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Enrollment
1,687
High
DISTRICT 1,764 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEYDEN CHSD 212·NCES 172274002522
West Leyden High School
1000 N Wolf Rd, Northlake, IL 60164 · (847) 451-3154 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,687 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Illinois public high schools
- C+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
14.4:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
988 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 382 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 402 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 427 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 476 | 28% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 West Leyden High School
West Leyden High School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Leyden High School this school | 1,687 | 58.6% | 32.3% |
| Elgin High School Elgin | 2,576 | 63.1% | 26.1% |
| Kennedy High School Chicago | 1,647 | 65.8% | 23.2% |
| Hancock College Preparatory High School Chicago | 1,050 | 64.7% | 72.5% |
| Larkin High School Elgin | 2,174 | 65.0% | 20.3% |
| Addison Trail High School Addison | 1,847 | 62.9% | 32.5% |
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 West Leyden High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #323 of 573 | #38 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,687 | #133 of 708 | #55 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #267 of 528 | #75 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #334 of 537 | #118 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #216 of 578 | #143 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #98 of 191 | #46 of 86 |
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
1,687
-77 (-4%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,238
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 | 1,687 | 117.2 | 14.4:1 | 59% (988) |
| 2023-24 | 1,770 | 120.3 | 14.7:1 | 41% (734) |
| 2022-23 | 1,803 | 117.7 | 15.3:1 | 60% (1,075) |
| 2020-21 | 1,764 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,576 | 111.3 | 14.2:1 | 61% (969) |
| 2015-16 | 1,535 | 103 | 14.9:1 | 55% (841) |
| 2010-11 | 1,678 | 112 | 15.0:1 | 51% (862) |
| 2000-01 | 1,533 | 89 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,238 | 64 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Leyden High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,576 to 1,687); teachers up 5% (111.3 to 117.2).
About West Leyden High School
West Leyden High School is a large high school in Northlake, Illinois. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,687 students. High schools in Illinois average about 834 students, which makes this school 102% larger than average.
The district, Leyden CHSD 212, has 3,527 students enrolled across 2 schools.
Hispanic students are 86% of those enrolled at West Leyden High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% White and 2% Asian. In Cook County overall, about 27% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Leyden High School is 14.4:1, based on 117.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. West Leyden High School counts 59% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, West Leyden High School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Illinois public high schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, West Leyden High School's results are 5.4 points below predicted: 32.3% against 37.7%.
The school is in Cook County, where the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Westdale Elementary School is the nearest public school to West Leyden High School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, West Leyden High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,687, compared with 1,764 in 2020-21.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northlake
- Roy Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Westdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Northlake Middle SchoolMiddle · 378 students
- Whittier Primary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- J W Riley Intermediate SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Mannheim Early Childhood CenterElementary · 157 students
Nearby schools
- Westdale Elementary School0.1 mi · 483
- Mannheim Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 157
- Roy Elementary School0.6 mi · 545
- Mannheim Middle School0.9 mi · 768
- Whittier Primary School1.2 mi · 368
- Conrad Fischer Elementary School1.5 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About West Leyden High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Leyden High School?
West Leyden High School enrolls approximately 1,687 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Leyden High School serve?
West Leyden High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at West Leyden High School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at West Leyden High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Leyden High School?
At West Leyden High School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 86% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is West Leyden High School in?
West Leyden High School is part of Leyden CHSD 212.
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