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What's one thing Edwardsville High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,342
High
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDWARDSVILLE CUSD 7·NCES 171353001639
Edwardsville High School
6161 Center Grove Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025 · (618) 656-7100 · Madison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,342 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Illinois public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
137 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
446 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 619 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 568 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 563 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 592 | 25% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Edwardsville High School
Edwardsville High School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwardsville High School this school | 2,342 | 19.0% | 56.9% |
| Hononegah CHD High School Rockton | 1,814 | 24.7% | 63.2% |
| Mascoutah High School Mascoutah | 1,243 | 21.8% | 58.9% |
| Lemont Twp High School Lemont | 1,284 | 17.0% | 65.0% |
| Oak Park & River Forest High School Oak Park | 3,307 | 18.1% | 68.2% |
| Prairie Ridge High School Crystal Lake | 1,133 | 22.4% | 60.6% |
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 Edwardsville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #50 of 573 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,342 | #51 of 708 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #471 of 528 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #229 of 537 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #555 of 578 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #338 of 358 | #7 of 7 |
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
2,342
-11 (0%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,585
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 | 2,342 | 136.6 | 17.1:1 | 19% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 2,342 | 136.5 | 17.2:1 | 21% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 2,354 | 127.5 | 18.5:1 | 20% (481) |
| 2020-21 | 2,353 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,366 | 120.7 | 19.6:1 | 15% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 2,379 | 128 | 18.6:1 | 14% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 2,343 | 145 | 16.2:1 | 13% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 2,151 | 117 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,585 | 77 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwardsville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,366 to 2,342); teachers up 13% (120.7 to 136.6).
About Edwardsville High School
Edwardsville High School sits in Edwardsville, Illinois, and is classified as a high school. The school has 2,342 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Illinois have about 834 students on average; enrollment here is 181% higher.
The 13 schools in Edwardsville CUSD 7 enroll 7,060 students altogether, Edwardsville High School among them.
The share of White students at Edwardsville High School is 74%, a majority. After that, the student body is 8% multiracial, 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Madison County is about 83% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Edwardsville High School totals 136.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. Federal data show 19% of students (446) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Madison County average 46%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Edwardsville High School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Edwardsville High School is -3.6 points: 56.9% actual, 60.5% predicted.
In Madison County, median household income comes to about $75,793, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 84, with about 35,253 students.
Edwardsville High School's nearest public school is Woodland Elementary School (about 1.3 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Edwardsville High School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Edwardsville High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 2,353 in 2020-21 to 2,342 in 2024-25, a change of 11 students.
This page is set up for the Edwardsville High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edwardsville CUSD 7
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Albert Cassens ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- N O Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Edwardsville
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- N O Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Goshen ElementaryElementary · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Elementary School1.3 mi · 417
- Lincoln Middle School1.4 mi · 736
- LeClaire Elementary School1.7 mi · 312
- N O Nelson Elementary School1.8 mi · 347
- Columbus Elementary School2.1 mi · 373
- Goshen Elementary2.6 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Edwardsville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edwardsville High School?
Edwardsville High School enrolls approximately 2,342 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Edwardsville High School serve?
Edwardsville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Edwardsville High School have?
Edwardsville High School employs 137 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Edwardsville High School?
Student demographics at Edwardsville High School are roughly 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Edwardsville High School in?
Edwardsville High School is part of Edwardsville CUSD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.