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Jeffersonville High School

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{{Infobox school

|name =Jeffersonville High School

|image =Jeffersonville High School.jpg

|image_size =275px

|motto =

|location =2315 Allison Lane

|city =Jeffersonville

|state =Indiana

|county =Clark County

|zipcode =47130

|country =United States

|established =1870{{cite book|title=History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville|date=1882|publisher=L. A. Williams & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofohiofal01will/page/443 443]|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofohiofal01will|accessdate=April 12, 2017}}

|type =Public

|affiliation =

|district =Greater Clark County Schools

|grades =9-12

|president =

|principal =Pamela Hall

|head_of_school =

|dean =

|faculty =

|staff = 114.50 (FTE)

|ratio = 18.70

|students =2,141 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1803940&ID=180394000666|title=Jeffersonville High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 8, 2025}}

|athletics =Boys: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, & wrestling. Girls: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, & soccer. Non-gender related: Marching Band, Color Guard, Step team, etc.

|athletics_conference = Hoosier Hills

|colors ={{color box|red}} {{color box|white}}

|mascot =Red Devil

|song = "On, Red Devils" ("On, Wisconsin")

| newspaper =The Hyphen

|free_text2 =

|information =

|website = {{URL|https://jhs.gccschools.com/}}

}}

Jeffersonville High School is a public high school located in Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States. The school serves students in grades 9 through 12 from Jeffersonville, Utica, and sections of Clarksville not covered by that town's own high school. The school's enrollment for the 2014–2015 school year was 2,051 students, with 123 teachers.{{cite web|title=Enrollment Information|url=http://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/personnel.aspx?type=school&id=0849|website=IDOE|accessdate=15 April 2015}} The current principal is Pam Hall.{{cite news |last1=MCAFEE |first1=BROOKE |title=Pam Hall named Jeffersonville High School principal |url=https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/pam-hall-named-jeffersonville-high-school-principal/article_e8324142-7f50-11ea-9019-af35ff287dc9.html |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=News and Tribune |date=15 April 2020 |language=en}} Jeffersonville is in the school district of Greater Clark County Schools. This school district includes Charlestown addresses that are connected with the city of Jeffersonville. While most schools in other counties have a majority European ratio of students, Jeffersonville total minority enrollment is 36%.{{cite web | title=Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, IN | website=US News Best High Schools | date=20 February 2023 | url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/indiana/districts/greater-clark-county-schools/jeffersonville-high-school-7234 | access-date=1 August 2023}}

2013–2014 academic statistics

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  • Graduation rate: 93.6%
  • ISTEP+ passing rate: 47.4%
  • ECA (End-of-Course Assessments) passing rate: 63.9%
  • Percentage of graduates taking the SAT: 31.5%
  • Average SAT composite score: 960
  • Percentage of graduates taking the ACT: 19.7%
  • Average ACT composite score: 21
  • Percentage of graduates taking an Advanced Placement exam: 48.9%
  • Percentage of graduates passing an AP exam: 18.9%

There is no information yet regarding the 2014–2015 school year.

Jeffersonville High School was placed on academic probation in accordance with Public Law 221 for the 2007–2008 and 2009–2010 school years, and has not made Adequate Yearly Progress since at least prior to the 2006–2007 school year. There was no PL221 or AYP calculation for the 2008–2009 school year because of a change in spring testing.{{cite web|title=DOE Compass: AYP information, Jeffersonville High School|url=http://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/ayp.aspx?type=school&id=0849|publisher=Indiana Department of Education|accessdate=25 May 2012}}{{cite web|title=DOE Compass: PL221 information, Jeffersonville High School|url=http://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/pl221.aspx?type=school&id=0849|publisher=Indiana Department of Education}}

Extracurricular accomplishments

=Athletics=

Jeffersonville High School competes in the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA).

