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East Leyden High School

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East Leyden High School ranks 262 nd of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 62% of Illinois high schools

Summary

East Leyden High School is a public high school located in Franklin Park, Illinois, serving 1,836 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Leyden CHSD 212 district, which is ranked 501 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Leyden High School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 234th to 638th out of Illinois high schools and its SchoolDigger rating varying between 2 and 3 stars. Compared to nearby schools like West Leyden High School and Elmwood Park High School, East Leyden's ranking and rating are generally in the middle range, while Maine South High School and Ridgewood Community High School outperform East Leyden. The school's performance is mixed across different student subgroups, with stronger results for Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students, but weaker performance for Asian and special education students.

East Leyden High School maintains a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.8% to 89.0%, and a low dropout rate of 1.9% to 2.8%. Academically, the school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average and lower than some nearby high-performing schools, but it outperforms schools like Proviso East High School and Steinmetz College Prep High School. The school serves a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, ranging from 37.15% to 54.07%, which may contribute to some of the academic challenges it faces, though the school's performance for this subgroup is relatively strong.

1,840

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,708

Per pupil spending ?

54%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Rose St
Franklin Park, IL 60131-2155

(847) 451-3023

District: Leyden CHSD 212

Feeder schools for East Leyden High School:

Elementary:	John F Kennedy Elementary School
	North Elementary School
	Passow Elementary School
	Rhodes Elementary School
	More...
	River Grove Elementary School
	Rosemont Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Hester Junior High School
	Lincoln Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.6%

White:

35.4%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg41%

Illinois avg48%

262^nd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Leyden CHSD 212

501^st of 811Leyden CHSD 212 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	262 of 698	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	234 of 697	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	363 of 699	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	304 of 699	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	295 of 688	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	294 of 701	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	326 of 647	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.1	293 of 642	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	260 of 643	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.9	341 of 614	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.4	291 of 670	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.6	386 of 670	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	361 of 665	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.0	332 of 655	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	349 of 643	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.3	322 of 632	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.0	300 of 624	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.2	288 of 612	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.1	435 of 596	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	49.7	344 of 590	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.4	304 of 592	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.6	256 of 586	56.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	51.3	107 of 299	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	46 of 148	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.7	107 of 137	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	95 of 134	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.1	45 of 141	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	87 of 135	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	94 of 130	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	105 of 132	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	135 of 491	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	31.1	244 of 429	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	129 of 428	69.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	138 of 284	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	38 of 248	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	35.5	134 of 217	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.2	49 of 205	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	50 of 189	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	9 of 183	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	64.6	21 of 151	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	272 of 685	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	226 of 664	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	280 of 656	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	294 of 658	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	337 of 639	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	346 of 665	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	343 of 620	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	157 of 366	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	95 of 336	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	37.8	198 of 333	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	161 of 335	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	172 of 317	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	139 of 317	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	163 of 291	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	142 of 672	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	180 of 639	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	205 of 644	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	172 of 626	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	50.2	249 of 611	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	133 of 639	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	231 of 585	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	275 of 685	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	233 of 668	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	417 of 668	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	289 of 664	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	264 of 653	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	235 of 675	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	304 of 619	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	259 of 527	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.6	371 of 482	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	261 of 476	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	268 of 493	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.6	100 of 453	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	229 of 473	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	200 of 374	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	191 of 564	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	204 of 554	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	273 of 557	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	236 of 560	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	228 of 553	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	214 of 552	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	207 of 548	62.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2025)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2019)64th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-6 vs state

