Preston High School (Idaho)

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Preston High School
Main entrance in 2006
Location
151 East 200 South Preston , Idaho United States
Coordinates	42°05′32″N111°52′21″W / 42.0922°N 111.8725°W / 42.0922; -111.8725
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]
Color(s)	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
Information	[phone]
Elevation	4,710 ft (1,440 m) AMSL
Website	Preston High School

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]

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)

References

1. "Preston High School". Public School Review. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
2. "Search for Public Schools - Preston High School (160096000182)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
3. "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
4. Cordes, Jeff (October 29, 2003). "ADs advance plans for new 4A league". Idaho Mountain Express.
5. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Idaho high school football - state champions
6. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Cross Country champions through 2011
7. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Basketball champions - through 2012
8. idhsaa.org Archived 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine - 2016 4A Basketball Final Game
9. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Wrestling champions - through 2012
10. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Soccer champions - through 2011
11. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012

External links

• Official website
• Preston School District