Port Chester High School
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| Port Chester High School | |
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1 Tamarack Road , 10573 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°00′42″N 73°40′43″W / 41.01179°N 73.67874°W |
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| Motto | Truth and knowledge are the fruits of learning |
| Established | 1929 |
| School district | Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District |
| Principal | Luke A. Sotherden |
| Teaching staff | 111.68 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,572[1] (2023–2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.08[1] |
| Campus size | 20 Acres (871,200 sq ft) |
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| Athletics conference | Section 1 NYSPHSAA |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Rivals | Mamaroneck, Greenwich |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Yearbook | Peningian |
| Website | portchesterschools |
Port Chester High School is a public high school in Port Chester, New York, United States. It is the sole senior high school of the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District, and its principal is Luke Sotherden. The school is ranked 134th in the state and 1,481st in the United States, according to the U.S. News & World Report "Best High Schools" rankings from 2018.[2]
The school was founded in 1929. The building, on the former grounds of a country club, was designed by Tooker & Marsh in "Harvard" style with a prominent clock tower, and completed in 1932. As constructed, it contained 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2) of space including a 94 by 72 feet (29 m × 22 m) gymnasium, a 1250-seat auditorium, 38 classrooms, two study halls, four shops, and a model apartment for homemaking classes. The building had radio equipment and an electric fire alarm system, and all its clocks were synchronized to an electric master clock.[3]
The district (and therefore the high school's attendance boundary) is located within portions of the Town of Rye. All of Port Chester is in the district.[4] About 30% of the village of Rye Brook is in the district, and the remainder is in the Blind Brook School District.[5]
The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma in addition to Advanced Placement and college-level courses.[6]
Athletics
Port Chester High School competes in Section 1 of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.[7] The school has teams in football, soccer, volleyball, cross country running, cheerleading, tennis, swimming, basketball, wrestling, indoor track, bowling, baseball, softball, track & field, and golf.[8]
