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If you could change one rule at Oswego East High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
2,758
High
DISTRICT 2,814 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 308·NCES 173027005337
Oswego East High School
1525 Harvey Rd, Oswego, IL 60543 · (630) 636-2200 · Kendall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,758 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Illinois public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.6:1
176 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
667 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 651 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 683 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 692 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 732 | 27% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Oswego East High School
Oswego East High School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswego East High School this school | 2,758 | 24.2% | 51.4% |
| Plainfield North High School Plainfield | 2,399 | 20.8% | 56.8% |
| Glenbard West High School Glen Ellyn | 2,330 | 28.7% | 61.2% |
| Normal Community High School Normal | 2,079 | 33.4% | 49.5% |
| Central High School Burilngton | 1,575 | 17.1% | 52.4% |
| Glenbard South High School Glen Ellyn | 1,090 | 29.4% | 60.0% |
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 Oswego East High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kendall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #81 of 573 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,758 | #27 of 708 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #386 of 528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #43 of 537 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #534 of 578 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #113 of 191 | N/A |
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
2,758
-134 (-5%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 2,074
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 | 2,758 | 176.3 | 15.6:1 | 24% (667) |
| 2023-24 | 2,805 | 159.5 | 17.6:1 | 25% (699) |
| 2022-23 | 2,836 | 170.8 | 16.6:1 | 24% (680) |
| 2020-21 | 2,892 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,616 | 158 | 16.6:1 | 22% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 2,464 | 152 | 16.2:1 | 20% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 2,074 | 124 | 16.7:1 | 30% (614) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oswego East High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (2,616 to 2,758); teachers up 12% (158 to 176.3).
About Oswego East High School
Among the schools in Oswego, Illinois, is Oswego East High School, a high-enrollment high school. The school's 2,758 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 231% higher than the average for high schools in Illinois, which is about 834.
Enrollment across the 21 schools in CUSD 308 totals 16,766 students.
Oswego East High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 49%. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Kendall County, the White share is about 65%. Oswego East High School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 176.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Oswego East High School reports 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Kendall County average 32%.
allk12 grades Oswego East High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Oswego East High School is 6.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Within Kendall County, median household income is about $111,601, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 50 public schools in Kendall County, with a combined enrollment of about 29,773.
Brokaw Early Learning Center is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Oswego East High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The student count in 2024-25 was 2,758, 5% below the 2,892 of 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kendall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,675
Census ACS
Median income
$111,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
29,773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 308
- Oswego High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Traughber Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Thompson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Lakewood Creek ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Murphy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 700 students
- Grande Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 687 students
Other schools in Oswego
- Oswego High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Traughber Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Thompson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Southbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Fox Chase Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Plank Junior HighMiddle · 595 students
Nearby schools
- Brokaw Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 345
- Churchill Elementary School0.9 mi · 425
- Plank Junior High1.0 mi · 595
- Wolfs Crossing Elementary School1.2 mi · 414
- Bednarcik Junior High School1.3 mi · 535
- The Wheatlands Elementary School1.5 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Oswego East High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oswego East High School?
Oswego East High School enrolls approximately 2,758 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Oswego East High School serve?
Oswego East High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Oswego East High School have?
Oswego East High School employs 176 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oswego East High School?
At Oswego East High School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Oswego East High School?
Oswego East High School is overseen by CUSD 308 in Kendall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.