1
What advice would you give to incoming students at DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,818
High
DISTRICT 1,812 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHSD 218·NCES 170654000342
DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)
12700 Sacramento Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406 · (708) 597-6300 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,818 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
136 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
1,553 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 382 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 386 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 475 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 575 | 32% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · US 70%
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)
DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)'s state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) this school | 1,818 | 85.4% | 24.7% |
| Bloom High School Chicago Heights | 1,823 | 81.9% | 19.9% |
| Goode STEM Academy High School Chicago | 991 | 82.4% | 14.9% |
| Steinmetz College Prep High School Chicago | 1,230 | 87.6% | 13.5% |
| Prosser Career Academy High School Chicago | 1,185 | 89.2% | 25.1% |
| North-Grand High School Chicago | 1,061 | 88.2% | 15.6% |
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 DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #409 of 573 | #56 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,818 | #114 of 708 | #45 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #194 of 528 | #48 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #173 of 537 | #64 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #92 of 578 | #81 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #190 of 191 | #86 of 86 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
1,818
+45 (+3%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,194
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,818 | 135.9 | 13.4:1 | 85% (1,553) |
| 2023-24 | 1,841 | 138.4 | 13.3:1 | 84% (1,538) |
| 2022-23 | 1,841 | 134.2 | 13.7:1 | 84% (1,543) |
| 2020-21 | 1,773 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,812 | 115.1 | 15.7:1 | 86% (1,565) |
| 2015-16 | 1,779 | 121 | 14.7:1 | 100% (1,774) |
| 2010-11 | 2,048 | 122 | 16.8:1 | 69% (1,417) |
| 2000-01 | 1,505 | 81 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,194 | 89 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DD Eisenhower High School (Campus).
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,812 to 1,818); teachers up 18% (115.1 to 135.9).
About DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)
DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) is a public high-enrollment high school in Blue Island, Illinois. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,818 students. By comparison, high schools in Illinois enroll about 834 students on average.
In CHSD 218, 3 schools enroll a combined 5,436 students.
The student body at DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) is 64% Hispanic. The school is also 28% Black and 6% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 27%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) has 135.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 85%. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
On the allk12 Grade, DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Illinois public high schools.
Test results at DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) are 2.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (24.7% actual, 22.2% predicted).
For Cook County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Measured in a straight line, George Washington Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from DD Eisenhower High School (Campus). Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) is behind the 26.6% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 45 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHSD 218
- A B Shepard High School (Campus)High · 1,916 students
- H L Richards High School(Campus)High · 1,702 students
- Delta Learning CenterHigh
Other schools in Blue Island
- Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Paul Revere Primary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Everett F Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
- Horace Mann SchoolElementary · 182 students
- Paul Revere Intermediate SchoolElementary · 180 students
Nearby schools
- George Washington Elementary School0.4 mi · 270
- Everett F Kerr Middle School0.6 mi · 304
- Whittier Elementary School0.7 mi · 150
- Horace Mann School0.8 mi · 182
- Veterans Memorial Middle School0.8 mi · 361
- Paul Revere Intermediate School1.1 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)How large is DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)?
DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) enrolls approximately 1,818 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) serve?
DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) is approximately 13.4:1 (136 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)?
Student demographics at DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) are roughly 6% White, 64% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) in?
DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) is part of CHSD 218.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.