Monmouth-Roseville High School

Monmouth-Roseville High School, or MRHS, is a public four-year high school located at 200 South B Street in Monmouth, Illinois, a city of Warren County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. MRHS is part of Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238, which also includes Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School, Central Intermediate School, Harding Primary School, and Lincoln Early Childhood School.[2] The campus is located in Monmouth, IL, 17 miles west of Galesburg, Illinois, and serves a mixed city, village, and rural residential community. The school is in the Galesburg micropolitan statistical area which includes all of Knox and Warren counties.[3] The school is located less than 1 mile from Monmouth College.

Monmouth-Roseville High School
Address
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200 South B Street

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Illinois 61462

Coordinates40°54′38″N 90°39′05″W / 40.91065°N 90.6515°W / 40.91065; -90.6515
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TypePublic secondary
School district238
PrincipalEric Matthews
Teaching staff35.83 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment509 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.21[1]
CampusTown
Color(s)Blue, Silver, White
     
Fight songGo, Titans, Go!
Athletics conferenceWest Central
MascotTitan
NicknameMR
WebsiteMonmouth-Roseville High School

Academics

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As of 2009, Monmouth-Roseville High School was under Academic Early Warning Status. In 2009, 58% of students tested met or exceeded state standards. MRHS did not make Adequate Yearly Progress in 2009 on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school's average high school graduation rate between 2006-2009 was 88%.[4]

In 2009 the faculty was 122 teachers, averaging 16.0 years of experience, and of whom 24% held an advanced degree. The average class size was 17.0. The student to faculty ratio was 16.3. The district's instructional expenditure per student was $4,804. School enrollment increased from 510 to 531 (4%) in the period of 2006-2009.[4]

As of the 2020-2021 academic year, Monmouth-Roseville was rated a "Commendable School" by the state.[5] The school's graduation rate in 2019 was 90.2%.[6] The faculty in 2019 was 121 teachers, the average class size was 17.7, and the school's instructional spending per student was $5,946.[6] In 2019, 22.3% of the school tested proficient in ELA, while 16.9% tested proficient in Math.[6]

Athletics

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Prior to 2005, Monmouth High School had 9 state championships in team athletics and activities, 8 in Boys' Golf and 1 in Boys' Football. Roseville High School had none.[7]

Since 2005, Monmouth-Roseville High School competes in the West Central Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Titan.[8]

Arts

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The school has several choirs and a band. The music department won second place in the Class B IHSA Music Sweepstakes in 2018-19, and first place in 2019-20.[7]

The speech program won regional titles in Speech Individual Events in 2012-13, 2014–15, and 2015–16.[7]

Consolidations

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Monmouth High School consolidated with Roseville High School in 2005 to form Monmouth-Roseville High School. The high school for the Monmouth-Roseville School District is located in the original Monmouth High School building. The Roseville High School building became the Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School.[9][10]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Monmouth-Roseville High Sch". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Home". mr238.org.
  3. ^ https://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/09statab/app2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ a b "Home". iirc.niu.edu.
  5. ^ "Monmouth Roseville High Sch (9-12): School Snapshot". Illinois Report Card. Illinois State Board of Education. 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "ISBE Report Card 2019" (PDF). Illinois Report Card. Illinois State Board of Education. 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Monmouth-Roseville Season Summaries". IHSA. Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Monmouth (M.-Roseville)". IHSA. Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Monmouth High School 'Zippers'". Illinois High School Glory Days. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Roseville High School 'Panthers'". Illinois High School Glory Days. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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