Streamwood High School

Set in Streamwood, Illinois, Streamwood High School is a well-populated four-year high school, part of SD U-46. It educates 1,890 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 127% larger than the state mean of about 834.

SD U-46 runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 34,036 students. Streamwood High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Streamwood High School lists that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 19% White, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Streamwood High School lists 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 54% of students at Streamwood High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Streamwood High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.5%, the actual is 30.1%, a residual of -10.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cook County) logs that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Streamwood High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hanover Countryside Elem School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Streamwood High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

Streamwood High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 1,955 students in 2018 compared to 1,890 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.