Preston High School (Idaho)
Public school in Preston, Idaho, United States
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Preston High School is a four-year public secondary school in Preston, Idaho, the only traditional high school in the Preston School District #201. The school colors are blue, white, and gold and the mascot is a Native American.[3]
| Preston High School | |
|---|---|
 Main entrance in 2006 | |
| Location | |
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151 East 200 South , United States | |
| 42.0922°N 111.8725°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public[1] |
School district | Preston Joint School District 201 |
NCES School ID | 160096000182[2] |
Principal | Russ Lee |
| Faculty | 36.56 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 [1] |
| Enrollment | 723 (2023–2024)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.78[2] |
| Colors | Blue, white, and gold[3] |
| Athletics | IHSAA Class 4A[3] |
Athletics conference | Great Basin (East) |
| Mascot | Indian[3] |
| Yearbook | Quiver |
Feeder schools | Preston Jr. High |
| Elevation | 4,710 ft (1,440 m) AMSL |
| Website | Preston High School |
The school was one of the primary filming locations for the 2004 hit movie Napoleon Dynamite; the film's director, Jared Hess, graduated from Preston in 1997.[citation needed]
Athletics
Preston competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A in the Great Basin (East) Conference with Pocatello and Century of Pocatello. Longtime in Class A-2 and its successor 3A, Preston moved up to 4A in 2004.[4]
State titles
Boys
- Football (1): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1993 (official with introduction of A-2 playoffs, fall 1978)[5]
- (unofficial poll titles - 0) (poll introduced in 1963, through 1977)
- Cross Country (4): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1994, 2000; (3A) 2001, 2002 [6] (introduced in 1964)
- Basketball (9): (A, now 5A) 1946; (A-2, now 3A) 1968, 1989, 1990; (3A) 2001, 2003 [7] (4A) 2016,[8] 2017, 2018, 2020, 2025
- Wrestling (1): (A-2, now 3A) 1979 [9] (introduced in 1958)
Girls
- Cross Country (6): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1994, 2000; (3A) 2001; (4A) 2008, 2022, 2023[6] (introduced in 1974)
- Soccer (1): fall (4A) 2015 [10] (introduced in 2000)
- Volleyball (5): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1981, 1983, 1994, 1995; (3A) 2002 [10] (introduced in 1976)
- Basketball (1): (A-2, now 3A) 1986 [11] (introduced in 1976)