Westmer High School
| Mercer County High School | |
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| Location | |
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1500 S. College Ave. Aledo, Illinois USA |
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| Coordinates | 41°11′22″N 90°45′00″W / 41.18955°N 90.74995°WCoordinates: 41°11′22″N 90°45′00″W / 41.18955°N 90.74995°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| School district | Mercer County Community Unit School District 404 |
| Principal | Mrs. Stacey Day |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 385 |
| Campus | Small city |
| Color(s) | Navy, Vegas Gold, White |
| Mascot | The Golden Eagles |
| Website | Mercer County High School |
Mercer County High School, or MCHS, is a public four-year high school located at 1500 South College Avenue in Aledo, Illinois, an city in Mercer County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. MCHS is part of Mercer County Community Unit School District 404, which also includes Mercer County Junior High School, Mercer County Intermediate School, Apollo Elementary School, and New Boston Elementary School. The campus is located in Aledo, IL, 30 miles southwest of Moline, Illinois, and serves a mixed city, village, and rural residential community. The school is within the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan statistical area.
For academic year ending 2009, both Aledo High School and Westmer High School were Fully Recognized by the state for making yearly progress and adhering to state testing and standards. In 2009, 62% of Westmer High School students tested met or exceeded standards, and 56% of Aledo High School students met or exceeded standards. Westmer High School made Adequate Yearly Progress in 2009 on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act; whereas Aledo High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress. Aledo High School's average high school graduation rate between 1999–2009 was 99%, and Westmer's was 91%. Westmer High School enrollment decreased from 207 to 140 (32%) in the period of 2000–2009, and Aledo High School enrollment decreased from 344 to 287 (17%).
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