Pontiac High School
Address
1051 Arlene Avenue Pontiac , Michigan 48340 United States
Coordinates	42°40′2″N 83°16′8″W / 42.66722°N 83.26889°W / 42.66722; -83.26889
Information
Type	Public High school
Established	Originally established in 1849; 175 years ago (1849). Reestablished in 2009; 15 years ago (2009).
Teaching staff	51.53 (FTE) (2018–19)[1]
Grades	9–12[1]
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	1,027 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.93 (2018–19)[1]
Color(s)	Purple   Silver   Black
Athletics conference	Oakland Activities Association[2]
Nickname	Phoenix
Website	www.pontiac.k12.mi.us/Domain/13

Student assessments
2021–22 school year[3] Change vs. prior year[3]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %	≤5 / ≤5
Proficient %	– / –
PR. Proficient %	14.4 / 60.7
Not Proficient %	67.8 / 29.8
Average test scores
SAT Total	801.0 ( −44.9)

Pontiac High School (PHS) is a public high school in Pontiac, Michigan. It was formed and reestablished in 2009 from the consolidation of Pontiac Central High School and Pontiac Northern High School. Pontiac High School occupies the former Pontiac Northern High School building. The name “Phoenix” is the name of Pontiac High School that has risen from the ashes.

History

Pontiac High School was established in 1849. When Pontiac Northern High School was established in 1958, Pontiac High School was renamed Pontiac Central High School.

In 2009, Pontiac Central High School and Pontiac Northern High School consolidated and Pontiac High School was reestablished. Pontiac High School occupies the former Pontiac Northern High School building.

The name of Pontiac High School's athletic teams is the Phoenix to signify Pontiac High as a new school, risen from the ashes, as in the legend of the Phoenix.

The nonprofit organization Great Lakes Education Project suggested in 2013 that Pontiac High be closed.^[4] By 2017 the Michigan State School Reform Office considered closing the school; in response parents, school district employees, and others in the area attended a rally protesting against the movement to close the school.^[5][6]