J Sterling Morton West High Sch

J Sterling Morton West High Sch operates as a well-populated 9-12 campus in Berwyn, Illinois, one of the schools within J S Morton HSD 201. Current enrollment sits at 3,374 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so J Sterling Morton West High Sch sits 305% above that benchmark.

Within J S Morton HSD 201, which oversees 3 schools and 7,709 students, J Sterling Morton West High Sch is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, J Sterling Morton West High Sch records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). Other groups include 7% Black, 6% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 218 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting J Sterling Morton West High Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at J Sterling Morton West High Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J Sterling Morton West High Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), J Sterling Morton West High Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Piper School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J Sterling Morton West High Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J Sterling Morton West High Sch at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.5%.

J Sterling Morton West High Sch operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J Sterling Morton West High Sch has fell 5%, going from 3,539 students in 2018 to 3,374 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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