Quincy Public Schools - Company Information

Quincy public school district #172 is a large unit district located in west central illinois. the qps mission is to educate students and teachers to achieve personal excellence. qps is a pre k -12 district with more than 6,500 students enrolled. the district includes a pre k/head start school, seven elementary schools for grades k-3, an intermediate school for grades 4-5, a junior high for grades 6-8, and a high school for grades 9-12. in november of 2014, an 89 million dollar bond referendum for five new state of the art k-5 elementary schools and an expansion to the high school passed overwhelmingly in all voting districts. as a result, the district will transform into five elementary schools for grades k-5 over the next few years. in the 2016-2017 academic year the district adopted a middle school model for grades 6-8, and a traditional high school for grades 9-12. in 2018-2019 the district will transition to k-5 learning communities. currently, qps has two leader in me schools on the path to lighthouse status; and two schools having achieved lighthouse status. qps offers a rigorous standards aligned curriculum, including ap courses at the high school, project lead the way courses in grades 7-12, accelerated course in grades 4-8, and stem courses k-12. students at all grade levels have access to technology in a blended learning environment, which was made possible through the generous support from community partnerships and the quincy public schools foundation. qps offers many robust co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities through the music department. in addition, the qjhs and qhs athletic departments offer a variety of extra-curricular activities.

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