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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDEN HEBRON SD 19·NCES 170330000017

Alden-Hebron High School

9604 Illinois St, Hebron, IL 60034 · (815) 648-2442 · McHenry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Illinois public high schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools

Enrollment
112
High
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 834
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
50 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 93128%
Grade 102321%
Grade 113531%
Grade 122321%
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
7567%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
3733%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6356%
Female
4944%

School pathway

Feeds from
Alden-Hebron Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Alden Hebron SD 19. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Alden-Hebron High School

Alden-Hebron High School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Alden-Hebron High School this school11244.6%46.5%
Grant Park High School
Grant Park
12740.9%50.4%
Leland High School
Leland
8836.4%42.3%
Earlville Jr/Sr High School
Earlville
9738.1%34.0%
Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School
Kewanee
21743.8%59.4%
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School
Kirkland
21146.9%35.8%
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Alden-Hebron High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn McHenry County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.5%#114 of 573#6 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
112#637 of 708#14 of 14
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.6%#347 of 578#1 of 13
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
112
+8 (+8%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 99
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2511212.98.7:145% (50)
2023-2410812.28.9:141% (44)
2022-231159.412.2:142% (48)
2020-21104N/AN/AN/A
2017-181121110.2:136% (40)
2015-161101011.0:130% (33)
2010-111231111.2:122% (27)
2000-011221111.1:1N/A
1990-9199128.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alden-Hebron High School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (112 to 112); teachers up 17% (11 to 12.9).

About Alden-Hebron High School

Alden-Hebron High School is a small high school. Its address is in Hebron, Illinois. A total of 112 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 87% lower.

Alden Hebron SD 19 (3 schools, 421 students) runs Alden-Hebron High School.

White students account for 67% of enrollment at Alden-Hebron High School. Other groups include 33% Hispanic. The county population is about 80% White. Alden-Hebron High School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The ratio of students to teachers is 8.7:1, with 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Alden-Hebron High School is 45%. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in McHenry County, the school's rate is higher.

The allk12 Grade for Alden-Hebron High School is A-. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

The model predicts 45.7% for a school in Illinois with Alden-Hebron High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Alden-Hebron High School posts 46.5%.

In McHenry County (population about 312,591), median household income is about $104,802, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alden-Hebron High School is one of 89 public schools in McHenry County, which together enroll about 50,123 students.

The shortest distance from Alden-Hebron High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Alden-Hebron Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Alden-Hebron High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.

Alden-Hebron High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.

The student count in 2024-25 was 112, 8% above the 104 of 2020-21.

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McHenry County at a glance

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Population
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students

Quick facts

School name
Alden-Hebron High School
District
Alden Hebron SD 19
Address
9604 Illinois St, Hebron, IL 60034
Phone
(815) 648-2442
County
McHenry County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
112
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
8.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
50 (45%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
170330000017
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Alden-Hebron High School
How large is Alden-Hebron High School?
Alden-Hebron High School enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 09-12.
Is Alden-Hebron High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alden-Hebron High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alden-Hebron High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alden-Hebron High School is approximately 8.7:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Alden-Hebron High School?
Student demographics at Alden-Hebron High School are roughly 67% White, 33% Hispanic.
What district is Alden-Hebron High School in?
Alden-Hebron High School is part of Alden Hebron SD 19.
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