref name="About"/>
==Academics== The four-year graduation rate of Prairie Ridge for the 2020-21 school year was 98%, which is above the district average of 96% and the state average of 88%.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://pr.d155.org/about/school-information|title=School Information|website=pr.d155.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> For the 2018 graduating class, 80% of 362 students continued their education into either a community college or a 4-year university, and the most popular choices are [[McHenry County College]] (97), [[Iowa State University]] (12), [[Illinois State University]] (10), [[University of Iowa]] (10), and [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]] (9).<ref name=":0" />
Prairie Ridge offers over 200 courses including [[Advanced Placement]] (AP), [[Project Lead the Way]] (PLTW), and Dual Credit.<ref name=":0" /> It offers PLTW courses in Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, and Engineering Design and Development.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://online.fliphtml5.com/boowm/zmpa/#|title=District 155 Curriculum Guide 2019-2020|website=online.fliphtml5.com|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> It also offers AP courses.<ref name=":1" /> In addition to these AP classes, Prairie Ridge offers 6 Dual Credit courses (Autos II, Computer Business Applications, Culinary Arts II Commercial, Good Boys Production Management, Marketing, Music Appreciation, and Spanish IV) in conjunction with McHenry County College and 1 Dual Credit course (Calculus III) in conjunction with the University of Illinois.<ref name=":0" />
In the 2017–18 school year, Prairie Ridge students took 823 AP exams, and 647 of them resulted in college credit (needing a score of 3 or better) for a pass rate of 78.6%.<ref name=":0" /> For the same year, Prairie Ridge's [[SAT]] averages were 502.6 for the English Language Arts section and 560.6 for the Mathematics section, both of which are above the district average and state average.<ref name=":0" /> This also indicates a 50% proficiency rate in the English Language Arts section and a 51% rate of proficiency in Mathematics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?schoolid=440631550160004|title=Illinois Report Card|website=www.illinoisreportcard.com|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref>
==Athletics== Prairie Ridge competes in the [[Fox Valley Conference]], which is a member of the [[Illinois High School Association]] (IHSA).<ref name="About"/> Boys swimming co-ops with Cary-Grove, CL Central, and CL South. Girls swimming co-ops with CL Central and CL South.
The baseball team won the 2007-08 IHSA State Championship.<ref name="About"/> The Football team has 3 Class 6A state titles: in 2011 with a 13–1 record and twice more in back to back state championships in 2016 and 2017<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevenson |first=Joe |title=High school football: Prairie Ridge tops Nazareth for second straight Class 6A state championship |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/2017/11/26/high-school-football-prairie-ridge-tops-nazareth-for-second-straight-class-6a-state-championship/ac7wqoj/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Shaw Local |date=26 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> with a cumulative win streak of 28 games.<ref name="About"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stevenson |first1=Joe |date=November 26, 2016 |title=High School Football: Prairie Ridge Wins 6A State Championship |newspaper=[[Northwest Herald]] |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/2016/11/26/high-school-football-prairie-ridge-wins-6a-state-championship/ajsmbp2/ |accessdate=November 28, 2016}}</ref> The Boys' Soccer Team won the 1999–2000 IHSA State Championship.<ref name="About"/> The Boys' Wrestling Team has had two state champions, David Vinton in 2009–2010,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ihsa.org/archive/wr/PDF-Brackets/State+Wrestling+2010-2A.pdf|title=State Wrestling 2009-2010 2A|website=www.ihsa.org}}</ref> and Travis Piotrowski in 2015–2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/Boys-Wrestling/Records-History?url=/data/wr/records/index.htm|title=Records & History – Boys Wrestling Records Menu|website=www.ihsa.org}}</ref>
==Notable alumni== *[[Jared Boll]], Professional NHL hockey player with the [[Anaheim Ducks]] and formerly the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=David |title=Boll inches from dream |url=http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/articles/2007/04/10/winter_sports/boys_hockey/doc461b3578185e6443541394.txt |access-date=11 June 2024 |work=McHenry Country Sports |date=10 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109041408/http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/articles/2007/04/10/winter_sports/boys_hockey/doc461b3578185e6443541394.txt |archive-date=9 November 2013 }}</ref> *[[Kevin Kaczmarski]], Major League Baseball player with the [[New York Mets]]<ref>{{cite news | last1=Zaleon | first1=Avi | title=Kaczmarski goes from Prairie Ridge to Majors | url=http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/22/kaczmarski-goes-from-prairie-ridge-to-majors/a53swxe/ | date=June 23, 2018 | newspaper=[[Northwest Herald]] | accessdate=June 24, 2018}}</ref> *[[Kristine Leahy]] (2005), American television host and sports reporter<ref>[https://www.nwherald.com/2011/09/09/on-the-record-with-kristine-leahy/a9ovmlg/ Gowins, Hilary. "On the Record With...Kristine Leahy," ''Northwest Herald'' (Crystal Lake, IL), Friday, September 9, 2011.] Retrieved December 3, 2018</ref> *[[Amy LePeilbet]], [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Olympic Gold Medalist]] in Women's Soccer. Professional women's soccer player with the [[FC Kansas City]] and defender on the [[United States Women's National Soccer Team]]<ref name="About"/> *[[Nick Martini]], Major League Baseball player with the [[Chicago Cubs]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Musick |url=http://www.nwherald.com/2014/02/06/musick-new-season-new-swing-for-prairie-ridge-grad-martini/a7rckdu/ |title=Musick: New season, new swing for Prairie Ridge grad Martini | Northwest Herald |publisher=Nwherald.com |date=February 7, 2014 |accessdate=June 6, 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.d155.org/PR/ Prairie Ridge High School website] *[https://www.facebook.com/PRGirlsSoccer Prairie Ridge Girls Soccer Facebook Page] {{Portal bar|Schools|Illinois|Education}}{{Fox Valley Conference}}
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