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Enrollment
4,020
High
DISTRICT 677 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA EAST USD 131·NCES 170468000143
East High School
500 Tomcat Ln, Aurora, IL 60505 · (630) 299-8000 · Kane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL4,020 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
214 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
2,557 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 1,200 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 1,027 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 914 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 879 | 22% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Aurora East USD 131. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 East High School
East High School's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East High School this school | 4,020 | 63.6% | 18.4% |
| Waukegan High School Waukegan | 4,186 | 64.0% | 18.3% |
| Larkin High School Elgin | 2,174 | 65.0% | 20.3% |
| Elgin High School Elgin | 2,576 | 63.1% | 26.1% |
| Kennedy High School Chicago | 1,647 | 65.8% | 23.2% |
| West Leyden High School Northlake | 1,687 | 58.6% | 32.3% |
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 East High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #459 of 573 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,020 | #5 of 708 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #512 of 528 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #363 of 537 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #180 of 578 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #154 of 191 | #6 of 6 |
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
4,020
-101 (-2%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 2,167
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 | 4,020 | 213.6 | 18.8:1 | 64% (2,557) |
| 2023-24 | 4,019 | 214 | 18.8:1 | 66% (2,656) |
| 2022-23 | 4,197 | 216.8 | 19.4:1 | 65% (2,742) |
| 2020-21 | 4,121 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 3,904 | 221 | 17.7:1 | 65% (2,540) |
| 2015-16 | 3,711 | 204 | 18.2:1 | 56% (2,078) |
| 2010-11 | 3,093 | 145 | 21.3:1 | 69% (2,126) |
| 2000-01 | 2,341 | 122 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 2,167 | 114 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (3,904 to 4,020); teachers down 3% (221 to 213.6).
About East High School
East High School is a public large high school in Aurora, Illinois. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 4,020 students. By comparison, high schools in Illinois enroll about 834 students on average.
East High School is one school in Aurora East USD 131, a system of 18 schools with 12,187 students.
Hispanic students are 89% of those enrolled at East High School. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Kane County's population at about 33%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 213.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.8 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Illinois, 13.8:1, is lower. East High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 64%. Across public schools in Kane County, the average is 48%.
East High School is a bottom-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 18.4% against a predicted 34.8%.
In the wider Kane County area, median household income comes to about $103,163, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kane County's 167 public schools enroll about 87,252 students and include East High School.
East High School's nearest public school is John Gates Elementary School (about 0.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of East High School. East High School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
East High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment at East High School was 4,121 in 2020-21 and 4,020 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
On allk12, people connected to East High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aurora East USD 131
- Henry W Cowherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- C F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- K D Waldo Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Olney C Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- C M Bardwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Nicholas A Hermes Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
Other schools in Aurora
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Fischer Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 students
- Henry W Cowherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
Other East High schools
19 other US public schools in 11 states are named East High. East High School is the largest of the 20.
- East High SchoolDENVER, CO · 2,476 students
- East HighWichita, KS · 2,435 students
- East High SchoolDes Moines, IA · 1,952 students
- East HighSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 1,764 students
- East HighMadison, WI · 1,643 students
Nearby schools
- John Gates Elementary School0.3 mi · 427
- W S Beaupre Elementary School0.5 mi · 226
- K D Waldo Middle School0.7 mi · 729
- Olney C Allen Elementary School0.9 mi · 712
- Edna Rollins Elementary School0.9 mi · 508
- Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy1.0 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About East High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East High School?
East High School enrolls approximately 4,020 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does East High School serve?
East High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at East High School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at East High School.
How diverse is East High School?
East High School reports a student body of 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees East High School?
East High School is overseen by Aurora East USD 131 in Kane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.