Rolling Meadows High School
Address
2901 Central Rd.

Rolling Meadows
,
Illinois
60008

United States
Coordinates42°03′54″N 88°00′57″W / 42.065°N 88.0159°W / 42.065; -88.0159
Information
Other namesRMHS
School typepublic secondary
Opened1971
School districtTwp. HS District 214
SuperintendentDavid Schuler[1]
PrincipalMegan Kelly[2]
StaffBlue Ribbon High School
Faculty230[3]
Teaching staff112.40 (FTE)[4]
Grades9—12
Gendercoed
Enrollment1,881 (2019-20)[4]
Student to teacher ratio16.73[4]
Campussuburban
Colour(s)  purple
  white
  gold[5]
Fight songAcross the Field
Athletics conferenceMid-Suburban League (MSL)
MascotMilo the Mustang
NicknameMustangs
PublicationREBUS[6]
NewspaperThe Pacer[6]
YearbookThe Yearling[7]
WebsiteSchool website

Rolling Meadows High School, RMHS, is a public four-year high school located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214, the second largest high school district in Illinois, after Township High School District 211. The other five schools include Buffalo Grove High School, Elk Grove High School, John Hersey High School, Prospect High School, and Wheeling High School. It serves primarily central and east Rolling Meadows (east of Route 53), a significant part of Arlington Heights and a small part of Mount Prospect. Its feeder schools are South Middle School, Holmes Junior High School, Carl Sandburg Junior High School, and Our Lady of the Wayside, a private Catholic school.

Rolling Meadows High School first opened for the 1971-1972 school year.

Rolling Meadows High School Exterior
Robert A. Hoese Field
Rolling Meadows High School
North Cafeteria Mural at Rolling Meadows High School

Demographics

As of 2022, the school's student body is 48.6% White, 37.3% Hispanic, 6.5% Asian, 4% Black, and 3.2% two or more races.[8]

Academics

Rolling Meadows High School is designated as a "Blue Ribbon School" by the U.S. Department of Education.[9] 10.8% of students as of 2014 met State Test performance Index minimum educational standards.[10] It is listed as one of the top 1000 high schools in all of the United States and a lower teacher to student ratio than surrounding schools in the district.[10]

Rolling Meadows High School offers 28 Advanced Placement courses. In 2012, 38% of students were enrolled in an AP course, up from 21% in 2010. The AP Exam Pass Rate of a score of 3 or better is at 78%.[11] As of 2019, 55.8% of students were taking one or more early college courses such as AP and dual-credit. In 2020, Rolling Meadows High School had a graduation rate of 91%, higher than the state average of 88%.[12]

Rolling Meadows High School also offers Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses through a career pathways program which, "prepare[s] students for the workplace by building academic, vocational, career planning, and citizenship skills."[13] Some of the CTE pathways include aerospace engineering, automotive technician, early childhood education, nutrition and culinary arts, cosmetology, and nursing assistant, among others.[13]

Athletics

Rolling Meadows competes in the Mid-Suburban League (MSL) East Conference and Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Its mascot is a mustang.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for boys and girls in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. The school boasts an impressive collection of all state athletes in every sport offered.[14] Boys may also compete in baseball, football, and wrestling. Girls may compete in badminton, bowling, cheerleading, and softball.[15] The school also sponsors a hockey team along with Prospect High School, Elk Grove High School, and Palatine High School. The team plays their home games at West Meadows Ice Arena.

The following athletic teams have won their respective state championship series sponsored by the IHSA.[16]

  • Archery (girls): State Champions (1977—78, 1979–80)

Archery was only contested for four years. Rolling Meadows was the only team to win two state titles, and the only school to finish in the top four each year.[17]

Notable alumni

Notable staff

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome From the Superintendent". Township High School District 214. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "District 214 administrator who oversees career pathways to become next Rolling Meadows High principal". Daily Herald. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Staff Directory Link". Rolling Meadows High School. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Rolling Meadows High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Schools". www.ihsa.org.
  6. 1 2 Activities
  7. ↑ "Activities". Rolling Meadows High School. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Rolling Meadows High School Racial/Ethnic Diversity". Illinois Report Card. based on the 2021-2022 school year.
  9. ↑ Hart, Eileen. "Parent Resources Homepage". Parent Resources. Rolling Meadows High School. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Rolling Meadows High School in Rolling Meadows, IL". US News Best High Schools. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rolling Meadows High School". Best High Schools. U.S. News. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Rolling Meadows High School Graduation Rate". Illinois Report Card. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  13. 1 2 "Rolling Meadows High School Career Development". Illinois Report Card. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  14. ↑ "All State". rmhs.d214.org. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  15. ↑ "Rolling Meadows HS / Homepage". www.d214.org. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
  16. ↑ "PRecords". www.ihsa.org.
  17. ↑ "Records". www.ihsa.org.
  18. ↑ Mask, Teresa (28 December 1999), "Crossing Centuries: Our Suburbs — Celebrities have roots in local communities", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL, USA), archived from the original on August 19, 2006, retrieved 23 May 2010, Most recently Cole portrayed Mike Brady in the "Brady Bunch" movies. Cole was born in Park Ridge in 1956. He graduated from Rolling Meadows High School in 1974 and in 1997 was honored as a distinguished alum.
  19. ↑ "Jimmy Garoppolo - Football". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  20. ↑ Willingham, Sara (22 July 1999), "Schmack's curve straightens out baseball path", Rolling Meadows Review, It was the route Schmack took to get where he is today: one of six relievers for the Chicago White Sox's AA club, the Birmingham Barons. Schmack graduated from Rolling Meadows High School in 1991. He was an average two-year varsity member who played first base most often
  21. ↑ Maciaszek, Marty (29 August 2003), "Schmack's relentless pursuit leads to big-league career", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL, USA), Persistent. It's the perfect word to sum up Brian Schmack. There aren't many people who would have gone to the lengths Schmack has to continue his baseball career. He went from rarely used as a junior pitcher in high school all the way to a No. 5 starter as a senior at Rolling Meadows in 1991.
  22. ↑ "Aaron Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  23. ↑ Reynolds, Dave (18 October 2010). "Where Are They Now? Jim Lindeman". Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, IL, USA). Retrieved 12 July 2011. Where he is today: ... Jim is a physical education teacher, the head varsity baseball coach and assistant freshman basketball coach at nearby Rolling Meadows High School
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