==State championships==

{{cite web |title=State Championships by School |url=https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/State%20Championship%20History.pdf |website=IHSAA State Championship History |publisher=IHSAA |access-date=20 April 2025 |page=10}}

  • 1993 boys basketball
  • 1975 girls track and field
  • 1977 girls track and field
  • 2011 Class 4A girls basketball
  • 2025 Class 4A boys basketball

=JROTC=

  • JHS' Air Force JROTC unit advanced to Round II of the AFJROTC Academic Bowl in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeoptionsfoundation.net/forms/AF%20Teams%20advancing%20to%20Level%20II.pdf |title=2011-12 Air Force JROTC Academic Bowl |publisher=College Options Foundation |accessdate=17 June 2012 }} {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The unit has also won awards for its color guard and drill team.
  • The Jeffersonville High School Air Force JROTC Academic Bowl Team qualified for the National Championship in Washington, DC during the 2019–2020 season. However, due to COVID-19, this event was cancelled.
  • During the 2020–2021 season, the JHS Air Force JROTC Academic Bowl Team qualified once again for the National Championship, this time able to participate in-person at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. The team won 3rd place out of 470 Air Force JROTC teams from various high schools across the United States.{{Cite web|last=McAfee|first=Brooke|date=5 August 2021|title=Jeffersonville High School JROTC team places third in national academic bowl|url=https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/jeffersonville-high-school-jrotc-team-places-third-in-national-academic-bowl/article_1c5233fe-f62b-11eb-bd6b-23b9e9d2dfff.html|access-date=6 August 2021|website=News and Tribune|language=en}}

=Theatre=

  • Jeffersonville High School has a prominent theatre program that has sent seven shows to the International Thespian Festival in Nebraska, one of which continued to the Fringe Festival in Scotland.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

=Band=

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  • The Jeffersonville Winter Percussion Ensemble received the silver medal at the 2008 TriState Circuit Championships, Percussion Scholastic A section, with a score of 85.10—the highest score ever set by a Jeffersonville Indoor Drumline.{{cite web|title=Percussion Championships Results April 4, 2008|url=http://www.tristatecircuit.com/scores.php?sorted_table_column=eventcode&asc_desc=asc&Record_Start_ID=18&eventcode=18|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914131438/http://www.tristatecircuit.com/scores.php?sorted_table_column=eventcode&asc_desc=asc&Record_Start_ID=18&eventcode=18|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2012|publisher=TriState Circuit|accessdate=29 May 2012}}
  • The Jeffersonville High School Wind Symphony was a finalist at the Indiana State School Music Association state-level event in 2007.{{cite web|title=Concert Organization State Event Results|url=http://www.issma.net/orghistory.php|publisher=Indiana State School Music Association|accessdate=29 May 2012}}
  • Jeffersonville High School was selected as Grammy Signature School in 2012.{{cite web|title=2012 Grammy Signature Schools|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/apr-02-2012-1158-am|website=grammy.com|date=2 April 2012|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-date=13 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113133337/https://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/apr-02-2012-1158-am|url-status=dead}}
  • The Jeffersonville High School Marching Band actively competes in Bands of America competitions.
  • The Jeffersonville High School Marching Band won the title of Grand Champion at Louisville Male Invitational in 2011
  • The Jeffersonville High School Winterguard received the gold medal at the 2012 Tristate Circuit Championships, in Class B.
  • The Jeffersonville High School Winterguard received the Gold Medal (Grand Champions) at the 2013 Tristate Circuit Championships, in Class A3.
  • The Jeffersonville High School Winterguard received the silver medal at the 2014 Tristate Circuit Championships, in Class A2.
  • The Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band performed in Carnegie Hall on April 13, 2015.{{cite web|title=Symphonic Series for Band|url=http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2015/4/13/0930/AM/Symphonic-Series-for-Bands-Orchestras/|website=carnegiehall.org|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416033645/http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2015/4/13/0930/AM/Symphonic-Series-for-Bands-Orchestras/|archivedate=2015-04-16}}

Notable alumni

See also

References

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External links

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  • {{Official website|http://jhs.gcs.k12.in.us/}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813120607/http://www.jeffreddevils.com/ Jeff Red Devils]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20050824121609/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapshot.cfm?schl=0849 Department of Education statistics]
  • [https://www.angelfire.com/theforce/jeffhigh1rotc/index.html IN-061 ROTC program]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080112173051/http://www.ihsaa.org/b-track_frame.htm IHSAA – Play On]

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Category:Schools in Clark County, Indiana

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