Pattonville High School is a public high school located in Maryland Heights, Missouri. It is the only high school in the Pattonville School District.
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History
In 1937, Pattonville High School's first graduating class consisted of two girls. In 1938, the graduating class grew to four boys and one girl. The original high school was located at the current site of Holman Middle School, behind Pattonville Learning Center at 11055 Saint Charles Rock Road, before relocating to its current campus behind the Champ Landfill. In December 1994, the high school was incorporated into Maryland Heights, Missouri, following a boundary exchange with the village of Champ.
Demographics
Demographics as of 2020:
Academics
All students are required to complete 50 hours of community service in order to receive a diploma. Students at PHS have the opportunity to participate in the Missouri A+ schools program, allowing 2 years of free tuition at any community college in the state of Missouri if grades and attendance requirements are met. PHS offers a variety of Honors and AP Classes that give college credit.
As of 2018, the average ACT score is 21.8 and 89% of students graduate. 68% of graduating students go on to college after graduating, with 43% of graduates going to a 4-year University and 25% going to a 2-year Community College.
Athletics and activities
Pattonville High School offers various sports at freshman, junior varsity and varsity levels.
Students at Pattonville High School have the opportunity to participate in activities:Pattonville fields a competitive marching band, and has had success at the national level in jazz band, jazz ensemble, cheerleading, and robotics.
State championships
1986 Class 4A Baseball
1994 Class 4A Softball
2012 FTC Robotics
2021 FTC Robotics
2022 FTC Robotics
2024 HOSA
2024 Drill Team
2024 TSA
2025 MORENet Missouri High School Cyber Security Challenge
2025 WWT Stem Student Forum
National championships
2025 National Poison Prevention Week Poster Contest
World championships
2012 FTC Robotics World Championship
2017 FTC Robotics World Championship
Notable alumni
Robert L. Behnken '88: NASA astronaut and mission specialist
Matthew P. Brookman '86: Attorney
Scott Cooper '86: former Major League Baseball player
Lavell Crawford '86: Comedian, best known for his recurring role as Huell on AMC's Breaking Bad
Kaleb Eleby '18: Professional football quarterback
John Fulgham: Major League Baseball player
Janet Jones: Actress
Ken Jones: National Football League player
Jeannie Kendall: Singer in the father/daughter country music duo The Kendalls
Gayle McCormick: Lead singer of Smith band and a solo artist
Chuck McKinley: Wimbledon champion & 1963 Davis Cup-winning professional tennis player
Sue Meredith '84: three-term Missouri representative from district 71
Scott Miller '89: Missouri representative from district 69
Bryan Oelkers: Former MLB player (Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians)
Miguel Pérez '23: MLS player
Blake Strode: Professional tennis player
Kimberly Thompson: Professional musician; Former drummer of The 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers