Jenks High School
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205 East B Street Jenks, Oklahoma 74037 United States |
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| Type | Co-Educational, Public, Secondary |
| School district | Jenks Public Schools |
| Authority | OSDE |
| Principal | David Beiler |
| Faculty | 160 |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Number of students | 2,870 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:18 |
| Color(s) | Maroon & White |
| Athletics conference | 6A District 1 |
| Mascot | Trojans |
| Rivals | Union Public Schools |
| Average ACT scores | 23.8 |
| Newspaper | The Trojan Torch |
| Yearbook | The Trojan |
| Website | Jenks High School |
Jenks High School is a secondary school located within Tulsa County in Jenks, Oklahoma. It serves students from the town of Jenks and students from the south side of the city of Tulsa. The high school has over 2,800 students in grades 10–12.
As of 2010, the high school's average household income was $92,629, compared with the state average of $56,492. 69% of students were white, 11% were Native American, 8% were black, 7% were Asian, and 6% were Hispanic.
Jenks High School regularly has the most National Merit Scholars of any public school in the state, including 20 in 2016. Jenks High School has produced three presidential scholars since 2001, as well. The college-going rate was 63.8%, compared with the state average of 50.9%. The average ACT test score was 23.8, compared with the state average of 20.8 and the national average of 21.
Jenks is known for its successful high school football program. The Trojans won the 3A state championship in 1979 followed by a 5A state championship in 1982. Since 1993, the Trojans have been a dominant force in the Oklahoma 6A high school football scene, winning championships in 1993, 1996–2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2012–2015, for a total of 16 state championships. The 1997 team, which went 14–0 and outscored its opponents 535–118, is considered one of the greatest high school football teams in the history of Oklahoma.
Jenks High School football has produced NFL players Rocky Calmus, Sean Mahan, Garrett Mills, Phillip Dillard, Jerry Wisne, and Chase Beeler, among others. The Jenks baseball program has produced MLB all-star Josh Johnson.
Since 1978, the year of the first state championship in any sport, the Trojan athletic and non-athletic programs have in total won 171 state championships in various OSSAA sponsored sports and non-athletic events, as well as state championships in non-OSSAA sports such as gymnastics, hockey, and rugby. This is, by far, the most championships produced by any school in the state of Oklahoma, in state history.
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