Summary
East High School is a public high school located in Aurora, Illinois, serving 4,019 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Aurora East Unified School District 131, which is ranked 777 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. East High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, ranking between 540-579 out of 688-701 schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
East High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly lower than the state and nearby school averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. In mathematics, only 13.6% were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 39.3%. The school's performance on the PreACT Secure tests for 9th and 10th-grade students also lags behind the state and nearby school averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 16.1% to 39% in various subject areas. Additionally, East High School's SAT performance for 11th-grade students is particularly low, with only 6.6% proficient or better in mathematics and 10.3% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively.
Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Oswego High School, Metea Valley High School, and Waubonsie Valley High School, East High School faces significant challenges in academic performance, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic status. These nearby schools generally outperform East High School across various metrics, including higher proficiency rates in ACT and PreACT Secure tests, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
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