Argo Community High School
| Argo Community High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
7239 W. 63rd Street , , 60501 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°46′34″N 87°48′17″W / 41.776°N 87.8046°W |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1920 |
| School district | Argo Community High School District 217 |
| Superintendent | Dr. William Toulios |
| Dean | Denise Ghaowi, Chris Kelly, Vince Loizzo |
| Principal | Dr. Brandon Cotter |
| Staff | 124.32 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,841 (2023-2024) |
| • Grade 9 | 432 |
| • Grade 10 | 483 |
| • Grade 11 | 486 |
| • Grade 12 | 440 |
| Average class size | 22.2 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.81 |
| Color(s) | Maroon White |
| Athletics conference | South Suburban Conference |
| Nickname | Argonauts |
| Accreditation | Illinois State Board of Education |
| Newspaper | The Maroon |
| Yearbook | Argolite |
| Website | www |
Argo Community High School is a public four-year high school located in Summit, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. The district draws students from the communities of Summit, Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Justice, Willow Springs, and a portion of Hickory Hills. The school was named for the area surrounding the large corn processing plant located near the school, which manufactured Argo corn starch and is currently owned by Ingredion. In 2014 and 2016, Argo was awarded a bronze medal by U.S. News & World Report for outstanding academic performance, the only school in the South Suburban Conference to receive such recognition.
On March 11, 2016, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at Argo that was attended by several thousand people.
On September 6, 1968, Argo had a Race Riot. Yolande Robbins was key to mending the relationship between African American students and the school itself. She was fired later for no cause.