Pattonville High School
Pattonville High School is a public high school located in Maryland Heights, Missouri. It is the only high school in the Pattonville School District.
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.Achievement
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.Curriculum
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.Demographics
Demographics as of 2020:| White | African American | Asian American | Latino | Two or More Races |
| 49% | 33% | 3% | 9% | 5% |
Activities
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.
Athletics
Pattonville High School offers various sports at freshman, junior varsity and varsity levels.Boys Athletics
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
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
- 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''