Science40%-9 vs state

Mathematics34%-6 vs state

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Monday, November 1, 2010

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Schools Near East Leyden High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Leyden High School	Public	9-12	3400 Rose St	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Leyden CHSD 212	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 451-3023	1,840	123	14.9	54.0%	652 (35.4%)	28 (1.5%)	1,079 (58.6%)	51 (2.8%)	13 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	58	262^nd of 698 public high schools	62.5%		58.5	234^th of 697 public high schools	66.4%	28	58.5	54.3	43.7	29.6	47.8	52.4	45.6	33.5	39.7	96.2	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.6	96.6	96.8	94.6	$24,708	$956	$23,752
Des Plaines Valley Region	Public	9-12	2000 5Th Ave Ste M-100	River Grove	60171	Cook County	Region 06 West Cook ISC 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 779-4448	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West Leyden High School	Public	9-12	1000 N Wolf Rd	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Leyden CHSD 212	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 451-3154	1,687	117	14.3	58.6%	147 (8.7%)	27 (1.6%)	1,458 (86.4%)	36 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (0.8%)	41.9	419^th of 698 public high schools	40.0%		37.1	421^st of 697 public high schools	39.6%	2	44.8	47.4	24.1	24.5	38.1	44.0	41.4	30.3	39.7	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.3	99.4	97.3	$27,811	$2,152	$25,659
Elmwood Park High School	Public	9-12	8201 W Fullerton Ave	Elmwood Park	60707	Cook County	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 452-7272	1,015	73	13.8	59.4%	356 (35.1%)	28 (2.8%)	591 (58.2%)	27 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	56.9	273^rd of 698 public high schools	60.9%		53.5	278^th of 697 public high schools	60.1%	5	56.9	56.2	31.5	23.6	49.7	46.7	54.2	35.1	47.1	97.9	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.0	97.1	98.0	93.4	$17,503	$854	$16,649
Ridgewood Community High School	Public	9-12	7500 W Montrose Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Ridgewood CHSD 234	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 456-4242	988	60	16.4		615 (62.2%)	2 (0.2%)	272 (27.5%)	81 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.4%)	68.8	181^st of 698 public high schools	74.1%		61.1	216^th of 697 public high schools	69.0%	35	72.8	59.1	45.0	29.1	50.5	50.4	57.9	38.9	52.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.6	$22,463	$355	$22,108
Ralph J Frost Academy	Public	9-12	1177 S Dee Rd	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 292-6521	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.1
Maine South High School	Public	9-12	1111 S Dee Rd	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 825-7711	2,494	151	16.5		1,944 (77.9%)	21 (0.8%)	301 (12.1%)	134 (5.4%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	84 (3.4%)	95.2	32^nd of 698 public high schools	95.4%		96.1	38^th of 697 public high schools	94.5%	6	87.9	82.3	61.7	55.8	79.0	80.1	73.5	65.6	75.0	98.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.8	98.1	98.6	97.4	$22,417	$456	$21,961
Steinmetz College Prep High School	Public	9-12	3030 N Mobile Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3030	1,230	82	15.0	87.6%	93 (7.6%)	199 (16.2%)	917 (74.6%)	8 (0.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	13.8	600^th of 698 public high schools	14.0%		13.2	619^th of 697 public high schools	11.2%	19	24.7	28.9	10.5	9.2	25.3	28.9	17.1	5.9	23.5	82.3	87.6	87.6	87.6	82.2	84.6	86.6	71.4	$20,195	$2,910	$17,285
Proviso East High School	Public	9-12	807 S 1st Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Proviso Township HSD 209	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 344-7000	1,663	107	15.6	53.0%	48 (2.9%)	638 (38.4%)	947 (56.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	8.8	638^th of 698 public high schools	8.6%		18.3	565^th of 697 public high schools	18.9%	73	26.1	23.0	7.4	7.4	16.3	17.1	12.5	5.3	17.0	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	$22,302	$2,481	$19,821
Chicago Academy High School	Public	9-12	3400 N Austin Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0146	580	48	12.0	77.2%	91 (15.7%)	29 (5.0%)	444 (76.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	59	257^th of 698 public high schools	63.2%		29.2	478^th of 697 public high schools	31.4%	221	59.9	55.1	40.8	29.7	52.1	50.7	53.8	23.9	42.7	97.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	91.9	99.1	98.7	86.4	$18,521	$1,665	$16,856

Frequently Asked Questions about East Leyden High School

What is the racial makeup of East Leyden High School?

Students at East Leyden High School are 59% Hispanic, 35% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend East Leyden High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,840 students attended East Leyden High School.

What schools feed into East Leyden High School?

East Leyden High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John F Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary : North Elementary School
Elementary : Passow Elementary School
Elementary : Rhodes Elementary School
Elementary : River Grove Elementary School
Elementary : Rosemont Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Hester Junior High School
Middle : Lincoln Middle School

What district is East Leyden High School in?

Leyden CHSD 212

Is East Leyden High School a good school?

East Leyden High School ranks 262^nd of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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