Summary:
Leyden CHSD 212 has two high schools, East Leyden High School and West Leyden High School, both serving grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, both schools scored below the state on all nine reported test measures; across the schools, the average shortfall was about 6 points in ELA, 8 in mathematics and 7 in science. The clearest overall finding is that East leads on eight of the nine tests, while neither school meets the state result on any of them.
East Leyden stands out for its stronger results on most measures, especially in 10th grade: it scored 35% in PreACT Secure mathematics versus West’s 20%, a 16-point advantage, and 48% in science versus 35%, a 13-point advantage. East’s 10th-grade science result was particularly close to the state’s 48.4%, just 0.4 percentage points lower. West Leyden’s only test lead was a narrow one in 11th-grade ACT ELA: 44.1% proficient versus East’s 43.7%, with both below the state’s 49.9%. West also had a higher graduation rate (87% versus 85%) and lower chronic absenteeism (27% versus 30%); East had a lower dropout rate (1% versus 2%).
Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: each school improved on four measures and declined on five. West’s 9th-grade PreACT ELA rose 10 points, while its 10th-grade PreACT science fell 9; East’s 10th-grade PreACT mathematics rose 6 points, while its 10th-grade ELA fell 6. Across all nine tests, the area’s average gap from the state stayed near 7 points, widening by less than 1 point. SchoolDigger ranked East 292nd of 620 (53rd percentile, three stars) and West 444th of 620 (28th percentile, one star); both had lower percentile rankings than in 2023–2024. As context, in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 54% at East and 59% at West; student-teacher ratios were 14.9 and 14.3, respectively.
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