Preston High School (Idaho)

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 2007
Location

151 East 200 South Preston , Idaho United States
Coordinates	Coordinates: 42°05′32″N 111°52′21″W / 42.0922°N 111.8725°W / 42.0922; -111.8725
Information
Type	Public^[1]
School district	Preston S.D. (#201)
Principal	Russ Lee
Faculty	32.40 (FTE)^[2]
Grades	9–12 ^[1]
Enrollment	780 (2018–19)^[2]
Student to teacher ratio	24.07^[2]
Color(s)	Blue, White, & Gold^[3]
Athletics	IHSAA Class 4A^[3]
Athletics conference	Great Basin (East)
Mascot	Indian^[3]
Yearbook	Quiver
Feeder schools	Preston Jr. High
Information	(208) 852-0280
Elevation	4,710 ft (1,440 m) AMSL
Website	Preston High School

PHS was one of the primary filming locations for the 2004 hit movie Napoleon Dynamite, where movie director Jared Hess graduated in 1997.

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]

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
Wrestling (1): (A-2, now 3A) 1979 ^[9] (introduced in 1958)

Girls

Cross Country (4): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1994, 2000; (3A) 2001; (4A) 2008 ^[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)

^ ^a ^b "Preston High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Preston High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
^ Cordes, Jeff (October 29, 2003). "ADs advance plans for new 4A league". Idaho Mountain Express.
^ idhsaa.org 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Idaho high school football - state champions
^ ^a ^b idhsaa.org 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Cross Country champions through 2011
^ idhsaa.org 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Basketball champions - through 2012
^ idhsaa.org 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine - 2016 4A Basketball Final Game
^ idhsaa.org 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Wrestling champions - through 2012
^ ^a ^b idhsaa.org 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Soccer champions - through 2011
^ idhsaa.org 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012